Cricket Rules and Terminology: Multiple Choice

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01What are the two small pieces of wood called that sit on top of the stumps?
02What is the term for an over in which a bowler does not concede any runs off the bat?
03What is the maximum number of runs that can be scored from a single legitimate hit, without overthrows or penalties?
04A 'googly' is a deceptive type of delivery typically bowled by which kind of bowler?
05In Test cricket, what is the term for a team's turn to bat?
06If a bowler delivers the ball so wide of the batsman that it's deemed unplayable, the umpire signals a...?
07Which close-catching fielding position is located next to the wicket-keeper on the off-side?
08How many legal deliveries constitute a standard 'over' in cricket?
09A batsman who is dismissed for a score of zero on the first ball they face is said to be out for a...?
10What is the call made by the umpire if the bowler's front foot lands completely over the popping crease during the delivery stride?
11In cricket, what does the acronym LBW stand for?
12A 'yorker' is a type of delivery aimed specifically at what area?