Cricket World Cup 1996 Quiz

Cricket World Cup 1996 Quiz Questions

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1) Where was Cricket World Cup 1996 held?
a) England
b) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
c) South Africa
d) West Indies

2) How many teams participated in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 10
d) 8

3) Which teams did not play in Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup 1996 citing security reasons?
a) Australia, West Indies
b) Ireland, Bermuda
c) Scotland, Holland
d) Kenya, Namibian

4) Who was the only player who had played in previous five Cricket World Cups to play in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
b) Derek Underwood
c) Imran Khan
d) Javed Miandad

5) Who defeated West Indies by 73 runs on 29 February 1996 in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) Pakistan
d) Kenya

6) Where, due to bottle throwing and setting fire, a semi-final was abandoned and Sri Lanka declared winners in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Delhi
d) Madras

7) Where was the final of Cricket World Cup 1996 played?
a) Colombo
b) Lord’s
c) Delhi
d) Lahore

8) Who won Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Zimbabwe
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh

9) Who were runners-up in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Australia
b) West Indies
c) India
d) England

10) Who was Man of the Series in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Aravinda de Silva
b) Mark Taylor
c) Mark Waughi
d) Sanath Jayasuriya

Cricket World Cup 1996 Quiz Answers

1) Where was Cricket World Cup 1996 held?
b) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

2) How many teams participated in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) 12

3) Which teams did not play in Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup 1996 citing security reasons?
a) Australia, West Indies

4) Who was the only player who had played in previous five Cricket World Cups to play in Cricket World Cup 1996?
d) Javed Miandad

5) Who defeated West Indies by 73 runs on 29 February 1996 in Cricket World Cup 1996?
d) Kenya

6) Where, due to bottle throwing and setting fire, a semi-final was abandoned and Sri Lanka declared winners in Cricket World Cup 1996?
b) Calcutta

7) Where was the final of Cricket World Cup 1996 played?
d) Lahore

8) Who won Cricket World Cup 1996?
c) Sri Lanka

9) Who were runners-up in Cricket World Cup 1996?
a) Australia

10) Who was Man of the Series in Cricket World Cup 1996?
d) Sanath Jayasuriya