Zimbabwean cricketers Andy Flower and Henry Olonga wore black armbands during the 2003 Cricket World Cup as a political protest. What did they say the armbands mourned?

Answer Explanation

Andy Flower and Henry Olonga wore black armbands during Zimbabwe's opening 2003 World Cup match to 'mourn the death of democracy' in their home country, a protest against the government of the time.

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25% of quiz players who faced this question picked The death of democracy in Zimbabwe. That makes it harder than most Players questions, where 51% get it right on average. The most popular wrong answer was Victims of a recent cyclone (33%).

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