Test Cricket Quiz
Legends, landmark innings and history from the longest format of the game.
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About the Test Cricket Quiz
The Test Cricket Quiz is a free cricket trivia game with 30 questions across three levels: 10 easy, 10 medium and 10 hard. Each game serves 10 questions from your chosen level in a random order, with the answer options shuffled too. Legends, landmark innings and history from the longest format of the game.
How to play the Test Cricket Quiz
- Choose Easy, Medium or Hard.
- Read each question and tap your answer before the timer runs out.
- Use the 50:50 and extra-time lifelines when you are stuck. Each can be used once.
- See your final score, your ranking and the correct answers at the end.
Levels and scoring
- Easy: 20 seconds per question, 100 points per correct answer, plus 10 points for every second left.
- Medium: 15 seconds per question, 150 points per correct answer, plus 10 points for every second left.
- Hard: 10 seconds per question, 200 points per correct answer, plus 10 points for every second left.
Test Cricket Quiz questions and answers
A few questions from this quiz. Tap a question to reveal the answer.
1. How many days is a standard Test match scheduled for?
Five – Modern Test matches are scheduled for five days.
2. Which two teams played the first-ever Test match in 1877?
Australia and England – The first Test was played in Melbourne in March 1877.
3. What colour ball is traditionally used in Test cricket?
Red – A red ball is used in day Tests; pink balls are used for day-night Tests.
4. Which famous trophy do England and Australia play for in Test cricket?
The Ashes – The Ashes rivalry dates back to 1882.
5. Which trophy do India and Australia contest in Test series?
Border-Gavaskar Trophy – The trophy is named after Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar.
6. How many players are in a Test team’s playing XI?
11 – Each side fields eleven players.
7. Which ground is known as the ‘Home of Cricket’?
Lord’s – Lord’s in London is home to the MCC, the guardians of the Laws of Cricket.
8. How many balls are in an over in Test cricket today?
Six – Eight-ball overs were once used in Australia, but six balls is now standard.
Test Cricket Quiz FAQs
How to play: Test Cricket Quiz
Pick a level
Easy gives you more time, Hard gives you more points. Every game has 10 questions.
Beat the clock
Answer before the timer runs out. The faster you answer, the bigger your time bonus, and streaks earn extra points.
Use your lifelines
50:50 removes two wrong answers and +10 s buys more time. Each can be used once per game.
