Compiled by Cork West Branch of the NCP-P
FIRST PUBLISHED IN PRINT FORMAT 2007 BY
The Collins Press
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Cork
Cork West Branch of NPC-P 2007, 2012
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book has been a wonderfully collaborative effort with assistance from parents, teachers, principals and, most importantly, our wonderful students. It has been a great honour to work on More Whiz Quiz. I would like to say thanks to all those parents, students and teachers that assisted in providing questions. I would like to extend a special thanks to the students and staff at Glasheen Boys National School and Glasheen Girls National School in Cork for their questions. I would also like to thank Miss Clark at Glasheen Boys School for her assistance with the Irish questions. We have included questions about every county and at every level so kids of all ages from junior infants to 100 will be able to participate at some level. We at the Cork West National Parents Council are very pleased to be able to provide another Whiz Quiz book for all to enjoy and hope it will be fun. I would like to thank Marthe Mainerich, committee member, for co-ordinating this project.
Thank you for your support.
SEAN ORIORDAN, CHAIRMAN
NATIONAL PARENTS COUNCIL CORK WEST
QUIZ NUMBER 1
ROUND 1
- What do you have to do to find a pot of gold?
- In what year did Christianity come to Ireland?
- What is Irelands smallest county?
- Who won the All-Ireland Hurling Final in 2004?
- What does www stand for in an Internet address?
- Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?
- What tree, that has green leaves and red berries, is associated with Christmas?
- Who hosts Winning Streak on RT television?
ROUND 2
- What is fossilised wood called?
- On which continent is the highest active volcano?
- What is the name of Australias largest lake?
- What Irish player captained the Lions in 2005?
- In what fabled land did Oisn live with his wife Niamh?
- In the cartoon Yu-Gi-Oh, from what ancient civilisation did Duel Monsters originate?
- What is a tricephalos?
- In which county is the Blarney Stone?
ROUND 3
- Whose body was wrapped in the Turin Shroud?
- What is the name of the mouse in Bears Big Blue House?
- How many talismans did the Tuatha D Danann bring to Ireland on their mystic cloud?
- What is the only island that lemurs naturally live upon?
- Who was the first woman to be chairperson of the Irish Red Cross?
- In what year was the Easter Rising?
- Which racecourse hosts the Irish Derby?
- In a solar or lunar eclipse does the Moon pass between the Sun and Earth?
ROUND 4
- In what year was the Council of Europe founded?
- What is Spidermans other identity?
- What do the letters NPC-P stand for?
- What is pictured on the back of an Irish one Euro coin?
- How many times would you press the number 9 to text the letter y?
- In what film does Eddy Murphy lend his voice to a cartoon dragon?
- What colours are the German flag?
- In what year was the Gaelic Athletic Association founded?
ROUND 5
- How many times has Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest?
- Canberra is the capital of which country?
- Who was the first Christian missionary sent to Ireland by the Pope?
- Who was the first Irish-American Catholic president of the United States of America?
- What is the European Economic Community now known as?
- Which Irish band has a song on the soundtrack of Spiderman 3?
- What is a baby elephant called?
- What is the bottom number in a fraction called?
ROUND 6
- How many counties are in the province of Leinster?
- What is the name of the Egyptian goddess of healing and marriage?
- Where would you find your fibula?
- What is the term describing a piece of music in which a short melody or phrase is introduced by one part and taken up and developed by others?
- What kind of sea creature is SpongeBobs friend Patrick?
- Which Dublin born author wrote Gullivers Travels?
- Which mountain in Kerry is traditionally climbed on the Feast of St Brendan?
- How long were the children of King Lir turned into white swans?
ROUND 7
- How many miles are in a marathon?
- What is the name of the Irish hand-held, goatskin drum?
- When did Wolfe Tone die?
- Where was George Bernard Shaw born?
- What are Ron Weasleys twin brothers names in Harry Potter?
- Where did the Lusitania go down?
- What kind of animal is Martin the Warrior?
- In which county is The Giants Ring?
ROUND 8
- Which team did Damien Duff play for in the 2006-2007 season?
- Who wrote Northern Lights and The Amber Spyglass?
- In what year was the smoking ban introduced in Ireland (2003, 2004 or 2005)?
- Does an omnivore eat only meat?
- What character could turn invisible in The Incredibles?
- Asuncin is the capital of which country?
- A doe gives birth to what?
- What county is also the name of a type of poetry?
ROUND 9
- In Greek mythology, what is the name of Daedalus son who fell into the sea?
- Why did Daedalus son fall into the sea?
- Where do you find an incisor?
- Which character does George McMahon play in Fair City?
- In golf, what does the term Eagle mean?
- Who is the manager of Sunderland AFC?
- What does I.T. stand for?
- The Austrian and French flags share two colours. What are they?
ROUND 10
- What is the fauns name in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
- What horse won the Grand National in 2007?
- Who wrote Tom Crean Ice Man?
- What is 14 squared?
- In which county would you find the Bective Abbey ruins?
- What is a baby kangaroo called?
- Card a itheann an chaora?
- When cooking a roux, what are your two main ingredients?
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