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Gers Quiz Extraordinaire 26 03 2020
Gers Quiz Extraordinaire 26 03 2020
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1
In what part of the body would you find the sphincter of Oddi?
Heart
Pancreas
Ear
Eye
2
How many All Ireland finals have Mayo lost since 1951?
10
9
8
Too many
3
The President of Ireland has 2 pet dogs. What are their names?
Richie and Tom
Saffron and Dara
Paul and Ted
Bród and Síoda
4
An Ex-US Marine recently claimed to have broken the World Record for the longest-held plank. How long was it?
10 hours 10 minutes
8 hours 6 minutes
11 hours 1 minute
9 hours 15 minutes
5
What does the 'P' in Geraldines P Moran stand for?
Peter
Patrick
Paula
Parnell
6
Who painted this famous work, known as 'The Kiss'?
Basquiat
Bacon
Klimt
DaVinci
7
In which country did researchers first isolate and identify the HIV virus?
The Netherlands
France
Mexico
USA
8
What is the Blarney Stone made from?
Limestone
Sandstone
Marble
Granite
9
According to Forbes magazine, who was the highest paid actress in 2019?
Margot Robbie
Meryl Streep
Scarlet Johansson
Nicole Kidman
10
Who is this actor's lesser known brother?
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
11
A 'parliament' is the collective name for which group of animals?
Kangaroos
Owls
TDs
Otters
12
Which of the following artists did NOT play at Woodstock in 1969?
The Who
Janis Joplin
Santana
The Doors
13
The word 'pandemic' comes from the Greek word 'Pandemos' meaning pertaining to all people.
True
False
14
How many times has Martin Scorsese been nominated for or won the Oscar for Best Director?
9
7
10
8
15
Where was Sam Maguire born?
Cork
Kerry
Dublin
Tipperary
16
What is the smallest county in Ireland by population?
Carlow
Louth
Leitrim
Longford
17
On which Chinese River does the city of Wuhan lie?
Yangtze River
Songhua River
Mekong River
Huai River
18
Which Gers Great made headlines as a 'mover and shaker' in last week's Sunday Business Post?
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
19
When was the Gers GAA founded?
1884
1888
1890
1886
20
What is the standard rate of VAT in Ireland?
Don't have a bog's notion
21%
15%
23%
21
Where was the 1992 Summer Olympics?
France
USA
South Korea
Barcelona
22
What is the most commonly grown grape in France?
Grenache
Syrah
Merlot
23
Who wrote the Game of Thrones books?
CS Lewis
JRR Tolkien
JK Rowling
George RR Martin
24
What colour is pure Topaz?
Green
Red
Transparent
Blue
25
According to Domino's Pizza, mushroom is Ireland's favorite pizza topping.
False
True
26
What is the character name of this science-teacher-turned meth-dealer?
Chesty
Walter White
Jesse Pinkman
Albert Einstein
27
What was the most popular boy's name in Ireland in 2019?
Adam
Conor
Noah
Jack
28
What Dublin postcode crosses both North and South of the River Liffey?
3
8
Dick Young
1
29
What is the only letter of the alphabet that does not feature in the name of a US State?
L
Q
Y
X
30
When was the first video uploaded to YouTube?
2003
2004
2006
2005
31
What is John Lennon's middle name?
Thomas
Gregory
Winston
Paul
32
Which US president had the shortest term in office?
Abraham Lincoln
William Harrison
Gerald Ford
Andrew Johnson
33
What was the first movie to gross $1 billion at the box office?
Avengers: Endgame
Avatar
Frozen
Titanic
34
In which decade was Dolly Parton born?
1940's
1960's
1950's
35
On the periodic table, what is the symbol for mercury?
Hg
Hy
Mc
Me
36
In the Lion King, what is the name of Simba's mother?
Rafala
Rafiki
Nala
Mufasa
37
When was the Flight of the Earls?
1798
1607
1014
1416
38
According to google maps, what is the shortest driving route from Malin Head to Mizen Head?
615 km
649 km
554 km
599 km
39
The Irish word 'póit' means ......
seabass
hangover
poached eggs
condom
40
Who wrote Angela's Ashes?
John McGahern
Frank McCourt
Roddy Doyle
John Banville
41
Which football player has both eleven GAA All Star nominations and an FAI Winner's Cup Medal?
Sinéad Goldrick
Katie McCabe
Cora Staunton
John Sheanon
42
What is the smallest county in Ireland by area?
Longford
Louth
Leitrim
Carlow
43
The son of which prominent Irish culinary personality is currently serving a prison sentence for the sale of marijuana?
Donal Skehan
John McCabe
Rachel Allen
Nevin Maguire
44
The most common eye colour in the world is blue.
True
False
45
In cooking, what is a Roux?
A specific cut of meat
A type of sauce
A type of cake
A type of pan
46
In what county was Michael D. Higgins born?
Clare
Limerick
Galway
The Magic Carpet
47
How many species of cats are there?
36
79
27
61
48
Dan Carter is the highest points scorer in rugby union tests. Who is second?
Jonny Wilkinson
Ronan O'Gara
Dónall O Flatharta
Owen Farrell
49
What nationality was Ché Guevara
Cuban
Irish
Chilean
Argentinian
50
How many content pages are there on Wikipedia (rounded to the nearest million)?
6
100
20
1