FURTHERMORE
By Gerry Moran
Okay, folks, off with the sun hats (they’re well off, says you) and put on your thinking caps for Moran’s: Scintillating Summer Quiz Special – best approached over a strong coffee or something even stronger at the bar, or wherever. Quiz rating: 20 – 25 Fair. 25 – 30 Good. 30 – 35 Very Good. 35 + Excellent. 45 + and I’ll declare you a genius or maybe just a quiz nerd. Or both. Either way I’m in awe of you.
Round 1
Where did Oasis play their first reunion concert?
What name is given to a group of crows?
What nationality is the Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner?
In which year did Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon?
The longest river in the world?
The second president of the United States?
What is the name of Bill Syke’s dog in Oliver Twist?
Who wrote ‘The Great Gatsby’
President Michael D Higgins, what does the D stand for?
What is the capital of Sardinia?
Round 2
Who was known as ‘The Big Yin’?
In which country is the wine-making area of Stellenbosch?
What soccer team does Liam Gallagher (of Oasis) support?
What was Einstein’s first name?
What nationality is Elon Musk?
Which fabled creature was half man and half horse?
Where in the body is the Tibia’?
Who is Harry Webb better known as?
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
What does the ‘I’ in IPA beer stand for?
Round 3
The only person to have won an Oscar and the Nobel Prize for Literature?
What is apiphobia a fear of?
In what year was Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ released?
For what newspaper did Clark Kent (Superman) work for?
How many men have walked on the moon?
In which sport would you perform the Fosbury Flop?
What age is Joe Duffy?
Who is the common name for ascorbic acid?
What is Gaspacho?
Who painted ‘The Last Supper?
Round 4
Who composed the opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’?
What is Donald Trump’s second name?
What is the only musical to have won 10 Oscars?
Who is the Minister for Education?
Where in Ireland is Termonfeckin?
Name the island on which The Statue of Liberty is built?
How many different colours are there on a Rubik’s Cube?
What do the initials HB stand for on a pencil?
How many Irish writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
What English word is derived from the Hebrew word for ‘proper’?
Round 5
Where in Kilkenny will you find the ‘Liber Primus’ meaning ‘First Book’?
What Kilkenny author wrote Kilkenny….A Blast From The Past?
Where was St. Canice, after whom our city is called, born?
What order of friars lives in Kilkenny’s ‘Friary?
The Anglo Norman, Richard Fizgilbert de Clare was better known as?
How many All-Ireland hurling titles have Kilkenny won?
In what year was Petronella, Alice Kyteler’s handmaid, burned at the stake?
What does the Cill mean in Cill Chainnigh?
Who composed The Rose of Mooncoin?
How many Oscar nominations has Cartoon Saloon received?
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