10 free Darts Players trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Darts might look simple, but the players who dominate the oche are tactical masterminds. From Phil Taylor's 16 world titles to the rise of emerging talents, the sport's history is filled with legendary showdowns. Think you can name the greats and recall their biggest moments?
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Q 01A 2014 Sky Sports documentary on Michael van Gerwen took its title from his nickname. What was it?
Mighty Mike
He has won three PDC World Championships (2014, 2017 and 2019) and 48 PDC major singles titles, second on the all-time list.
Q 02Which darts player holds the record for the most PDC World Championship titles?
Phil Taylor
He won it 14 times from 25 appearances, and his two BDO titles take his total to 16 world championships across both organisations.
Q 03Which two-time PDC World Champion is known for multicoloured Mohicans and designs painted on his head by his wife?
Peter Wright
He is nicknamed 'Snakebite' because he likes snakes, he says, not after the drink; his hair takes two hours to do and changes between rounds.
Q 04Who was the first woman to compete in the PDC World Darts Championship?
Gayl King
King, from Newfoundland and Labrador, was invited to the 2001 tournament after a planned women's play-off qualifier was cancelled.
Q 05From which European country does five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld hail?
Netherlands
'Barney' won four BDO world titles and one PDC title, and has lifted the PDC World Cup of Darts four times for his country.
Q 06Which former professional rugby player turned darts star is known as 'The Iceman'?
Gerwyn Price
Price played hooker for Neath and Cross Keys, turned out for Glasgow Warriors, and played rugby league for South Wales Scorpions before switching sports.
Q 07Who achieved the first televised nine-dart finish in the sport of darts?
John Lowe
Lowe checked out 141 with treble 17, treble 18, double 18 after two 180s at the 1984 MFI World Matchplay.
Q 08Which five-time World Champion was widely known by the nickname 'The Crafty Cockney'?
Eric Bristow
The name came from a shirt he was given by an English pub in Santa Monica, California called the Crafty Cockney.
Q 09Which two-time PDC World Champion from Scotland is nicknamed 'The Flying Scotsman'?
Gary Anderson
His two titles came back to back, in 2015 and 2016.
Q 10Which two-time PDC World Champion is nicknamed 'Jackpot' after a Vegas casino win he was too young to collect?
Adrian Lewis
He won the world title in 2011 and 2012, hitting a nine-darter in the 2011 final, and was 20 when he hit the jackpot, a year under the legal age.