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Cricket: Offbeat trivia quiz

Think you know Cricket: Offbeat? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 120 Cricket: Offbeat questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Cricket: Offbeat questions cover

  • Dismissals
  • Timeless Test
  • Fast bowling
  • Fielding positions
  • Grounds
  • Rain Rules
  • Rare Dismissals
  • Six Sixes
  • Timed Out
  • Ashes Urn
  • Bodyline
  • Bowling feats

Try three Cricket: Offbeat questions

Question 1

What term describes a batter being dismissed without scoring any runs?

  1. Duck
  2. Century
  3. Hat-trick
  4. Maiden
Show the answer

Duck

Question 2

What is the term for being dismissed on the first ball faced without scoring?

  1. First-ball century
  2. Golden duck
  3. Silver duck
  4. Maiden innings
Show the answer

Golden duck

Question 3

What achievement occurs when one bowler takes three wickets with three consecutive deliveries?

  1. Double century
  2. Powerplay
  3. Hat-trick
  4. Maiden over
Show the answer

Hat-trick

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Cricket: Offbeat match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Cricket: Offbeat questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Cricket: Offbeat ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.