Credit Union Quiz

Posted on March 1, 2013 by rgaffney7798

Saint Joseph’s sent two teams to take part in the Credit Union Quiz in Parnell’s GAA Club on Wednesday night. There were 26 teams competing for the title and the opportunity to represent our area in the National Credit Union Quiz. All of our hard work was evident as we did very well to answer some extremely difficult questions. Well done to the children who took part!

Here are the questions that were asked. Give them a try!

Round 1

  1. When Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall – who couldn’t put him back together again?
  2. Who wrote the novel Alice in wonderland?
  3. In which Irish county would you find the Blarney stone?
  4. How many minutes are there in 5 hours?
  5. Who is the current Minister for Justice?
  6. What is a quiver used for?

 

Round 2

  1. In pool and snooker, what colour is the cue ball?
  2. How much money do you collect when you pass GO in the board game Monopoly?
  3. What musical instrument is made by the company Steinway and Sons?
  4. In the tv show The Simpsons, who owns the Kwik-i-Mart?
  5. What Irish county is known as The Garden of Ireland?
  6. In computers and smartphones, what do the letters GB stand for?

Round 3

  1. In the Solar System, which planet starts with the letter J?
  2. Which children’s tv channel first showed Dora The Explorer?
  3. Which footballer won the Ballon D’or for the 4th time in January 2013?
  4. What type of foods are Kerr’s Pinks, Records, Roosters or Maris Pipers?
  5. Who is the current President of Ireland?
  6. Adam Levine is the lead singer of which pop/rock band?

Round 4 – True or False

  1. The giraffe is the tallest living animal on earth.
  2. Los Angeles is in the US state of California.
  3. The voice of Bart Simpson is actually a woman.
  4. Cork is the largest county in Ireland.
  5. Menorca is one of the Canary Islands.
  6. Goldfish have no memory.

Round 5

  1. Who took over from Brian O’Driscoll as Irelands new 6 Nations Rugby Captain in January 2013?
  2. Who won the X Factor in 2012?
  3. What is the scientific symbol for gold on the periodic table?
  4. What famous playwright wrote the plays Hamlet and Macbeth?
  5. Mirabelle and Damson are which type of fruit? Plum, Apricot or Pear
  6. Lufthansa is the national airline of which country?

Round 6

  1. Who wrote the Twighlight series of books?
  2. What sport would you associate with the Harlem Globetrotters?
  3. What does a milliner make?
  4. If you arrived in Charles De Gaulle airport, which city would you be in?
  5. Name the odd one out: Lee, Barrow, Galtimore, Slaney 
  6. The song Scream and Shout is a recent hit for Will-i-am and which other singer?

Round 7

  1. 2013 is the Chinese year of which animal?
  2. Which US city is known as the Windy City?
  3. How many stars are there on the EU flag?
  4. What country’s national dish is haggis?
  5. Which former Republic of Ireland football manager now manages Ipswich Town?
  6. What nationality is Justin Bieber?

Round 8

  1. What is the Roman numeral for the number ten?
  2. In what Pixar movie would you find Stinky Pete, the Prospector and the Evil Emperor Zurg?
  3. Who wrote the children’s series of books entitled Goosebumps?
  4. What is the young of a hare called ?
  5. What is measured on the Beaufort Scale? 
  6. Spell the word

 

 

 

 

Round 9

  1. What is 25% of 40?
  2. The silver fern is the emblem of which national sports team?
  3. Which Irish woman won the 2012 European Cross Country Championships?
  4. Who is the Chief Executive of Ryanair?
  5. Which mobile phone manufacturer makes the Galaxy Note?
  6. This man has been in the news a lot recently with the horse meat scandal: who is the current minister for food in Ireland? 

Round 10

  1. In what sport would you use a house, a broom and a hogline?
  2. Who are the current All Ireland Football Champions?
  3. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2013?
  4. What are Foxtrot, Mambo and Charleston types of?
  5. What is the capital city of Australia?
  6. What sport would you do in a velodrome?

How did you do?

Answers

Round 1

  1. All the Kings horses and all the Kings men
  2. Lewis Carroll
  3. County Cork
  4. 300 minutes
  5. Alan Shatter
  6. It is a bag for your back that holds arrows

 

Round 2

  1. White
  2. €200
  3. Pianos
  4. Apu
  5. County Wicklow
  6. Gigabytes

 

Round 3

  1. Jupiter
  2. Nickelodeon
  3. Lionel Messi
  4. Potatoes
  5. Michael D. Higgins
  6. Maroon 5

 

Round 4 – True or False

  1. TRUE
  2. TRUE
  3. TRUE
  4. TRUE
  5. FALSE (Balaeric Islands)
  6. FALSE

 

Round 5

  1. Jamie Heaslip
  2. James Arthur
  3. Au
  4. William Shakespere
  5. Plum
  6. Germany

 

Round 6

  1. Stephanie Mayer
  2. Basketball
  3. Hats
  4. Paris
  5. Galtimore (the rest are all rivers)
  6. Brittney Spears

 

Round 7

  1. Snake
  2. Chicago
  3. 12
  4. Scotland
  5. Mick McCarthy
  6. Canadian

 

Round 8

  1. X
  2. Toy Story 2
  3. RL Stein
  4. A leveret
  5. Wind
  6. SCISSORS

 

Round 9

  1. 10
  2. The New Zealand All Blacks rugby team
  3. Fionnula Britton
  4. Michael O’Leary
  5. Samsung
  6. Simon Covney

 

Round 10

  1. Curling
  2. Donegal
  3. Daniel Day Lewis for Lincoln
  4. Dances
  5. Canberra
  6. Cycling

 

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