Why oh why, crickey!, quiz period?

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Came across these at a random board, could only answer correctly 4 of them..:( Be fair and don't use the search engines..:nono:

1. Aussie pin up fast bowler Brett Lee has done a lot of things outside cricket - but which one of these is NOT one of them?
Launched his own range of underwear
Sailed a boat singlehandedly across theTasman Sea
Acted in a Bollywood film
Released a hit single

2. English cricketer WG Grace was qualified in what non-sporting profession?
Architecture
Law
Accountancy
Medicine

3. In a Test Match against Sri Lanka in 2005, on what did New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming place the blame for his sides' dismal batting performance?
Loud music in the team hotel
The local seagulls
The Umpires' trousers
The local beer

4. How did the cricketing term "Chinaman" get its name?
After a wicketkeeper with particularly fragile knees
After a bowler from Stoke who worked in a porcelain factory
After the chef at the Lord's cricket ground
After a West Indian bowler of Chinese descent

5. What was the nickname of former England spin bowler Ashley Giles?
Willow
Lefty
The Burner
King of Spain

6. Which part of his anatomy did Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes once have insured for nearly half a million Australian dollars?
His moustache
His legs
His bowling arm
His right index finger

7. In 1899, two expatriate Englishmen from Nottingham set up a cricket club on continental Europe. This club has become world renowned in sporting circles - as a soccer/ football club. In which city was this cricket club founded?
Moscow
Barcelona
Milan
Dublin

Do post whatever comes to your mind, and Merry Christmas to you all..:)
 
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