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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2020 21:31:35 GMT
Quiz on the Emerald Isle .... 1pt per correct answer except where indicated otherwise, max 3 answers per person per calendar day to be sure to be sure.1 Which three counties from the province of Ulster are in the Irish Republic ? (0.5 for each) Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan2 What are the four Irish counties that start with the letter W ? (0.5 for each)
3 Galway, Mayo, Leitrim, Sligo and Roscommon make up which Irish province ?4 What is the official emblem of the Irish Republic ?
5 The traditional Irish dish CHAMP is made using potato and what vegetable ?6 What river runs through the city of Belfast ?7 Rock band the Undertones were from which Irish city ?8 In what part of Belfast is the Northern Ireland Assembly located ?9 Which Irish province shares its name with a town in Germany ?10 Which football manager steered Ireland to qualification to the 2012 European Championships ?11 Eamon de Valera, the first President of Ireland, was born in which country ?12 What is the name of the lake that borders five of Northern Ireland's six counties ?13 Who did Enda Kenny succed as Taoiseach in March 2011 ? (difficulty bonus)14 What is the name of the group of islands situated off the coast of Galway Bay ?15 How many counties are there on the island of Ireland ?16 In what year did the Easter Rising take place ?17 Which Irish poet was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 ?18 In which city was author Bram Stoker born ?19 Who is the only Irishman to win the Tour de France ? a)Sean Kelly b)Paul Kimmage c)Stephen Roche20 In what decade of the 19th century did the Irish Potato Famine occur ? a)1830s b)1840s c)1850s
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Post by barbelman on Mar 26, 2020 11:10:48 GMT
17 could be W B Yeats who was about then, so he was.
12 is Lough Neagh
5 is spring onions
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 16:40:59 GMT
17 could be W B Yeats who was about then, so he was. 12 is Lough Neagh 5 is spring onions All correct for 3 pints punts points. |
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Post by barbelman on Mar 30, 2020 9:05:01 GMT
1 Donegal deffo, Cavan maybe....
2 Wexford, Wicklow, Westmeath and Waterford...fished in three of those!
3 Connaught, although I think that's been deanglicised now..
Love Ireland
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2020 11:48:42 GMT
1 Donegal deffo, Cavan maybe.... 2 Wexford, Wicklow, Westmeath and Waterford...fished in three of those! 3 Connaught, although I think that's been deanglicised now.. Love Ireland 1 Two out of three for 1.0pt, one to get ... 2. Correct for 2pts 3. Correct, now known as Connacht. 1pt
Bonus point for your PS.
Me too. I stayed in Waterville (coastal edge of the Ring of Kerry) in 2000, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Irish countryside = unspoiled by the English !!!
Kissed the Blarneystone whilst over there and it cured me of being occasionally tongue-tied !
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Post by bigtj on Mar 30, 2020 11:50:11 GMT
4) Shamrock
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Post by bigtj on Mar 30, 2020 11:52:13 GMT
16) 1916
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2020 13:39:26 GMT
Well done. 1pt. Many sources refer to the Harp, but that's the coat of arms of the Republic. This substantiates yours as the correct answer: Quote:
+ Posted by bigtj
about an hour ago
16) 1916
Correct for another point.
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Post by barbelman on Mar 31, 2020 11:58:43 GMT
6 is the River Lagan (specialist subject, British rivers!)
8 I presume is Stormont which have just reconvened again after several years of direct rule
11 Although it's a Spanish surname, the Eamon says not, so it must be the only country with more Irish than Ireland, the good old US of A. I assume it's not Ireland otherwise you wouldn't have asked!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2020 14:01:33 GMT
6 is the River Lagan (specialist subject, British rivers!) 8 I presume is Stormont which have just reconvened again after several years of direct rule 11 Although it's a Spanish surname, the Eamon says not, so it must be the only country with more Irish than Ireland, the good old US of A. I assume it's not Ireland otherwise you wouldn't have asked!! 6 Correct, 1pt 8 Correct. 1.5pts (incl.info bonus) 11 Correct, 1pt |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Apr 1, 2020 20:42:00 GMT
10 an italian bloke
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 23:09:05 GMT
Yes he's Italian (0.5pt) but I'll need more than that. |
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Post by bigtj on Apr 3, 2020 13:38:52 GMT
20) Assume as Stephen Roche was the only one of the three to win the tour it must be him
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 15:28:06 GMT
20) Assume as Stephen Roche was the only one of the three to win the tour it must be him Correct, 1pt (taken as answer to 19)
Q20 still 'live'
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Post by Mark James on Apr 10, 2020 17:36:28 GMT
(1) The missing one is County Monaghan.
(7) The Undertones are from Derry (as indeed am I!)
(9) The province is Munster, which was always mispronounced on TV when Steve Rider was introducing the rugby. I’m sure he thought it was in Germany, he would invariably add a non-existent umlaut and say Moonster.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2020 19:43:18 GMT
(1) The missing one is County Monaghan. (7) The Undertones are from Derry (as indeed am I!) (9) The province is Munster, which was always mispronounced on TV when Steve Rider was introducing the rugby. I’m sure he thought it was in Germany, he would invariably add a non-existent umlaut and say Moonster. 1) Correct for the last 0.5pt 7) Correct, 1pt. Plus bonus pt for birth-link. 9) Correct, 1pt plus 0.5 bonus for the extra comment. 4pts in all.
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Post by Mark James on Apr 17, 2020 16:40:10 GMT
15. 32
20. 1840s
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 19:05:39 GMT
Both correct. An immaculate 2pts for Mark. Irish Potato Famine - shocking ........ English no help at all to the Irish, many of whom emigrated to the States. Ireland has always been bigger on dairy farming than on growing crops, as basically the soil is poor: its geography is ar$e about face: mountains round the coast rather than inland.
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Post by lewisstrat26 on Apr 19, 2020 8:40:48 GMT
10 Trapattoni
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 20:53:14 GMT
Giovanni Trapattoni, correct for 1pt |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 8, 2020 23:12:57 GMT
18 belfast?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 12:11:08 GMT
No, he wasn't from GB/NI  |
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Post by Chris_Sav on May 9, 2020 13:40:55 GMT
Try Dublin then??
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 13:58:16 GMT
Yup, Sav snaffles the point
Points to date:
Barbelman 11.5pts
MarkJames 6pts
BigTJ 3pts
Lewis 1pt Sav 1pt
Gandalf 0.5pt
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Post by daveuk1 on May 9, 2020 14:13:03 GMT
14. A bit of a cheat here but Chelle tells me it the Aron Islands
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2020 15:27:53 GMT
14. A bit of a cheat here but Chelle tells me it the Aron Islands 14. Aran Islands, correct 1pt. Plus a 0.5 completion bonus: not for this quiz, but because it's given tommo the answer to 27 across in the Big Quizword on page 43 of today's Sun !!!
Points to date:
Barbelman 11.5pts
MarkJames 6pts
BigTJ 3pts Daveuk1 1.5
Lewis 1pt
Sav 1pt
Gandalf 0.5pt
Number 13 left
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2020 21:23:30 GMT
Googling allowed for the last one. No difficulty bonus, but the completion bonus will still apply.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 17, 2020 14:53:48 GMT
13 was it brian cowan?
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2020 22:01:20 GMT
correct, 1pt plus completion bonus as promised.
Final points: Barbelman 11.5pts
MarkJames 6pts
BigTJ 3pts Gandalf 2.5pts
Daveuk1 1.5
Lewis 1pt
Sav 1pt
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