1. How many times have Kerry won the Sam Maguire Cup?

[24]

2. What is the only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

[Pyramids]

3. Which movie got the most Oscar Nominations this year?

[Shakespeare in Love - (13)]

4. What does ' B.B.' stand for in the name B.B. King?

[Blues Boy]

5. Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange ?

[Anthony Burgess]

6. Re Question 5: Who directed the movie?

[Stanley Kubrick]

7. What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings?

[Red]

8. TRUE or FALSE? Email addresses have a different form than website addresses.

[TRUE]

9. Name one of the Bronte Sisters.

[Charlotte, Anne, or Emily]

10. What is the first of the Ten Commandments?

["Thou shalt have no other God but Me" (or equivalent)]

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Round 3

1. What is the minimum number of sides of a polygon?

[3]

2. In a 1993 survey, which European City was declared the least polluted:

London, Paris or Rome?

[London]

3. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"?

["When I'm 64" (Beatles)]

4. How many times have Kerry won the Liam McCarthy Cup?

[none]

5. In which year was there no Irish entry in the Eurovision song contest?

[1983]

6. In which film was the character Cruella de Vil?

[101 Dalmations]

7. Which American Senator chaired the Northern Ireland Peace Talks?

[George Mitchell]

8. Which major European river is said by experts to be the most polluted?

[The Rhine]

9. What make were the motorbikes driven by the stars of Easy Rider ?

[Harley-Davidson]

10. What is the Italian equivalent of hors d'oeuvres ("orr-derves") ?

[antipasta]

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Round 4

1. Which is the most frequently sung song in Europe and America?

["Happy Birthday To You"]

2. Name one of the two ingredients of "grog" ?

[rum or water]

3. What name is given to the 4-year period between Olympics?

[Olympiad]

4. Which London play holds the record for the longest run of any show in the world?

[The Mouse Trap ]

5. Which great Basketball player just retired?

[Michael Jordan]

6. In Aesop's fable, which two animals have a race?

[Hare and Tortoise]

7. In which month is the Edinburgh Festival usually held?

[August]

8. Name one of the Everly Brothers.

[Phil or Don]

9. What does 'Alma Mater' literally mean?

[foster mother]

10. What do the letters "U.S.S.R." stand for?

[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"]

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Round 5

1. What is the name of Germany's national airline?

[Lufthansa ]

2. What was the name of Gary Pucket's rock group?

[The Union Gap]

3. The buildup of which common gas is affecting global warming?

[carbon dioxide, CO2]

4. Name the Captain of the team that won the National Football League title in 1997.

[Mike Hassett]

5. For which newspaper did Superman work?

[Daily Planet]

6. Which drink brand is a mixture of Champagne and Cognac?

[Remy Martin]

7. In which European country is the world's longest road tunnel?

[Switzerand]

8. What contribution did John Williams make to E.T. and Star Wars ?

[the music]

9. Charles Strite invented which very common household appliance?

[pop-up toaster (toaster okay)]

10. FILM: Who often said to whom: "This is a fine mess you've gotten us into."?

[Hardy to Laurel]

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Round 6

1. Which river is said to have mystical powers as it passes through Finuge?

[Feale]

2. Which boardgame celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1985?

[Monopoly]

3. Which popular natural therapy treats the bottom of the foot?

[Reflexology]

4. In which year was the Sam Maguire Cup first presented?

[1928]

5. Which Greek philosopher was Alexander the Great's tutor?

[Aristotle]

6. What is the Irish name for County Louth?

[An Lu ]

7. Which American president said, "Of those to whom much is given, much is required."

[John F. Kennedy]

8. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with a capital letter?

[ 'I' ]

9. How many numbers in a normal Bingo set?

[90]

10. What is the next line of: "To every thing there is a season,..."

["...and a time to every purpose under Heaven." (or equivalent)]

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Round 7

1. Which company's computer is the current computer chess champion?

[IBM]

2. The novel Erewhon derived its name from what?

[anagram of the word nowhere ]

3. What make of car did Bond drive in Goldeneye ?

[BMW]

4. What is a gorteen?

[little field]

5. When is Mardi Gras in New Orleans?

[the day before Ash Wednesday]

6. TRUE or FALSE?: One goal of Zen meditation is to stop the mind from thinking

for short periods of time.

[True]

7. Cathair Ui Mhorain is the Irish name for which Kerry town?

[Blennerville]

8. Name the actor who plays Dougal in Father Ted ?

[Ardal O'Hanlon]

9. What is London's main airport?

[Heathrow]

10. What was the first Richard Burton - Elizabeth Taylor film?

[Cleopatra ]

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Round 8

1. Which rock star wrote the book entitled In His Own Write ?

[John Lennon]

2. Which breed of cats, rabbits, and goats have the same name?

[Angora]

3. What is the correct left-to-right order of the brown, yellow, and green balls in snooker?

[Green, Brown, Yellow (or reverse)]

4. In which of Handel's works is the Hallelujah Chorus?

[Messiah ]

5. Over which continent is the largest hole inthe Ozone layer?

[Antarctica]

6. What is Rambo's first name?

[John]

7. Which parts of the tree cause knots in wood?

[limbs]

8. By what title are the world's wealthiest nations known?

[G-7, or Group of Seven]

9. In what would one find stabilisers, enhancers, emulsifiers and preservatives?

[food]

10. What does the 'e' in the word 'e-commerce' stand for?

[electronic]

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Round 1

1. George Sand and George Eliot had the same first names. What else did they

have in common?

[authors, or women]

2. RE QUESTION 1: What else did they have in common?

[women or authors]

3. Which Indiana city hosts the '500' auto race?

[Indianapolis]

4. Which instrument did Stephan Grappelli play?

[violin]

5. What did Natale Wood, Sal Mineo, and James Dean have in common?

[Went to same high school]

6. Name one of the three-man writing team who wrote most of the 60's Motown hits.

[Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland]

7. T or F?: Islamic law requires artists to depict animals in their paintings.

[False: It prohibits it.]

8. A birdie is one under, an Eagle is two under. What is three-under?

[Albatross]

9. Who killed John Lennon?

[Mark Chapman]

10. Which dictator's wife was famous for rooms full of shoes?

[Ferdinand Marcos]

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Round 2

1. Prior to Madonna, who was the only female singer to have a number-one hit

in five consecutive years?

[Olivia Newton-John]

2. What is the English equivalent of nom de plume .

[pseudonym, pen name]

3. Where is the oldest man-made building in the Western World?

[New Grange, Drogheda]

4. What is the only common metal that is liquid at room temperature?

[Mercury]

5. T or F? In Britain, the M7 runs between Cornwall and Leeds.

[False: There's no M7]

6. In which country did the spirit Tequila originate?

[Mexico]

7. Which singer sang the winning Eurovision song "Congratulations"?

[Cliff Richard]

8. Which British actress just got an Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Shakespeare in Love ?

[Judi Dench]

9. Re Question 8: Who got one for Best Actress in the same movie?

[Gwyneth Paltrow]

10. In the book, who was captain of the Nautilis?

[Capt. Nemo]

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Round 3

1. Was the composer Brahms: French, German, or Belgian?

[German]

2. Protein is one. Name one of the other two food groups.

[carbohydrate, fat]

3. Who is the present Kerry G.A.A. County Board Chairman?

[Sean Walsh]

4. What is Glen Roe star Teasy McDaid's real name?

[Maureen Toal]

5. Which corporation created Traveler's Cheques?

[American Express]

6. What's the next line of "Of shoes and ships and sealing wax.."?

["...and cabbages and kings."]

7. In which country are the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido?

[Japan]

8. What is the name of the procedure to assist a person choking on food?

[Heimlich Maneuver]

9. COOKING: What are Bouquet garni?

[herbs for flavoring (or equivalent]

10. Which pop group's lead singer was Diana Ross?

[Supremes]

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Round 4

1. Who wrote the song Easter Parade?

[Irving Berlin]

2. In which city is Ulysses set?

[Dublin]

3. Re Question 2: Spell Ulysses.

[Ulysses]

4. T or F?: The Statue of Liberty is located in New York.

[False - Bedloe's Isand is actually part of NJ]

5. Who is the patron saint of music?

[St. Cecelia]

6. Which ghost did Hamlet see?

[his father]

7. How many players on a Netball team?

[seven]

8. Which is the longest-running British soap opera?

[Coronation Street ]

9. Which tree is usually cut during moonlight?

[Mahogany]

10. Besides their surnames, what do Joe Davis and Fred Davis have in common?

[Snooker Champions, or players]

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Round 5

1. Which Italian composer wrote The Four Seasons ?

[Vivaldi]

2. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe?

[Sir Walter Raleigh]

3. What is the second-highest hand in poker?

[Straight Flush]

4. Which country puts "Helvetia" on its postage stamps?

[Switzerland]

5. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?

[Quasimodo]

6. Re Question 5: What was his occupation?

[bell ringer]

7. T or F?: In certain circumstances, a chess player moves two pieces at the same time.

[True: when castling]

8. Charles Dodgson was the pseudonym of which author?

[Lewis Carroll]

9. Who wrote the song "The Town That I Love So Well"?

[Phil Coulter]

10. Re Question 9: Which town is it about?

[Derry]

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Round 6

1. Who wrote The Lord of the Rings ?

[Tolkein]

2. On the 100th Anniversary of American Independence in 1876, what did France give to America?

[Statue of Liberty]

3. Celine Dion sang the winning Eurovision song in which year?

[1988]

4. Which legendary bird rises from ashes to be born again?

[Phoenix]

5. What is the name of the Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body?

[Balalaika]

6. Name the sponsors of the All Ireland Football Championship.

[Bank of Ireland]

7. Where might you see a 'Flying Camel?"

[ice rink - skating manoeuvre]

8. What is the popular title of the stories told by Scheherezade?

[1001 Arabian Nights (or equivalent)]

9. Limburger Cheese is named after a town in which country?

[Belgium]

10. Which other famous composer was born in the same year as Bach?

[Handel]

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Round 7

1. How does an audience differ from spectators?

[audience listens, spectators watch (or equivalent)]

2. Which instrument does Ravi Shankar play?

[sitar]

3. In Treasure Island, what did the parrot keep saying?

["Pieces of Eight!"]

4. Which instrument does Elton John play?

[piano]

5. Which underground fungi are much favored by French chefs?

[Truffles]

6. In which country is Monte Carlo?

[Monaco]

8. Who lived at 221B Baker St.?

[Sherlock Holmes]

9. Which art form involves knotting threads and chords?

[Macrame]

10. Who just became only the third player to hold the top three Snooker titles

at the same time?

[John Higgins]

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Round 8

1. Which nationality was the composer Chopin?

[Polish]

2. Who led Solidarity and later became President of Poland?

[Lech Walesa]

3. Which burns more calories per minute: walking up stairs, fastwalking, or coal mining?

[walking up stairs]

4. What is Gay Byrnes's middle name?

[Mary]

5. T or F?: Kerry have not won an All Ireland Senior Hurling title in the 20th Century.

[True]

6. Which instrument does Larry Adler play?

[harmonica]

7. COOKING: What is a Tammy Cloth used for?

[straining sauces]

8. What do Americans call a tap?

[faucet]

9. What is the popular name of the Parliamentary Buildings in Belfast?

[Stormont]

10. What was the name of Michael Jackson's first band?

[Jackson Five]

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Round 1

1. How many times have Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest?

[7]

2. Name the silent Marx Brother.

[Harpo]

3. In what year was the 1921 All Ireland Senior Hurling final played?

[1923]

4. On what date does Good Friday fall this year?

[April 2nd]

5. Which Internet software came first: Netscape's or Microsoft's?

[Netscape's]

6. Which is England's largest castle?

[Windsor Castle]

7. Name the monk credited with the invention of Champagne.

[Dom Perignone]

9. Who was voted World's Sexiest Woman 1998 by the readers

of FHM Magazine?

[Jenny McCarthy]

10. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?

[Ghandi]

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Round 2

1. What is the Irish name of the upcoming Kerry Arts festival?

[Samhlaiocht Chiarrai]

2. What is the name of the optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions?

[mirage]

3. Who was the chief witness to the Camp David Accord between Sadat and Arafat?

[Jimmy Carter]

4. Who is Shirley MacLaine's actor brother?

[Warren Beatty]

5. TRUE or FALSE?: There are approximately 50,000 miles of streets in London.

[True]

6. Doris Day had two big song hits in the 1950's. One was Secret Love. What was the other?

[Que Sera, Sera, or Whatever Will Be Will Be]

7. Which is the largest city in Scotland?

[Glasgow]

8. Which pianist is associated with the candelabra?

[Liberace]

9. In what year did Thadg O'Halloran captain Kerry in the Munster Championship:

1984, 1988, or 1989?

[1989]

10. What is Bruce Springsteen's nickname?

[The Boss]

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Round 3

1. Who played Cat Ballou?

[Jane Fonda]

2. Was Frank Sinatra born in 1915, 1920, or 1925?

[1915]

3. What comes after, "Well it's one for the money, two for the show..."?

["Three to get ready..."]

4. Which is the only country that refuses to ban nuclear testing in the atmosphere?

[France]

5. What is the name of 0 degrees longitude?

[Greenwich Meridian]

6. What is the name of 180 degrees longitude?

[International Date Line]

7. What is the name of 0 degrees latitude?

[Equator]

8. What is the name of 90 degrees North latitude?

[North Pole]

9. What is the first book of the Bible?

[Genesis]

10. Where are NATO Headquarters?

[Brussels or Belgium]

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Round 4

1. What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

[Nana]

2. To what political party does Prionnsios De Rossa belong?

{Labour (no other answer acceptable)]

3. In which two countries was the 1987 Rugby World Cup held?

[Australia AND New Zealand]

4. Name the actress who plays Sally Fletcher in Home and Away.

[Kate Ritchie]

5. It was first called Cape Canaveral, then Cape Kennedy. What is it called now?

[Cape Canaveral]

6. In which town is the Four Kerry Poets Memorial?

[Killarney]

7. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse?

[hands]

8. Who are the current Superbowl Champions?

[Denver Broncos]

9. If Clinton had been removed from office, who would have become President?

[Albert Gore]

10. Who wrote the music to Riverdance?

[Bill Whelan]

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Round 5

1. TRUE or FALSE?: Years ending in 00 are always leap years.

[False]

2. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin?

[Cheshire Cat]

3. What is the largest industry in the Arctic region?

[whaling]

4. Where would one find a diatonic scale?

[music]

5. The American version of the boardgame Monopoly is set in which city?

[Atlantic City]

6. In which opera is a gypsy girl who works in a cigarette factory?

{Carmen]

7. Who was the greatest Reggae star?

[Bob Marley]

8. Re Question 8: which country was he from?

[Jamaica]

9. With what is a libretto associated?

[opera]

10. Change just three letters of Mickey Mouse and you get which other cartoon character?

[Mighty Mouse]

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Round 6

1. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?

[Bob Dylan]

2. Where is the Hubble Telescope?

[in Earth orbit (or equivalent)]

3. What was T. E. Lawrence better known as?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

4. What does the common abbreviation 'A.M.' stand for?

[apres meridian]

5. Which country won the Eurovision the year it was held in Millstreet?

[Ireland]

6. Axel Rose played in which band?

[Guns & Roses]

7. Who bills himself as the world's greatest boxing promoter?

[Don King]

8. What is Radio-One's presenter Maxi's real name?

[Irene McCaubrey]

9. What is the middle name of former Bishop Eamon Casey's son?

[Eamon]

10. The Rattoo Round Tower is located near which town?

[Ballyduff]

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Round 7

1. Which spirit is in a Pina Colada?

[Rum]

2. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific?

[bikini]

3. Where in England is the monarch not permitted to enter?

[House of Commons]

4. Which musical instrument derived it name from the Italian words for soft and loud?

[piano or pianoforte]

5. Besides pen name, correctly spell the other English equivalent of nom de plume .

[pseudonym]

6. Who of the following is NOT a member of Boyzone: Mikey, Keith, Steve,

Davie, or Ronan?

[Davie]

7. Who was the first animal film star?

[Rin Tin Tin]

8. Which female crime-story writer has sold nearly 300 million books?

{Agatha Christie]

9. In which song is the line, "Michael they are taking you away"?

[Fields of Athenry}

10. What was the Beatles' first Top-20 hit song?

[Love Me Do]

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Round 8

1. The new Manager for England played for which German club during his career?

[Hamburg]

2. With which actor did John Travolta exchange faces in the movie Face Off ?

[Nicolas Cage]

3. Which country produces Tokay wine?

[Hungary]

4. Which alcohol drink is made from apples?

[cider]

5. Who is John in Marvin Gaye's song, Abraham, Martin & John?

[JFK]

6. Which piece of clothing derived its name from originally being made in bright dazzling colors?

[blazer]

7. In which US state are the Motown Record Co.?

[Michigan (Detroit)]

8. Which chess piece does not move in a straight line?

[knight]

9. In the card game, how many points is a blackjack?

[21]

10. What is done with a crinoline?

[It is worn--it's a petticoat)]

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Round 1

1. Which American poet is required reading for Irish students?

{Emily Dickinson]

2. Name the last player to score a goal for Kerry in an All-Ireland Senior Football final.

[Mikey Sheehy]

3. How did General Rommel die?

[suicide, poison]

4. What is Saigon now known as?

[Ho Chi Minh City]

5. In a bookseller's catalogue, what would 'O/P' mean?

[out of print]

6. Which British actress starred in McCabe & Mrs Miller ?

[Julie Christie]

7. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of no value to the victor?

[Pyrrhic Victory]

8. Who wrote the four-volume History of the English-Speaking People ?

[Winston Churchill]

9. Who is Carrie Fisher's mother?

[Debbie Reynolds]

10. When do Christmas and New Year's Day occur in the same year?

[every year!]

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Round 2

1. What is the other name for the kettledrums?

[Tympani]

2. Name the pickpocket who taught Oliver Twist how to steal.

[Artful Dodger]

3. Which American president served the most terms in office?

[F. D. Roosevelt]

4. Whose diary was bought by the London Times and then found to be a forgery?

[Hitler]

5. How many feet of electrical wiring is found in the typical car: 500, 1500, or 3000?

[3000]

6. Which singer made his film debut in Love Me Tender?

[Presley]

7. The song Love Me Tender took its melody from which Irish song?

[Nora Lee]

8. In which novel is Britain renamed Airstrip One?

[1984]

9. In which country did golf originate?

[Scotland]

10. Which scientist's name might be found on a milk container?

[Pasteur]

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Round 3

1. Which city has the largest population?

[Mexico City]

2. What is the nickname of a Boeing 747?

[Jumbo Jet]

3. Name one of the three vegetables of which we eat only the seeds.

[corn-on-the-cob, beans, peas]

4. If the plaintiff dies during a libel case, what happens?

[case is dropped, dismissed]

5. Which rock star divorced Christie Brinkley?

[Billy Joel]

6. What was Christie Brinkley's profession?

[model]

7. In which Beatle song does "...Mother Mary come to me"?

[Let It Be]

8. What was Peter Pan trying to find?

[his shadow]

9. Which singer is known as "Lady Soul"?

[Arethre Franklin]

10. Which imaginary line across the sky is equivalent to the Equator on land?

[Zodiac]

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Round 4

1. A leak from an American-owned company killed tens of thousands in which

city in India?

[Bopal]

2. Which was first: Impressionism or Cubism?

[Impressionism]

3. In which year was Boris Yeltsin last elected?

[1996]

4. Which country has grown nearly 20% in size by reclaiming the sea?

[Netherlands]

5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")?

[drop of golden sun]

6. Which Irish athlete won the Olympic Gold medal in the Women's Pentathalon in 1972?

[Mary Peters]

7. Which movie director has made the most top-ten money-makers?

[Speilberg]

8. Name one of the Three Musketeers.

[Aramis, Porthos, Athos]

9. Re 8: Who wrote it?

[Alexander Dumas]

10. What was Richard Starkey's first film?

[A Hard Day's Night (Ringo)]

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Round 5

1. What happened to Alice after she drank from a bottle labled "Drink Me"?

[she shrank]

2. How many books comprise Lord of the Rings ?

[three]

3. What trilogy did John Ronald Reuel write under a pseudonym?

[Lord of the Rings]

4. What is the well-known Japanese term meaning "empty orchestra"?

[Karaoke]

5. What is the well-known Japanese term meaning "empty hand"?

[Karate]

6. In the Ancient proverb, where is the heardest path to find?

[under foot]

7. How many terminals in Heathrow?

[four]

8. Which country is credited with the origin of Chess?

[India]

9. In which city is the La Scala opera house?

[Milan]

10. What is the term for two-over-par in Golf?

[double bogey]

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Round 6

1. Which alternative treatment massages the bottom of the feet?

[reflexology]

2. Which inventor was born in 1847 in Edinburgh?

[Alexander Graham Bell]

3. What is the name of the warm ocean current passing by Ireland?

[Gulf Stream]

4. Re Question 3: Where does it originate?

[Gulf of Mexico]

5. Which type of music was named by Allan Freed?

[Rock & Roll]

6. What is a tarantella?

[a dance]

7. What numbers were Hitler's Reich and DeGaulle's Republic?

[third AND fifth (both needed)]

8. From what is rum distilled?

[sugar cane]

9. What is Margaret Thatcher's middle name?

[Hilda]

10. Who was the original subject of Elton John's song Candle in the Wind ?

[Marilyn Monroe]

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Round 7

1. Which Irish name is derived from the name of a Roman social class?

[Patrick for Patrician]

2. TRUE or FALSE? Computers double in speed and memory size every 18 months.

[True]

3. What does tempis fugit mean?

[time flies or escapes]

4. Which was the Beatles's last film?

[Let It Be]

5. What did Charlie parker play?

[saxophone or jazz]

6. What do sulphur dioxide, potasium nitrate, and benzioic acid have in comon?

[food preservatives]

7. Which team knocked Limerick out of the 1998 Senior Hurling Championship?

[Cork]

8. What do Americans call the number 1 followed by 12 zeros?

[one trillion]

9. Which dance rhythm originated in Martinique?

[Bossa Nova]

10. Who wrote the song The Girl from Ipanema?

[Antonio Carlos Jobim (pr. "ho-beem")]

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Round 8

1. Which musical instrument was Sherlock Holmes able to play?

[violin]

2. Which sport is played with the heaviest ball?

[Ten-Pin Bowling]

3. When there are two full moons in the same month, what is the second called?

[Blue Moon]

4. What does the term 'somniloquy' mean? [talking while asleep]

5. What is the main ingredient of 'mock turtle soup'? [calf's head]

6. TRUE or FALSE? The four largest planets in our Solar System all have rings

around them.

[True]

7. What is made with fermenting yeast and held in tanks for 2 months at 40

degrees?

[Lager or Beer]

8. TRUE or FALSE? Fingernails have a total life span of 3 to 6 years.

[False - it's 3 - 6 months]

9. Which type of Amerian whiskey comes from Kentucky?

[Bourbon]

10. Months which begin on a Sunday will always have what?

[A Friday the 13th]

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EXTRAS

What is the name for a combination of smoke and fog?

[smog]

What does the film title E.T. stand for?

[Extra-Terrestrial]

The old Irish air, the Riddle Song, is the melody for which popular Johnny Mathis hit?

[The Twelfth of Never]

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Round 1

1. Who was the first Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland?

[John A. Costello]

2. Who succeded Eamon DeValera as Taoiseach in 1948?

[John A. Costello]

3. Which was the largest dinosaur?

[Tyrannosaurus]

4. Which branch of Astronomy studies the structure of the Universe?

[Cosmology]

5. Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?

[Shirley Maclaine]

6. Which group wrote and recorded the song "Good Vibrations"?

[The Beach Boys]

7. In which country is the capitol of Tibet?

[China]

8. Computers: What does the RAM stand for?

[Random Access Memory]

9. Who is oldest: Prince Charles, Bill Clinton, or Mick Jagger?

[Jagger]

10. Which famous wife is rumoured to be contemplating divorce?

[Hillary Clinton]

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Round 2

1. Who topped the charts in 1995 with the song, "You Are Not Alone"?

[Michael Jackson]

2. Derrynane Abbey is the ancestral home of which historic figure?

[Daniel O'Connell]

3. Which Catholic missionary and Nobel Laureate died in 1997?

[Mother Theresa]

4. How many of the Seven Dwarfs wore glasses?

[one (Doc)]

5. (Re 4) How many had no beard?

[one (Dopey)]

6. Which artist was famous for his blue period?

[Picasso]

7. Which movie was second in the number of Oscar Nominations this year?

[Saving Private Ryan]

8. Who wrote Jude the Obscure?

[Thomas Hardy]

9. Which instrument does James Galway play?

[flute]

10. Which mineral is found in bones, teeth, and seashells?

[calcium]

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Round 3

1. Opal is the birthstone for which month?

[October]

2. Which group had a hit with "Whiskey In the Jar"?

[Thin Lizzy]

3. On which river did Huckleberry Finn's adventures take place?

[Mississippi]

4. Where are the Ox Mountains?

[Sligo]

5. What is another name for almond paste?

[marzipan]

6. In which country did the rumba originate?

[Cuba]

7. What was the name of Robinson Caruso's companion?

[Friday]

8. Which famous film director died this week?

[Stanley Kubrick}

9. (Re 8) How many Best-Director Oscars did he win?

[none]

10. In which year did the Flight of the Earls take place?

[1607]

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Round 4

1. On which of Shakespeare's plays is West Side Story based?

[Romeo & Julliet]

2. (Re 1) Who wrote the music?

[Leonard Bernstein]

3. Which year begins the next Millennium?

[2001]

4. Which is Ireland's second-largest county?

[Galway]

5. How many horns has a Rhinocerous?

[one]

6. Who started Virgin Records?

[Richard Branson]

7. Which town was the seat of the early kings of Munster?

[Cashel]

8. What is the name given to the cultivation of plants without soil?

[Hydroponics]

9. Name the silent Marx Brother.

[Harpo]

10. What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's production company ?

[Harpo]

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Round 5

1. Name the two boxers in the upcoming World Championship.

[Lennox Lewis & Evander Holyfield]

2. Name all theTeletubbies.

[Dipsey, La La, Po, Tinky Winky]

3. In which film musical did Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood sing?

[Paint Your Wagon]

4. Which herb is used in pesto?

[basil]

5. Who was the subject of The Agony and the Ecstasy ?

[Michelangelo]

6. What is said to be the "Mother of Invention"?

[necessity]

7. What was the name of Frank Zappa's rock group"

[The Mothers of Invention]

8. In which street is Neighbours set?

[Ramsey]

9. In which county are the Fields of Athenry?

[Galway]

10. Who in the Bible was the youngest son of Jacob?

[Benjamin]

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Round 6

1. Jobim wrote songs to which dance beat?

[Bossa Nova]

2. What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a Persian slipper?

[his tobacco]

3. Which is the smallest county in Ireland?

[Louth]

4. Which composer grew up in a palace, traveled the world as a child prodigy,

and was buried a pauper?

[Mozart]

5. What is the flavor of Cointreau?

[orange]

6. For how many years is the President of Ireland elected?

[seven]

7. Which instrument does Julian Bream play?

[Guitar, lute]

8. Eva Braun was whose mistress?

[Hitler]

9. Which is the largest island of the Phillipines?

[Luzon]

10. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?

[Mario Puzo]

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Round 7

1. Which Beatles song has been recorded by the most artists?

[Yesterday]

2. Aer Lingus names it planes after what?

[saints]

4. Which Australian city has the largest population?

[Sydney]

5. How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

[Nine]

6. Which country has the most miles of roads?

[US]

7. Who was Bob Cratchit's boss?

[Scrooge]

8. What is the term for having more than one husband at the same time?

[polyandry]

9. Which drip-style painter was best known?

[Jackson Pollack]

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Round 8

1. How is 1999 written in Roman Numerals?

[MCMXCIX]

2. How many sides has a British 50p coin?

[7]

3. Who invented the scissors and the parachute?

[Leonardo DaVinci]

4. Which Irish pop group were once named 'Feedback'?

[U2]

5. Was the game of Monopoly invented in 1932, 1942, or 1952?

[1932]

6. Was the lie detector invented in 1921, 1941, or 1961? 

[1921]

7. Where is the world's largest man-made structure?

[China (Great Wall)]

8. (Re 7) Where is the world's oldest man-made structure?

[New Grange, Drogheda, Ireland]

8. Where was the actor Richard Harris born?

[Limerick, Ireland]

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Round 1

2. Under which sign of the Zodiac are we at this moment?

[(adapt)]

3. Who won the 1999 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?

[Judi Dench]

4. How many stomachs has the cow?

[four]

5. Which form of therapy uses the essences of plants in heated oils?

[Aromatherapy]

6. Name the world's southernmost capitol.

[Wellington, N. Z.]

7. What was the 1997 Oasis album called?

[Be Here Now]

8. Which is the nearest star to the Earth?

[the Sun]

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Round 2

1. In which country did the dog breed the Beagle originate?

[England]

2. The owl and the pussycat bought their wedding ring from which animal?

[the pig]

3. How many took part in the Last Supper?

[13]

4. Who provided the voice for Woody in Toy Story?

[Tom Hanks]

5. Who won the 1999 Best-Director Oscar?

[Steven Spielberg]

7. Which brand of beer originated in the Rocky Mountains?

[Coors]

8. Which rock group has the same name as a beer brand?

[Coors]

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Round 3

1. Which is the last book of the Old Testament ?

[The Book of Malachi]

2. When do we next reset our clocks?

[(adapt)]

4. In which country was ice cream invented?

[China]

5. Which food do more humans eat than any other?

[rice]

7. To what does a modem connect a computer?

[telephone line, or telephone]

8. Who preferred his Martinis "shaken"?

[James Bond]

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Round 4

1. Who was oldest: Hitler, Mussolini or Stalin?

[Stalin]

2. What is the Information Superhighway?

[ Internet, or World Wide Web]

4. With which art form is Henry Moore associated?

[sculpture]

5. Was 1900 a leap year?

[No]

6. Name one of the two trees most frequently mentioned in the Bible.

[fig, cedar]

7. Who just won the Oscar for Best Actress in a leading role?

[Gwynneth Paltrow]

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Round 5

1. Dipsophobia is the fear of what?

[drinking]

2. Upon completion of an historic event, who said, "The Eagle has landed."?

[Charles Lindbergh or Neil Armstrong]

3. Re 2: Upon completion of another historic event, who said, "The Eagle has landed."?

{Neil Armstrong or Lindbergh]

4. Re 2 & 3: After which other historic event was it again said?

[balloon flight around the world]

5. If a woman is nubile, what does that mean?

[marriageable]

6. Who just won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role?

[Roberto Benigni]

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Round 6

3. Who painted The Last Supper?

[DaVinci]

4. Who won the 1999 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?

[James Coburn]

5. Name one of the two main ingredients of roux .

[butter or flour]

7. What connects Kant, Hegel and Sartre?

[philosophy]

8. Where is the city of Pristina?

[Kosovo, or Serbia, or Yugoslavia]

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Round 7

1. Who was the youngest Beatle?

[George]

2. In which sport would you find a bomb, a blitz, a shotgun, and a tight end?

[American football]

3. What was the first hand-held camera called?

[Brownie]

4. Who won the recent Holyfield/Lewis fight?

[Neither: it was a draw]

6. Was Dali a realist, surrealist, or abstractionist?

[surrealist]

8. What does the acronym CD-ROM stand for?

[Compact Disk-Read Only Memory]

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Round 8

1. Which movie won the 1999 Best Picture Oscar?

[Shakespeare In Love ]

3. Who was born first: Van Gogh or Picasso?

[Van Gogh]

4. What is xerography?

[photocopying]

5. Of the 1999 Oscar winners, who is the oldest?

[James Coburn, b. 1928 (Dench b. 1934)]

6. What is the cullinary term for 'according to the menu'?

[a la carte ]

7. What is the best selling single of all time?

[Candle in the Wind]

8. On which day of the week was Millennium Eve?

[Friday]

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Round 1

1. Name Kosovo's largest city.

[Pristina]

2. Who started the custom of carrying a flaming torch from Athens to the site of the Olympics?

[Hitler in 1936]

4. In which sport would one see a trudgen?

[swimming]

5. Who wouldn't Take That and left in 1995?

[Robbie Williams]

6. Which event is said to have been the last great achievement in aviation?

[balloon flight around the world]

7. How many Spice Girls are there now?

[four]

8. TRUE or FALSE?: Bicycle Polo was a recognized sport.

[True]

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Round 2

1. How many squares on a chess board?

[64]

3. Who is the Secretary General of the UN?

[Kofi Annan]

4. Which is the biggest Irish corporation?

[Smurfit Group]

5. In which Kerry town is the Sky Woman monument?

[Killarney]

6. Who won Sunday's rugby match between Ireland & Italy?

[Ireland]

7. Who was the first golfer to reach $1 million in earnings?

[Arnold Palmer]

8. Which is the most common name in the world?

[Mohammed]

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Round 3

1. Which is the most popular spectator sport worldwide?

[auto racing]

2. TRUE or FALSE?: There were no Englishmen on Liverpool's FA Cup winning

side in 1986.

[True]

3. In Internet addresses, what does .com ("dot com") stand for?

[a commercial or business website]

4. Name one of the three main ingredients of a Harvey Wallbanger.

[vodka, orange juice, Galiano]

5. How do you spell singer Sade [pr. "shah-day"] 's name?

[Sade]

6. What is significant about the letters of the word facetiously ? [pr. "fa-see-shus-lee"]

[contains all the vowels in alphabetical order]

7. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

[Amelia Earhart]

8. Where is Montenegro?

[Yugoslavia, or Balkans]

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Round 4

1. What is the second book of the Bible.

[Exodus]

2. The shortest war on record was in 1896 and lasted 38 minutes. Name one

of the two countries involved.

[England, Zanzibar]

3. Who was Aristotle's teacher?

[Plato]

6. What does U.A.E. stand for?

[United Arab Emirates]

7. In equestrian sport, which event tests obedience?

[Dressage]

8.  Roman mythology: Celene and Diana are the goddesses of what?

[the moon]

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Round 5

1. Soccer: Which country scored the first goal in the first World Cup Finals?

[France]

2. The drink Chartreuse ("sharr-troose") comes in three colors. Name one.

[green, yellow or white]

3. Which type of dance involves moving under a horizontal pole?

[the limbo]

4. Into which sea does the Nile flow?

[Mediterranean]

8. What is the name of the present King of Spain?