Snooker Trivia (Answers) - by Larry Eforgan

  1. He was convicted of murder in 1992 and has spent 18 years in prison.
  2. Eight. Cliff Thorburn with the 1st. in 1983, Jimmy White – 1992, Stephen Hendry – 1995, Ronnie O’Sullivan with three – 1997, 2003 & 2008, Mark Williams – 2005 and Ali Carter also in 2008.
  3. Eilon Rappoport & Michael Lang share the record with six each.
  4. In October 2004, during qualifying for the U.K. Championship, Jamie Burnett achieved a 148 against Leo Fernandez becoming the first player to achieve a break of more than 147 in professional competition. All other recorded breaks over 147 (8 - highest 155 by Jamie Cope) have been made in practice.
  5. Eight. Abraham Newman, Len Winestone, Jack Zaks, Andrew Brandon, Michael Lang, Brendon Lang, Eddy Etyngold & Larry Eforgan.
  6. Tony Fridman with a 72 in our first year 1991. Brendon Lang holds the record for the highest pennant break for Maccabi with 62 made in the 2010 C. Premier Grade.
  7. Mal Gilbert (8B), Adam Beitner (S), Larry Eforgan (S), Rick Begleiter (8B), (Life Members), Phil Gilbert (S), Gerald Isaacs (S), Antony Michael (8B), Dean Ashkenazy (8B), & John Kamer (S). Darren Flamm has also been a member since inception and has retained his membership even thought he now lives in Perth and no longer plays.
  8. Section 2 (Definitions) of the rule book states in Rule 9 (a) i, ii, and iii that the cue ball is in hand before the start of the frame, when it enters a pocket or is forced off the table.
  9. The governing body for the country is the A.B.S.C. (Australian Billiards and Snooker Council) The current Chairman is Barrie Jones. It runs the sport in conjunction with the A.B.S.R. (Australian Billiards and Snooker Referees) who’s Chairman is John Ivett.
  10. 2006 Neil Robertson defeated Steve Mifsud. 2007 Steve Mifsud defeated Neil Robertson. 2008 Neil Robertson defeated Aaron Mahoney. 2009 Aaron Mahoney defeated Vinnie Calabrese. 2010 Vinnie Calabrese defeated Steve Mifsud. Every year the runner up has become the next Cup winner.

Perfect score of 10 – Used Google or cheated.
7-9 – Brilliant, you are a true Maccabi and Snooker aficionado.
4-6 – You have a sound knowledge of the sport and the club. Some of these are hard questions!!
1-3 – Please don’t ask me to sit at your table on trivia night this year.
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