Questions from Dualla Good Friday Table Quiz 2017.

Have a Go – Answers below.

Round 1.


1. Which organ of your body acts like a pump?

2. What kind of creature was defeated by the Three Billy Goats Gruff?

3. Name the British Prime Minister.

4. Which river drains most of Co. Tipperary?

5. Which British singer-songwriter has released albums called “19”, “21” and “25”?

6. Which leaves can be used to soothe the pain from stinging nettles?

7. John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer hurls with what club?

8. What name is given to Dualla church?

9. Who was Ireland’s first woman president?

10. Spell ADDRESS.


Round 2.


1. Which Irish soccer player suffered a broken leg in the recent Wales match?

2. How many gold stars on the EU flag?

3. Who won the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize?

4. What is Donald Trump’s wife’s name?

5. From what country does Lego come?

6. The pasta called vermicelli means little worms, T/F?

7. What is the address of the parish community website?

8. In what year were N and S Tipperary united?

9. What colour jersey is won by the leader in the Tour de France?

10. Name the Trump golf resort in Co. Clare.


Round 3.


1. Known as ‘the father of rock and roll”, he died last month aged 90.

2. What is the name of the wizard at the court of King Arthur?

3. Which Tipperary village is “An Marcach” in Irish?

4. On a clothing care label, what does a circle denote?

5. Name the Garda Commissioner.

6. What name is given to Ballytarsna school?

7. Name the All-Ireland club hurling champions.

8. Áras an Uachtarán is found in what park?

9. Spell ABOMINABLE.

10. From its traditional source in Co Cavan to its estuary at Limerick city, how many Irish counties touch the Shannon, 9, 10 or 11?


Round 4.


1. What are the only two countries to have a land border with the US?

2. Harris, Lewis and Donegal are all types of which fabric?

3. Who is the head coach of the Irish rugby team?

4. What is the square root of 256?

5. In which town do the Flintstones live?

6. Who is the Minister for Health?

7. Tipperary returns how many TDs to the Dáil?

8. Which film won the most recent Oscar for best picture?

9. Michelle O’Neill leads which NI political party?

10. Who manages the Tipperary Senior Football team?


Round 5.


1. Spell WEIRD.

2. How many All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles has Tipperary won?

3. Who are considered the two main contenders to lead Fine Gael?

4. What is the name of Shrek’s wife?

5. Name the All-Ireland club football champions.

6. Cushendun Caves, which feature in “Game Of Thrones”, are in which NI county?

7. Name the British Foreign Secretary.

8. Who has a dog called Snowy and is friends with Captain Haddock?

9. Which horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

10. 1960’s designer Mary Quant famously popularised which item of clothing?


Round 6.


1. What was the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?

2. Mike Pence is the holder of which US office?

3. In sport, what do the letters MMA stand for?

4. How many rows of stars are there on the US flag?

5. Who was the first film star to appear on a postage stamp?

6. Which Irish county has the longest coastline?

7. Who is the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party?

8. What village in County Tipperary did former American President Ronald Reagan's ancestors come from?

9. She won a sailing silver at the 2016 Olympics and was Grand Marshal of the 2017 Dublin St Patrick’s Day parade.

10. What was Cú Chulainn’s name before he received that title?

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Answers:


1. 1. Heart. 2. A troll, 3. Theresa May. 4. Suir. 5. Adele. 6. Dock leaves. 7. Killenaule. 8. “Our Lady of
Fatima”. 9. Mary Robinson. 10. ADDRESS.

2. 1. Seamus Coleman. 2. 12. 3. Bob Dylan. 4. Melania. 5. Denmark. 6. True.
7. boherlahandualla.ie. 8. 2014. 9. Yellow. 10. Doonbeg.

3. 1. Chuck Berry. 2. Merlin. 3. Horse and Jockey. 4. Dry clean only.
5. Nóirín O’Sullivan. 6. “Little Flower”. 7. Cuala. 8. Phoenix Park. 9. ABOMINABLE.
10. 10 (Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon,
Cavan, Leitrim).

4. 1. Mexico & Canada. 2. Tweed. 3. Joe Schmidt. 4. 16. 5. Bedrock. 6. Simon Harris.
7. 5. 8. “Moonlight”. 9. Sinn Féin. 10. Liam Kearns.

5. 1. WEIRD. 2. 27. 3. Leo Varadkar & Simon Coveney. 4. Princess Fiona.
5. Dr Crokes. 6. Antrim. 7. Boris Johnson. 8. Tintin. 9. “Sizing John”. 10. Miniskirt.

6. 1. Hedwig. 2. Vice-President. 3. Mixed Martial Arts. 4. 9. 5. Grace Kelly. 6. Mayo.
7. Arlene Foster. 8. Ballyporeen. 9. Annalise Murphy. 10. Setanta.