The 2011 Cricket World Cup Quiz

With India winning the 2011 World Cup, it has meant that the biggest set of cricket fans remember this tournament very fondly. You can take this cricket quiz surrounding the 2011 edition of the tournament to test your knowledge too! 

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. Which team progressed from Division 5 to Division 1 of the World Cup Qualifiers and then narrowly missed qualifying for the tournament by one win?
   1. Scotland
   2. Afghanistan
   3. Namibia
   4. Japan
2. Where was the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup held?
   1. Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
   2. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
   3. Eden Gardens, Kolkata
   4. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
3. Which previous World Cup’s format did this edition of the World Cup mimic?
   1. 2007
   2. 2003
   3. 1999
   4. 1996
4. Which of the following cities in India DID NOT host a single match in the 2011 World Cup?
   1. Hyderabad
   2. Mohali
   3. Chennai
   4. Kolkata
5. The two umpires who officiated in the most number of matches (eight) in this tournament were also stood in the final of the tournament. One of the was Aleem Dar, who was the other?
   1. Ian Gould
   2. Steve Davis
   3. Simon Taufel
   4. Marais Erasmus
6. Which of the following teams topped Group A in the 2011 World Cup?
   1. Australia
   2. New Zealand
   3. Sri Lanka
   4. Pakistan
7. Which team was bowled out for 58 by West Indies to record the lowest score of this edition of the World Cup?
   1. England
   2. Bangladesh
   3. Ireland
   4. Netherlands
8. Sachin Tendulkar featured in his sixth successive World Cup. Whose record for the most World Cup appearances did he equal?
   1. Javed Miandad
   2. Imran Khan
   3. Kapil Dev
   4. Mohammad Azharuddin
9. Both, the oldest player (at 40 years) and the youngest player (at 16 years) in the 2011 World Cup belonged to which country?
   1. India
   2. Kenya
   3. West Indies
   4. Canada
10. What was interesting about Michael Hussey’s participation at the 2011 World Cup?
    1. He kept wickets in five of the matches because of an injury to Brad Haddin
    2. He was replaced in the squad because of an injury and then came back to replace an injured player
    3. He grabbed more wickets than he scored runs in the tournament
    4. He was the highest scorer for Australia in the tournament
11. Which batter ended this tournament with an average of 49.5 and a strike-rate of 107.6, and made more than 200 runs in each of the 2015, 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cups?
    1. Steve Smith
    2. Kane Williamson
    3. Angelo Mathews
    4. Shakib al Hasan
12. Four teams were coached by Australians – Australia, Netherlands, Bangladesh and __________?
    1. Sri Lanka
    2. West Indies
    3. Kenya
    4. England
13. Five of the top seven wicket-takers in the tournament were spinners. Zaheer Khan and which other bowler were the only two seamers to make that list?
    1. Umar Gul
    2. Kemar Roach
    3. Lasith Malinga
    4. Tim Southee
14. Making his international debut in this tournament, this bowler grabbed 14 wickets in the 2011 World Cup and ended the campaign with a bowling average of 10.71 and an economy rate of 3.79. Who is he?
    1. Robin Peterson
    2. Sulieman Benn
    3. Imran Tahir
    4. John Mooney
15. Which of the following is true with regards to the 2011 World Cup?
    1. Bangladesh defeated England for the first time in a CWC game
    2. Canada won their first ever CWC game when they defeated Kenya
    3. England didn’t lose to India, South Africa & West Indies but were beaten by Bangladesh, Netherlands and Ireland
    4. India lost two matches en route winning the title
16. In Pakistan’s quarterfinal over West Indies, what record did Mohammad Hafeez achieve for this tournament?
    1. He finished with Pakistan’s best figures for this edition
    2. He won the man-of-the-match award for the third time in the tournament
    3. He had the best economy-rate in the tournament for a bowler completing his quota
    4. He became the first player in the tournament to grab three wickets and score a half-century
17. Fill in the blanks: Tendulkar, Sidhu, Prasad, Tendulkar, _________, Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah.
    1. Sehwag
    2. Gambhir
    3. Kohli
    4. Tendulkar
18. Whom did Sri Lanka beat in the semis to reach the final of this tournament?
    1. South Africa
    2. New Zealand
    3. West Indies
    4. Pakistan
19. Why did the toss happen for the second time in the World Cup 2011 final?
    1. The coin had fallen off Dhoni’s hands without being flipped
    2. The coin got lodged in a crack on the field with no clear indication whether it was a head or a tail
    3. The match referee Jeff Crowe did not hear what SL captain Sangakkara had called out
    4. It was a best-of-three tosses rule
20. Which ICC decision in the middle of the tournament enraged Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara among others?
    1. A change in the rain rule
    2. A change in the start time of the day-night matches
    3. The decision to use a machine mid-match to sweep the dew off the ground
    4. A decision to reverse lbw decisions even if was hit over 2.5 meters from the crease

Get the answers to this World Cup 2011 Quiz here.

Photo Credit: Roni Amin from Dhaka, Bangladesh.