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Pint of Science day 2
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Sport- Which of Cork’s All-Ireland winners was named the Camogie Senior Player of the Year?
Ashling Thompson
Laura Hayes
Amy Lee
Saoirse McCarthy
2
Irish History- In what year did Ireland formally leave the British Commonwealth become an independent republic?
1942
1921
1916
1949
3
Irish History- How many letters are there in the Irish alphabet?
25
22
19
18
4
In 2024, which Irish woman was one of four nominees for the Six Nations Player of the Championship?
Beibhinn Parsons
Aoife Wafer
Neve Jones
Katie Corrigan
5
Irish History- What river whose name is also a common woman's first name is the longest in Ireland?
Shannon
Finn
Moy
Erne
6
Sport- How many Olympic medals has US gymnast Simone Biles won?
9
7
13
11
7
Irish History- Name the 5th-century Romano-British slave who allegedly banished Druids from Ireland.
St Francis
St Brendan
St Joseph
St Patrick
8
Science- What vitamin prevents scurvy?
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
Vitamin D
9
Sport- Armagh’s men bridged a gap of how many years to their only previous All-Ireland SFC victory?
23
24
20
22
10
Irish History- Which took place in April 1916?
The Siege of Drogheda
The Easter Rising
The Norman invasion
The Great Famine
11
Irish History- In 1541, which English king beheaded Irish sovereignty and declared himself King of Ireland?
King Edward VI
King William II
King Ricahrd I
King Henry VIII
12
Irish History- Ireland's Great Famine, started with a destruction of what staple crop by the fungus-like organism?
Potato
Wheat
Carrots
Cabbage
13
Science- Humans and chimpanzees share roughly how much DNA?
85%
90%
80%
95%
14
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
Nelson's Pillar
Clew bay Coastguard station
The Titanic
15
Science- What is the biggest animal in the world?
Humpback whale
Fin whale
Antarctic blue whale
Gray whale
16
Sport- In which event did Daniel Wiffen win Ireland’s first swimming gold medal in 28 years?
1500m freestyle
100m freestyle
400m individual medley
800m freestyle
17
Irish History-Name the sixth-largest Irish city, known as the"Bilingual Capital of Ireland" due to many Gaelic speakers?
Waterford
Galway
Sligo
Limerick
18
Irish History- What Irish author released "Dracula" in 1897?
Samuel Beckett
Oscar Wilde
James Joyce
Bram Stoker
19
Science- What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
The Heart
The liver
The lungs
The Stomach
20
Science- What is the only active volcano on mainland Europe called?
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Samalas
Mount Pelee
Mount Tambora
21
Sport Which Irishman was the joint top try-scorer (5) in the 2024 men’s Six Nations?
Josh van der Flier
Dan Sheehan
Jamison Gibson Park
James Lowe
22
Science- Roughly how long does it take for the sun's light to reach Earth?
8 seconds
8 minutes
8 hours
8 days
23
Sport- Who won Ireland’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games?
Daniel Wiffen
Rhys McClenaghan
Rhasidat Adeleke
Mona McSharry
24
Science- Nitrogen is the main gas that makes up the Earth's atmosphere
False
True
25
Sport-Who won the men’s FAI Cup final in 2024?
Sligo Rovers
Drogheda United
Shamrock Rovers
Derry City
26
Science- What is the largest desert on Earth?
Nyiri
Libyan
Antartica
Sahara
27
Science- What name is given for the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom?
Mass number
Nucleon number
Atomic number
nearest whole number
28
Sport- Which Irish jockey won the Melbourne Cup on 90-1 outsider Knight’s Choice?
Rachael Blackmore
Paul Townend
Robbie Dolan
Francis Martin Berry
29
Science- What does DNA stand for?
Duplicated nuclear acids
Differenciated N-terminus amides
Dehydrogenated nucleic acid
Deoxyribonucleic acid
30
Sport- Who won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best men’s soccer player?
Rodri
Jude Bellingham
Lamine Yamal
Vinicius Junior