Megan Moran Quizzes

Darts quiz

Which world champion once made ceramic toilet-roll holders for a living, and how many ways are there to hit a nine-dart finish? These twenty sample questions cover darts from the first world championship in 1978 to the numbers on the board, with a short fact after each one. Throw them at friends, family or your local darts team.

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  1. Question 1 of 20The Early Years: 1978-1993

    Who won the inaugural World Professional Darts Championship in 1978?

  2. Question 2 of 20The Early Years: 1978-1993

    Bob Anderson was picked for a 1968 British Olympic squad in which athletics event before injury ended that career?

  3. Question 3 of 20The Split and the BDO Era

    Who became the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the BDO World Championship, taking the 1994 title?

  4. Question 4 of 20The PDC World Championship

    How was the 2007 PDC World Championship final between Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor settled?

  5. Question 5 of 20The Premier League and the TV Majors

    The UK Open is nicknamed after which knockout football competition, because entry is open to players at every level?

  6. Question 6 of 20Phil Taylor

    Before darts took over, Phil Taylor worked in a Stoke-on-Trent factory making what?

  7. Question 7 of 20The Modern Greats: Van Gerwen, Anderson, Wright, Price

    In which position did Gerwyn Price play during his professional rugby career?

  8. Question 8 of 20The New Generation

    Luke Humphries worked in which trade in Newbury before turning full-time professional in 2018?

  9. Question 9 of 20Dutch, German and International Darts

    Before darts took over, Co Stompé drove a tram in which city?

  10. Question 10 of 20Nine-Darters and Perfect Legs

    How many different ways are there of scoring exactly 501 with nine darts, finishing on a double?

  11. Question 11 of 20Nine-Darters and Perfect Legs

    Only eight of the 3,944 possible nine-dart routes end on one particular double, yet it is the one players use most. Which is it?

  12. Question 12 of 20Nicknames, Walk-On Music and Characters

    Adrian Lewis took the nickname Jackpot in 2005 after a win on a Las Vegas gaming machine that he was not allowed to collect. Why not?

  13. Question 13 of 20Nicknames, Walk-On Music and Characters

    Phil Taylor walked on to a track called The Power. Which act recorded it?

  14. Question 14 of 20Venues, Crowds and Atmosphere

    Alexandra Palace opened to the public in 1873 and was gutted by fire how long afterwards?

  15. Question 15 of 20Rules, Scoring and the Board

    Add up the twenty numbers printed round the edge of a dartboard. What is the total?

  16. Question 16 of 20Rules, Scoring and the Board

    Which double do players call the madhouse?

  17. Question 17 of 20Women's Darts

    Fallon Sherrock's first-round win at the 2020 PDC World Championship, the first by a woman at that event, came against which player?

  18. Question 18 of 20Commentators, Referees and Broadcasting

    Which PDC referee won a series of the Channel 4 word and numbers game Countdown in 2009?

  19. Question 19 of 20Records, Averages and Statistics

    A player who completes a 501 leg in exactly 15 darts has what three-dart average for that leg?

  20. Question 20 of 20Records, Averages and Statistics

    The 2026 PDC World Championship had 128 players in a straight knockout. How many matches did that require in total?

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  1. Who won the inaugural World Professional Darts Championship in 1978? Leighton Rees
  2. Bob Anderson was picked for a 1968 British Olympic squad in which athletics event before injury ended that career? Javelin
  3. Who became the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the BDO World Championship, taking the 1994 title? John Part
  4. How was the 2007 PDC World Championship final between Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor settled? In a sudden-death deciding leg
  5. The UK Open is nicknamed after which knockout football competition, because entry is open to players at every level? The FA Cup
  6. Before darts took over, Phil Taylor worked in a Stoke-on-Trent factory making what? Ceramic toilet-roll holders
  7. In which position did Gerwyn Price play during his professional rugby career? Hooker
  8. Luke Humphries worked in which trade in Newbury before turning full-time professional in 2018? Roofing
  9. Before darts took over, Co Stompé drove a tram in which city? Amsterdam
  10. How many different ways are there of scoring exactly 501 with nine darts, finishing on a double? 3,944
  11. Only eight of the 3,944 possible nine-dart routes end on one particular double, yet it is the one players use most. Which is it? Double 12
  12. Adrian Lewis took the nickname Jackpot in 2005 after a win on a Las Vegas gaming machine that he was not allowed to collect. Why not? He was below the gambling age
  13. Phil Taylor walked on to a track called The Power. Which act recorded it? Snap!
  14. Alexandra Palace opened to the public in 1873 and was gutted by fire how long afterwards? Sixteen days
  15. Add up the twenty numbers printed round the edge of a dartboard. What is the total? 210
  16. Which double do players call the madhouse? Double 1
  17. Fallon Sherrock's first-round win at the 2020 PDC World Championship, the first by a woman at that event, came against which player? Ted Evetts
  18. Which PDC referee won a series of the Channel 4 word and numbers game Countdown in 2009? Kirk Bevins
  19. A player who completes a 501 leg in exactly 15 darts has what three-dart average for that leg? 100.20
  20. The 2026 PDC World Championship had 128 players in a straight knockout. How many matches did that require in total? 127