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2,500 funny, quirky and downright fiendish questions Snooker is a sport of skill, strategy, and nail-biting tension enjoyed by millions worldwide. The Official World Snooker Tour Quiz Book aims to capture this excitement and passion, offering a comprehensive and engaging quiz experience for fans of all levels. This book will go beyond traditional trivia, incorporating visual elements and numerical challenges to provide a unique and interactive journey through the world of snooker. Themes will include the history of snooker, the legendary players, shots and strategy and the tournaments and venues. Questions will be grouped according to tiered difficulty, with red points and colour points, building to black ball questions, so readers can compete for the biggest breaks, offering a fresh and engaging approach to quizzing. Example questions: 1. While a 147 is the maximum break, what theoretical maximum break could be achieved if a foul and free ball situation occurred before any balls were potted? 2. Tony Drago is famous for having the fastest century break within a professional tournament. But what was the time of that break? 3. How many people watched the remarkable reversal in the 1985 world final between Steve Davis and Denis Taylor? 4. How old was Ronnie O'Sullivan when he won his first world title? 5. Which legendary broadcaster gave the green light to Pot Black, the weekly BBC 2 colour snooker series?