82 Snooker Trivia Questions with Answers
82 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who invented snooker according to the traditional account of its origin?
Answer
Neville Chamberlain
Which snooker player won the 2015 World Championship by defeating Shaun Murphy 18–15?
Answer
Stuart Bingham
Who is credited with inventing snooker?
Answer
Neville Chamberlain
In snooker, what is the term for a break of 147 points?
Answer
A maximum break
Which snooker player won the 2010 World Championship, defeating Graeme Dott 18–13?
Answer
Neil Robertson
In snooker, what is the term for potting the final black to win a frame?
Answer
Winning on the black
Which snooker tournament is one of the sport’s Triple Crown events and was first held in 1927?
Answer
World Snooker Championship
Which snooker tournament is played annually at York’s Barbican Centre?
Answer
UK Championship
Which player holds the record for the most Masters snooker titles?
Answer
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Who made snooker’s fastest officially recognised maximum break, completed in 5 minutes 8 seconds?
Answer
Ronnie O’Sullivan
In snooker, what is the value of the blue ball?
Answer
Five points
In snooker, which colour is worth four points?
Answer
Brown
In snooker, what is the official term for potting all 15 reds with blacks?
Answer
A maximum break
Which snooker tournament was first staged in 1977 at the Guild Hall in Preston?
Answer
UK Championship
In snooker, how many points is the pink ball worth?
Answer
Six points
Which snooker player won the 1995 Masters at age 19, becoming the tournament’s youngest champion?
Answer
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Which snooker player made the first maximum break at the Crucible Theatre?
Answer
Cliff Thorburn
In snooker, what is the official name of the six-pocket table game’s governing professional tour body?
Answer
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Which snooker player won the 2022 World Championship, claiming his seventh world title?
Answer
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Which snooker player is nicknamed “The Wizard of Wishaw”?
Answer
John Higgins
What nickname is commonly used for snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan?
Answer
The Rocket
Which snooker player won the inaugural UK Championship in 1977?
Answer
Patsy Fagan
Who won the inaugural Masters snooker tournament in 1975?
Answer
John Spencer
Who was the first official world champion in snooker?
Answer
Joe Davis
Who was the first player to complete snooker’s Triple Crown?
Answer
Steve Davis
Which snooker tournament is traditionally held at London’s Alexandra Palace?
Answer
The Masters
In snooker, what is the maximum penalty value for a single foul?
Answer
Seven points
Which snooker player won five consecutive World Championship titles from 1990 to 1994?
Answer
Stephen Hendry