The 2007 Cricket World Cup Quiz

While the 2007 Cricket World Cup did not go as planned and has often been criticised by fans, players and media alike, we have tried to present a more interesting quiz around it below. 

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. 16 teams featured in the 2007 World Cup. How many of those were direct entrants (leaving the rest of the spots to be filled up by qualifiers)?
   1. 10
   2. 11
   3. 12
   4. 13
2. Which country qualified for a cricket World Cup for the first time in the 2007 edition?
   1. Ireland
   2. Bermuda
   3. Ireland & Bermuda
   4. Ireland, Bermuda & Scotland
3. Australia went into the 2007 World Cup with two frontline wicket-keepers. One was Adam Gilchrist. Who was the other?
   1. Brad Haddin
   2. Phil Emery
   3. Luke Ronchi
   4. Graham Manou
4. Who captained Bangladesh in their famous win over India at this World Cup?
   1. Mohammad Ashraful
   2. Shakib al Hasan
   3. Mashrafe Mortaza
   4. Habibul Bashar
5. Dwayne Leverock probably took the catch of the tournament against India when he dived to his right in the slips to get rid of Robin Uthappa. Who was the bowler?
   1. Malachi Jones
   2. Lionel Cann
   3. Stefan Kelly
   4. Dean Minors
6. Pakistan lost to Ireland in their second group game of the tournament, knocking them out of the competition in the progress. Which team had beaten them in their opener?
   1. Zimbabwe
   2. West Indies
   3. Sri Lanka
   4. Their opening match had ended in a tie
7. Among the teams that qualified for the tournament, Ireland made it to the second round. Which was the only other qualifier team to win a match?
   1. Netherlands
   2. Scotland
   3. Bermuda
   4. Kenya
8. Australia batted first on five occasions in matches not affected by rains in this tournament. In how many of these games did they pass the score of 300?
   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 4
   4. 5
9. Which of the following is true about the 2007 World Cup?
   1. It was the first World Cup that saw 16 team feature in the tournament
   2. It was the first World Cup that saw its final being a repeat of a previous World Cup final
   3. It was the first World Cup final that was reduced in overs even before it began
   4. All of the above
10. Why were umpires Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar suspended from featuring in the ICC event following this World Cup?
    1. They had wrongly forced the players to return to ‘complete’ the final in darkness
    2. They were involved in the most number of incorrect umpiring decisions in the tournament
    3. There were allegations of corruption against them (which were later proved incorrect)
    4. They called Muthiah Muralitharan for chucking against ICC’s orders
11. The 2007 World Cup mascot was called Mello. Which of the statements below was true about Mello?
    1. Mello was a bear
    2. Mello did not have a race, species, age or gender
    3. Mello was based on former West Indian all-rounder Gary Sobers
    4. All of the above
12. Where was the 2007 World Cup final played?
    1. Sabina Park, Kingston
    2. Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet
    3. Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
    4. Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad & Tobago
13. Herschelle Gibbs hit which bowler for six sixes in an over to become the first ever player in international cricket to do so?
    1. John Davison
    2. Dan van Bunge
    3. Collins Obuya
    4. John Mooney
14. Which player, who had featured in the 1992 World Cup for one team, returned 15 years later to play for Canada at this tournament?
    1. Peter Taylor
    2. Dipak Patel
    3. Richard Snell
    4. Anderson Cummins
15. Two of the teams in this tournament had West Indians as their coaches – Gus Logie and Roger Harper. Which were these teams?
    1. Bermuda & Kenya
    2. Bermuda & West Indies
    3. Kenya & West Indies
    4. West Indies & Ireland
16. Four of the top six wicket-takers in the tournament were Aussies. Glenn McGrath, Shaun Tait & Brad Hogg were three of them. Who was the fourth?
    1. Shane Warne
    2. Jason Gillespie
    3. Shane Watson
    4. Nathan Bracken
17. Which Aussie, who would later in his career go on to captain the national team, finished with the highest batting average in the tournament for those with a minimum of 300 runs?
    1. Shane Watson
    2. Michael Clarke
    3. Adam Gilchrist
    4. Michael Hussey
18. Which two teams played out a stunning tie during this competition, just the third in World Cup history?
    1. Pakistan & West Indies
    2. Ireland & Zimbabwe
    3. South Africa & Australia
    4. Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
19. Three bowlers took a five-fer in the tournament and all of them belonged to the same country. Which one?
    1. Sri Lanka
    2. South Africa
    3. Australia
    4. New Zealand
20. AB de Villiers ended the tournament with 372 runs at a strike-rate of 100.81. Which of the following was also true about him?
    1. He scored the most ducks in the tournament
    2. He hit the fastest 100 of the tournament
    3. He bagged the most number of catches as wicket-keeper for South Africa
    4. He captured three wickets in the competition

Get the answers to this World Cup 2007 Quiz here.

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