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Pint of Science day 2
Pint of Science day 2
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Irish History- Francis Browne was on a pier in Ireland when he took one of the last known photos of what object?
Spike Island prison
The Titanic
Clew bay Coastguard station
Nelson's Pillar
2
Sport- How many Olympic medals has US gymnast Simone Biles won?
7
13
11
9
3
Sport-Who won the men’s FAI Cup final in 2024?
Shamrock Rovers
Derry City
Drogheda United
Sligo Rovers
4
Science- What is the largest desert on Earth?
Libyan
Antartica
Sahara
Nyiri
5
Sport- Armagh’s men bridged a gap of how many years to their only previous All-Ireland SFC victory?
24
23
22
20
6
Irish History- In what year did Ireland formally leave the British Commonwealth become an independent republic?
1949
1942
1921
1916
7
Sport- Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best men’s soccer player?
Jude Bellingham
Rodri
Vinicius Junior
Lamine Yamal
8
Science- Nitrogen is the main gas that makes up the Earth's atmosphere
True
False
9
Science- What vitamin prevents scurvy?
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
Vitamin A
10
Science- Humans and chimpanzees share roughly how much DNA?
90%
95%
80%
85%
11
Science- What name is given for the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom?
Atomic number
Nucleon number
nearest whole number
Mass number
12
Sport- Which Irish jockey won the Melbourne Cup on 90-1 outsider Knight’s Choice?
Francis Martin Berry
Robbie Dolan
Paul Townend
Rachael Blackmore
13
Irish History- What Irish author released "Dracula" in 1897?
Bram Stoker
Oscar Wilde
Samuel Beckett
James Joyce
14
Irish History- Ireland's Great Famine, started with a destruction of what staple crop by the fungus-like organism?
Potato
Wheat
Carrots
Cabbage
15
Irish History- How many letters are there in the Irish alphabet?
25
19
18
22
16
Irish History- Name the 5th-century Romano-British slave who allegedly banished Druids from Ireland.
St Brendan
St Patrick
St Joseph
St Francis
17
In 2024, which Irish woman was one of four nominees for the Six Nations Player of the Championship?
Beibhinn Parsons
Katie Corrigan
Aoife Wafer
Neve Jones
18
Science- What is the biggest animal in the world?
Humpback whale
Fin whale
Gray whale
Antarctic blue whale
19
Sport- In which event did Daniel Wiffen win Ireland’s first swimming gold medal in 28 years?
800m freestyle
100m freestyle
1500m freestyle
400m individual medley
20
Science- Roughly how long does it take for the sun's light to reach Earth?
8 hours
8 minutes
8 seconds
8 days
21
Irish History- What river whose name is also a common woman's first name is the longest in Ireland?
Erne
Shannon
Finn
Moy
22
Science- What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
The lungs
The liver
The Stomach
The Heart
23
Irish History-Name the sixth-largest Irish city, known as the"Bilingual Capital of Ireland" due to many Gaelic speakers?
Galway
Waterford
Sligo
Limerick
24
Sport- Who won Ireland’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games?
Rhasidat Adeleke
Mona McSharry
Daniel Wiffen
Rhys McClenaghan
25
Sport Which Irishman was the joint top try-scorer (5) in the 2024 men’s Six Nations?
Jamison Gibson Park
James Lowe
Josh van der Flier
Dan Sheehan
26
Irish History- In 1541, which English king beheaded Irish sovereignty and declared himself King of Ireland?
King William II
King Edward VI
King Henry VIII
King Ricahrd I
27
Science- What is the only active volcano on mainland Europe called?
Mount Pelee
Mount Tambora
Mount Samalas
Mount Vesuvius
28
Sport- Which of Cork’s All-Ireland winners was named the Camogie Senior Player of the Year?
Laura Hayes
Saoirse McCarthy
Amy Lee
Ashling Thompson
29
Irish History- Which took place in April 1916?
The Easter Rising
The Norman invasion
The Great Famine
The Siege of Drogheda
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Science- What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Dehydrogenated nucleic acid
Differenciated N-terminus amides
Duplicated nuclear acids