Cricket World Cup quiz questions:
- Which cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup match, scoring 237 not out in the 2015 World Cup? a) Rohit Sharma
b) Virat Kohli
c) Kumar Sangakkara
d) AB de Villiers - The 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by three countries. Name one of the co-hosts. a) India
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) Zimbabwe - In the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, who was the top run-scorer with 648 runs, breaking the record for the most runs in a single World Cup edition? a) Rohit Sharma
b) Shakib Al Hasan
c) Kane Williamson
d) David Warner - Which country won its first-ever Cricket World Cup in the 2011 edition, held in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh? a) England
b) Sri Lanka
c) Pakistan
d) India - Who is the only player to have scored four consecutive centuries in the Cricket World Cup, achieving this feat in the 2015 edition? a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Ricky Ponting
c) Kumar Sangakkara
d) Chris Gayle - The “Duckworth-Lewis-Stern” method is used in limited-overs cricket, including the Cricket World Cup, to adjust targets in rain-affected matches. What does it primarily aim to account for? a) The condition of the pitch
b) Slow over rates
c) Loss of wickets
d) Weather interruptions - In the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, which team caused a major upset by defeating Pakistan and India in the group stage, making it to the Super 8 stage? a) Bangladesh
b) Ireland
c) Kenya
d) Scotland - The 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by two countries. Name one of the co-hosts. a) England
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) West Indies - What is the term for a batsman being declared “not out” in cricket without scoring any runs in their innings? a) Duck
b) Quack
c) Goose
d) Zero - Who is the all-time leading wicket-taker in ICC Cricket World Cup history as of my knowledge cutoff date in September 2021? a) Muttiah Muralitharan
b) Glenn McGrath
c) Wasim Akram
d) Brett Lee
Answers:
- a) Rohit Sharma
- a) India
- c) Kane Williamson
- b) Sri Lanka
- c) Kumar Sangakkara
- d) Weather interruptions
- b) Ireland
- a) England
- a) Duck
- b) Glenn McGrath