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Cricket quiz questions and answers

Twenty questions from 1983 to the 2024 T20 World Cup, with records and nicknames to settle arguments. For office fans and IPL nights.

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Quick answerUpdated 2026-09-24

What's in this cricket quiz?

A good cricket quiz spans eras, so the fans who grew up on 1983 and the ones who grew up on the IPL both get their moment. This pack has 20 cricket quiz questions and answers, from Kapil Dev's World Cup to the 2024 T20 World Cup final, with records, nicknames and the laws of the game. It is pitched at medium level for an office quiz or a match-day watch party and takes about 15 minutes live. The first 10 questions and answers are on this page. With a free QG Playground account you can see the full set, add the pack to your quizzes in one click and play it live on a big screen, where players join from their phones with a room code and no app. Ask Granny, the AI assistant, for an extra round on this IPL season or your office cricket team.

Cricket quiz: questions and answers

The first 10 of 20, with the correct answers marked in green.

1
In which year did India win its first Cricket World Cup?
A. 1975B. 1983C. 1987D. 1992
2
Who captained India to the 1983 World Cup title?
A. Sunil GavaskarB. Kapil DevC. Mohinder AmarnathD. Ravi Shastri
3
At which stadium did India win the 2011 World Cup final?
A. Eden GardensB. Wankhede StadiumC. M. Chinnaswamy StadiumD. Feroz Shah Kotla
4
Which team won the first T20 World Cup in 2007?
A. PakistanB. AustraliaC. IndiaD. Sri Lanka
5
How many international centuries did Sachin Tendulkar score?
A. 90B. 100C. 110D. 120
6
Who scored the first double century in men's ODI cricket?
A. Virender SehwagB. Rohit SharmaC. Sachin TendulkarD. Chris Gayle
Against South Africa in 2010.
7
What is the highest individual score in men's ODIs?
A. 219B. 237C. 264D. 275
Rohit Sharma, 2014.
8
How many legal balls make an over?
A. FiveB. SixC. SevenD. Eight
9
In cricket, a “duck” means…
A. A no-ballB. Out for zeroC. A dropped catchD. A wide
10
The Ashes are contested between…
A. India and PakistanB. England and AustraliaC. Australia and New ZealandD. England and South Africa
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Cricket quiz at a glance

Questions20 multiple choice, four options each
AnswersMarked, with a short fact where it helps
LevelMedium
Time to playAbout 15 minutes live
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PriceFirst 10 free to read; host it on the Free plan for up to 20 players

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Does it include IPL quiz questions?
A few: when the IPL began and who won the first title. Ask Granny to write a full IPL round for the season.
Are the answers included?
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