The ICC league that made Tests a points table. This page has 100 important questions and answers.
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) ranks Test nations over a cycle. Series earn points; a percentage system has been used so teams that play fewer Tests are not automatically buried. The top two play a final, often at a neutral venue such as Lord’s.
It is not the Ashes (though Ashes Tests can earn WTC points) and not the ODI World Cup.
100 important questions. Quick 10 is a random set; Full set plays every question.
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100 questions and answers
Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original explainers — not copied match reports.
1. WTC extra 11: Home advantage in the WTC is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) real — pitches and conditions differ
That’s why away wins jump a side.
2. WTC extra 12: A one-off Test in a cycle
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) still carries the published points if it is a WTC match
Check the ICC designation.
3. WTC extra 13: The WTC mace/trophy presentation is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) after the final, not after every series
Series wins have their own cups.
4. WTC extra 14: World Test Championship ranking is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the same list as ICC Test rankings
Ratings vs cycle points.
5. WTC extra 15: A follow-on can still happen
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) in WTC Tests under the Laws
It is still Test cricket.
6. WTC extra 16: The ICC can deduct points for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) over-rate or other published breaches
Read the code.
7. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 1) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
8. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 2) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
9. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 3) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
10. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 4) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
11. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 5) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
12. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 6) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
13. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 7) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
14. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 8) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
15. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 9) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
16. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 10) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
17. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 11) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
18. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 12) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
19. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 13) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
20. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 14) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
21. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 15) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
22. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 16) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
23. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 17) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
24. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 18) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
25. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 19) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
26. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 20) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
27. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 21) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
28. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 22) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
29. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 23) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
30. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 24) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
31. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 25) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
32. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 26) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
33. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 27) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
34. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 28) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
35. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 29) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
36. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 30) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
37. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 31) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
38. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 32) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
39. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 33) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
40. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 34) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
41. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 35) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
42. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 36) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
43. The official source for “world test championship” (games desk, item 37) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
44. The WTC is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) an ICC points competition for Test nations
A final decides the cycle champion.
45. Points percentage is used so that
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) teams with different numbers of Tests can be compared
Deduction for slow over-rates has happened.
46. The WTC final is usually
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a one-off Test between the top two
Drawn finals have used reserve-day / result rules in the playing conditions.
47. The Ashes can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) award WTC points when scheduled in a cycle
Two stories, one series sometimes.
48. A Test win is worth
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) more points than a draw or loss (see that cycle’s table)
The ICC publishes the matrix.
49. The WTC is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the 50-over World Cup
Fans still search “World Cup” by habit.
50. Slow over-rate penalties can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) dock WTC points
That detail surprises casual fans.
51. Qualification is about
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the league table, not an auction purse
One 5–0 sweep swings percentage hard.
52. The WTC ranks
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) Test-playing nations over a cycle
A final decides the champion.
53. Points percentage exists so
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) sides with different fixture loads can be compared
The ICC publishes the formula.
54. Ashes Tests can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) earn WTC points in a cycle
Two stories, one series.
55. A win is worth
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) more than a draw or loss on that cycle's table
The matrix is public.
56. Slow over-rate can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) dock WTC points
That fine surprises casual fans.
57. A drawn WTC final may use
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) reserve-day or result rules in the conditions
Read that final's playing conditions.
58. Only official Tests in the cycle
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) count for WTC points
Friendlies and unofficial games do not.
59. The mace talk in older ranking days is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) not the same object as the WTC trophy
ICC branding has shifted.
60. A 2-0 series win typically
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) beats a 1-0 in points, depending on the table
Series length changes the haul.
61. Neutral venues for the final have included
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) grounds such as Lord's in some cycles
The ICC names the host.
62. Deductions for slow over-rate are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) ICC sporting sanctions, not football bookings
Percentage can drop after a win.
63. The WTC table is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the weekly ICC Test rating list
Rankings and WTC are different products.
64. A tie in a Test
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) has a listed points value on the cycle table
Rare, but the handbook covers it.
65. Teams outside the final still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) played a full WTC cycle
Third place is not a medal match.
66. WTC points are not awarded for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) T20 internationals
Format walls are firm.
67. A one-off WTC final is still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) played under Test playing conditions
Five days, two innings a side.
68. Home and away series both
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) feed the same percentage table
The ICC lists which series are included.
69. A washed-out Test can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) become a draw and score draw points
No result still sits on the table.
70. The WTC is organised by
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the ICC
Full Members play the league.
71. Captaincy and declarations still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) aim at a Test win, which is worth more points
Draw-hunting can be a table tactic late in a cycle.
72. The finalists are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the top two on the cycle table
Percentage, not popularity polls.
73. A pink-ball Test in the cycle
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) still earns WTC points if it is an official Test
Day-night is a scheduling choice.
74. Over-rate clocks are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) part of ICC Test conditions
Penalties can be points, not just fines.
75. The WTC does not replace
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) bilateral series pride such as the Ashes
Fans can follow both.
76. A 5-0 sweep
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) loads percentage if those Tests are in the cycle
Weak opposition still has to be scheduled.
77. Reserve days for the final
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) are a weather tool, not extra innings of T20
The ICC names them when used.
78. Player rankings are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) a different ICC product from the WTC table
Teams qualify, not individuals.
79. A follow-on in a WTC Test
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) is still a Lawful tactic
Winning remains the aim.
80. The cycle length is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a multi-year ICC window
The next cycle starts after the final.
81. Drawn series still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) split points as the table says
1-1 is not a whitewash.
82. The WTC final toss
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) decides who bats first in that Test
Five days still follow.
83. Slow over-rate is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the same as a football yellow card
Do not mix the sports.
84. Only the final decides
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the WTC champion for that cycle
The table only picks the two sides.
85. A Test abandoned without a ball
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) has a listed points outcome in the regulations
Rare, but written down.
86. WTC standings update
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) after series, not after social-media polls
The ICC site is the source.
87. The championship is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) a franchise auction league
Boards, not owners, send XIs.
88. Neutral umpires in the final are
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) ICC appointments
DRS is typically in use.
89. A result on first innings only
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) is still a draw unless the other side is bowled out twice
Time is the enemy.
90. The WTC trophy is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the cycle prize for the final winner
Keep the names apart on a quiz.
91. WTC extra 1: A WTC cycle is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) a multi-year league of Test series
The final is the climax.
92. WTC extra 2: Percentage points exist so
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) teams that play fewer Tests are not automatically buried
Raw points alone mislead.
93. WTC extra 3: A drawn Test still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) usually awards some WTC points
Less than a win, more than a loss.
94. WTC extra 4: The WTC final is often
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) one-off at a venue the ICC names
Lord’s has hosted.
95. WTC extra 5: Slow over-rates can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) cost WTC points after the match
Captains get fined too.
96. WTC extra 6: The WTC is not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the ODI World Cup table
Fans mix the names.
97. WTC extra 7: A series whitewash still
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) feeds the percentage table match by match
Each Test is a separate points event.
98. WTC extra 8: Neutral umpires in WTC Tests
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) follow ICC appointment panels
DRS sits on top.
99. WTC extra 9: If a Test is abandoned without a ball
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) points rules for no-result apply as published that cycle
Rare, but weather exists.
100. WTC extra 10: The top two in the table
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) play the final — unless ICC events change the rule
