The 1975 Cricket World Cup Cricket Quiz

The 1975 Cricket World Cup was the first ever edition of the men’s cricket World Cup. Below is one of the most comprehensive cricket quizzes surrounding this opening Cricket World Cup.

The answers to this quiz can be found on another page linked below, so you don’t have to worry about reading it by mistake. Here we go with the questions.

1. Let’s start with an easy one. How many teams participated in this first edition of the cricket World Cup?
   1. 7
   2. 8
   3. 9
   4. 10
2. How many matches did each of the teams play in the group stages of the 1975 World Cup?
   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 4
   4. 6
3. Slightly tougher this one. How many venues were used in the 1975 World Cup which was held in the UK?
   1. 4
   2. 5
   3. 6
   4. 7
4. Which famous Indian cricketer batted through the entire innings of their opening match against England but scored just 36 not-out as India crashed to a 202-run loss?
   1. Sunil Gavaskar
   2. Krish Srikkanth
   3. Mohinder Amarnath
   4. Brijesh Patel
5. Who was the Indian vice-captain for the 1975 World Cup?
   1. Sunil Gavaskar
   2. Farokh Engineer
   3. Gundappa Vishwanath
   4. Bishen Singh Bedi
6. The eight teams which featured in the 1975 World Cup included six of the seven Test-playing nations at that time. Which was the seventh Test-playing country which did not play in this World Cup?
   1. Zimbabwe
   2. South Africa
   3. Bangladesh
   4. Ireland
7. Which two teams were invited to join the six Test-playing nations in this opening edition of the cricket World Cup?
   1. Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe
   2. Zimbabwe & Bangladesh
   3. Sri Lanka & East Africa
   4. Zimbabwe & Canada
8. Pakistan were on the verge of an upset win over West Indies before what transpired to end their hopes in that encounter?
   1. They lost their last five wickets for 18 runs to lose by 1 run
   2. West Indies added 64 for the last wicket to win it by 1 wicket
   3. Crowd trouble forced the match to be abandoned
   4. Pakistan forfeited the match because of poor umpiring
9. Who was the only batter to end 1975 World Cup with two centuries to his name?
   1. Sunil Gavaskar
   2. Gordon Greenidge
   3. Dennis Amiss
   4. Glenn Turner
10. Bernard Julien and Keith Boyce finished with 10 wickets apiece for West Indies. Who ended the tournament with 11 to his name?
    1. No-one
    2. Gary Gilmour
    3. Sarfaraz Nawaz
    4. Andy Roberts
11. Which team saw two of their players sent to the hospital by a hostile bowling attack in a game they ended on 276/4 chasing 328 for a win?
    1. Sri Lanka
    2. East Africa
    3. India
    4. Pakistan
12. Australia lost five wickets in the 1975 World Cup final against West Indies to run-outs. One fielder was involved in three of them. Who was he?
    1. Clive Lloyd
    2. Deryck Murray
    3. Rohan Kanhai
    4. Viv Richards
13. Who was the man-of-the-match in the 1975 World Cup final?
    1. Viv Richards
    2. Clive Lloyd
    3. Rohan Kanhai
    4. Ian Chappell
14. Two players won the man-of-the-match award twice in the 1975 World Cup. One of them was Glenn Turner. Who was the other?
    1. Dennis Amiss
    2. Dennis Lillee
    3. Alvin Kallicharran
    4. Gary Gilmour
15. Which cricketer played played just two more ODIs after the World Cup and passed away soon after that because of cancer?
    1. Ken Wadsworth
    2. Ramesh Sethi
    3. Frasat Ali
    4. Chris Old
16. Which of the following statements is true about Don Pringle, an East Africa cricketer who featured in the 1975 World Cup?
    1. He was the father of England international cricketer Derek Pringle
    2. He was the first ODI cricketer to die
    3. He was the oldest cricketer to feature in that tournament
    4. All of the above
17. Which player was 17 years old when he featured in the tournament, picked up two wickets and finished with a batting average of 52?
    1. Jeff Thompson
    2. Mohinder Amarnath
    3. Javed Miandad
    4. Duleep Mendis

Get the answers to this World Cup 1975 Quiz here.

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