The 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricket Quiz

The 1979 Cricket World Cup was the second time a men’s cricket World Cup was played with England hosting it yet again. Below is one of the best cricket quizzes involving this 1979 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. Like the 1975 World Cup, which company sponsored the 1979 World Cup as well?
   1. Prudential
   2. Texaco
   3. Benson & Hedges
   4. Wills
2. Other than the six Test-playing nations, which were the two teams who made it through the qualifiers to participate in this tournament?
   1. Sri Lanka & East Africa
   2. Zimbabwe & Canada
   3. Sri Lanka & Canada
   4. Ease Africa & Zimbabwe
3. Speaking of the qualifiers that were played before this World Cup, how many teams participated in that tournament which was also played in England just days before the start of the main tournament?
   1. 8
   2. 12
   3. 15
   4. 20
4. Who captained Australia in the 1979 World Cup and would later do the same in the 1983 World Cup as well?
   1. Ian Chappell
   2. Kim Hughes
   3. Allan Border
   4. Rod Marsh
5. Which team was bowled out for 45 during this tournament, which would remain ODI’s lowest score till Pakistan broke it in 1993 by getting knocked over for 43?
   1. Canada
   2. Sri Lanka
   3. Australia
   4. India
6. Two teams ended the tournament with zero wins. Debutants Canada was one of them. Who was the other?
   1. Sri Lanka
   2. Pakistan
   3. India
   4. New Zealand
7. How many runs did Canada score in total over the entire length of the 1979 World Cup?
   1. 451
   2. 365
   3. 289
   4. 202
8. Which of the following unwanted records did Canada still hold in 2023?
   1. Finished their innings against England with the lowest ever run-rate for a completed innings
   2. They did not score a single run in the first 10 overs of the match
   3. There were 7 ducks in a single innings of their game against England
   4. They are the only team to not get more than 100 in any of the matches they played in an entire World Cup
9. Which player featured for Sri Lanka in the 1979 World Cup, never played another ODI, migrated to USA, then returned to become a cricket manager under SLC before settling down in Canada, a team he had helped defeat in the qualifiers?
   1. Sudath Pasqual
   2. Roy Dias
   3. Duleep Mendis
   4. Sunil Wettimuny
10. Which player featured in the 1979 World Cup, not playing a single match but would later go on to coach a World Cup-winning team?
    1. No-one
    2. Dav Whatmore
    3. Geoff Marsh
    4. Bob Simpson
11. Which bowler played his last ODI at the 1979 World Cup, finishing his career with a bowling average of 16.91?
    1. Joel Garner
    2. Richard Hadlee
    3. Sarfaraz Nawaz
    4. Alan Hurst
12. When Viv Richards scored his match-winning century against England in the final, which other batter made a 66-ball 86 to lead West Indies to the title?
    1. Collis King
    2. Gordon Greenidge
    3. Clive Lloyd
    4. Desmond Haynes
13. Which bowler ended the tournament with most wickets?
    1. Alan Hurst
    2. Asif Iqbal
    3. Mike Hendrick
    4. Michael Holding
14. Which batter who had finished the 1975 World Cup with an average of 166.5, made his runs in this tournament at 88?
    1. Glenn Turner
    2. Viv Richards
    3. Clive Lloyd
    4. Graham Gooch

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