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Drive For Liam Radio Quiz: The Questions (and answers)

Ken McGuire by Ken McGuire
Sunday 27 December, 2015
in Hurling
Reading Time: 7 mins read
The Liam MacCarthy Cup. File photo.

The Liam MacCarthy Cup. File photo.

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No word of a lie – there’s a lot of typing in doing up answer sheets and audio uploads, but here’s all the questions, answers and sounds from this year’s Drive For Liam radio quiz with Kilkenny GAA and thanks to Campion Insurance.

If you’re thinking you’ll pull them out in the pub, go ahead and hit Ctrl+P for the print outs, or play along on the phone and the audio wil play for you as well.

Round One

1. What Irish entertainer will be a contestant in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing? – Daniel O’Donnell

2. Name the Tyrone player at the centre of the diving controversy in the game v Monaghan. – Tiernan McCann

3. What name is used to describe an unmanned aeroplane? – A Drone

4. Name the First Minister of Scotland. – Nicola Sturgeon

5. Which member of the Bush family is aspiring to the next Presidency of the USA? – Jeb Bush

6. Who ran second to Usain Bolt in last Sunday’s World 100m Final? – Justin Gatlin

7. What have the Dicksboro, St Patrick’s Ballyragget, Clara and Galway teams in common? – Colours – Maroon & White

8. AUDIO: Identify the television theme tune? – Cheers!

 

Round Two

1. Who scored Galway’s winning point in the All Ireland semi-final 2015? – Shane Moloney

2. Who is the Leader of North Korea? – Kim Jong Un

3. What word can follow all of these words to make a new word – BLACK, FALL, HAND, LOOK, TURN? – Out

4. Name the longest-serving member of the current Kilkenny SH panel – Jackie Tyrrell

5. In the Nursery Rhyme, “Hi Diddle Diddle”, who ran away with the spoon? – The Dish

6. What club does Damien Duff now play for? – Shamrock Rovers

7. Who is Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport? – Pascal Donohoe

8. AUDIO: Name the famous Irish sports star? – Katie Taylor

Round Three

1. Who are Kilkenny’s current U21 “A” Hurling Champions? – Dicksboro

2. What is the name of Barry Devlin’s new Musical about the 1916 Rising? – The Bloody Irish

3. In a dark room there are 12 red, 12 white and 12 blue socks. What is the minimum number you’d need to take out to be sure of having a pair of socks of the same colour? – Four

4. AUDIO: Name Kilkenny opponents from this clip of this year’s championship? – Wexford

5. How many Kilkenny GAA clubs start with the letter “C”? – Five (Carrickshock, Carrigeen, Clara, Cloneen, Conahy Shamrocks)

6. In which Irish County is Letterfrack? – Galway

7. Of the following countries, which is the only one which uses the Euro – Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden? – Finland

8. AUDIO: Performed by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta this 1978 song featured on the soundtrack of
what movie? – Grease

Round Four

1. At what Sports venue would you see Rae’s Creek? – Augusta Golf Club

2. Name one of the Irish Navy Migrant Rescue vessels. – LE Eithne, LE Niamh

3. Who won the 2014 All Ireland Minor Football Final? – Kerry

4. What is the only anagram of the word “CHESTY”? – Scythe

5. In which Irish city would you find Sullivan’s Quay? – Cork

6. What film ends with the words: “You finally really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!” – Planet Of The Apes

7. Who are Ireland’s first opponents in the upcoming Rugby World Cup? – Canada

8. AUDIO: From what HBO television series was this theme song? – The Sopranos

Round Five

1. How many All Ireland SH titles have Limerick won? – Seven

2. Who was the last British Prime Minister who had no wife? – Margaret Thatcher

3. In the phonetic language (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie etc) what is “F”? – Foxtrot

4. In which state was Muhamed Ali born? – Kentucky

5. What height in feet is a basketball net from the ground? – Ten Feet

6. Who was crowned 2015 Rose of Tralee? – Elysha Brennan (Meath Rose)

7. Who won the 2015 Superbowl? – New England Patriots

8. AUDIO: Name the famous Irish sports star? – Katie Taylor

Round Six

1. Give a three-dart-finish for 161? – 3×19, 3×18, Bull or 3×20, 3×17, Bull

2. In what year did the Miami Showband massacre take place? – 1975

3. With which sport do you associate the Irishmen Bertram Allen and Greg Broderick? – Showjumping

4. For whom do Dizzy, Lofty, Rollie and Muck work? – Bob The Builder

5. Who won the 2014/15 All Ireland Club Senior Football Championship? – Corofin

6. In which South African city did Oscar Pistorious kill his girlfriend? – Pretoria

7. What do the letters HIQA stand for? – Health Information & Quality Authority

8. AUDIO: Listen to this passage of play and tell us from what year’s All Ireland Final it’s taken – 2014 (Replay)

Round Seven

1. In what city is Logan International airport? – Boston

2. Name the golf course where the 2015 USPGA competition was played? – Whistling Straits

3. What word comes before each of these words to make a new word – FALL, HORN, CUT, HAND, BREAD? – Short

4. Cathair na Mart is the Irish for which Irish town? – Westport

5. In which County are the following GAA clubs – Carbury, Moorefield and Allenwood? – Kildare

6. Name the spacecraft which passed close to Pluto earlier this summer. – New Horizon

7. Who got Kilkenny’s last score in the 2014 All Ireland SH Final? – Colin Fennelly / TJ Reid

8. AUDIO: From what television series was this the theme tune? – X Files

Round Eight

1. Who refereed the 2014 All Ireland Senior Football Final? – Eddie Kinsella (Laois)

2. What film won Best Picture Award at the 2015 Oscars? – Birdman

3. Name the current Kerry Senior Football Goalkeeper – Brendan Kealy

4. AUDIO: Name the famous Irish sports star? – Roy Keane

5. What County town stands on the Garravogue River? – Sligo

6. What is Peppa Pig’s brother’s name? – George

7. What sportsman is married to Kim Sears? – Andy Murray

8. AUDIO: “Love is all Around” by Wet Wet Wet but what group released the original in 1967? – The Troggs

Round Nine

1. What is the name of the Pub in the Emmerdale TV Series? – The Woolpack

2. What is the name of the new pedestrian bridge linking John’s Quay with Bateman Quay, Kilkenny? – Lady Desart Bridge

3. At what Sports venue would you see “the Elbow”? – Aintree

4. How many All Ireland Senior Football titles has Cork won? – Seven

5. TV Presenter Kathryn Thomas is a native of which County? – Carlow

6. What city hosts the next World Athletics Championships in 2017? – London

7. If 29 teams enter a championship, how many get a bye in the first round? – Three

8. AUDIO: Name the famous Irish sports star? – Padraig Harrington

Round Ten

1. Who is the Manager of the Limerick U21 Hurling team? – John Kiely

2. What series was broadcast as a prequel/spin-off to”Breaking Bad”? – Better Call Saul

3. Solve this anagram of a place in Kilkenny – “GRIND FLOUR” – Urlingford

4. What Wexford club does All Ireland referee James Owens represent? – Askamore

5. Angela Kasner (born 1954) is better known as who? – Angela Merkel

6. Who plays the title role in “The Vicar of Dibley? – Dawn French

7. Who won the first 80 minute All Ireland Senior Hurling Final? – Cork (1970)

8. AUDIO: Identify this famous all girl group? – Sugababes

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