Irish Examiner Weekend's New Year Quiz

Irish Examiner Weekend's New Year Quiz

With a total of 100 questions, on various categories and some looking back to events that happened in particular months, you will be well-challenged to answer as many as you can. Off you go, and best of luck!
ROUND ONE

"Tús maith, leath na h-oibre" - "A good start is half the work"
1. Who scored the first goal of 2024 in the English Premier League between Liverpool and Newcastle?
2. Which country’s Queen abdicated on January 14, after 52 years on the throne?
3. Which Irish broadcaster started a new show on Virgin Radio in London on January 2?
4. The Chinese New Year started on February 10, but what was it the year of?
5. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year at the Grammys for what album?
6. In which city was Superbowl 2024 held in for the very first time?
7. Who won the inaugural World Snooker Masters in Saudi Arabia, in March; was it Ronnie O’Sullivan, Sean Murphy, or Judd Trump?
8. Who, in March, won Best Actress for her role in Poor Things at this year’s Academy Awards?
9. What type of eclipse took place on Monday, April 8, 2024?
10. Which former Beatles’ sons wrote a new song together entitled ‘Primrose Hill’?
ROUND TWO
1. In which county would you visit the Giant’s Causeway?
2. Were rock band, Stereophonics, formed in England, Scotland, or Wales?
3. What is the score of zero called in tennis?
4. What is the largest county in Ireland?
5. What is the nickname of Mark Labbett in the quiz show, The Chase?
6. Which member of the Shelby family became an MP in Peaky Blinders?
7. The Japanese Gardens are in which Irish county?
8. Which teams contested this season’s FAI Cup final?
9. ‘Nights in White Satin’ was a 1967 hit for which group?
10. Who played Johnny Cash in the 2005 film, Walk the Line?
ROUND THREE
1. What colour is Pikachu, the popular face of Nintendo's Pokémon series?
2. What type of pasta has a name meaning ‘little worms’?
3. Luka Bloom (above) is the younger brother of which folk singer?
4. Is the video game called ‘Witchcraft,’ ‘Minecraft,’ or ‘Hovercraft’?
5. Which river flows through Belfast?
6. Jacob’s Creek wine comes from which country?
7. What were the names of the two disagreeable old men in the Muppets?
8. When was the last year when Cork won the All-Ireland senior hurling final?
9. Which American city is often referred to as the birthplace of jazz?
10. What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
ROUND FOUR
1. What are the England women’s rugby team called?
2. In which city in the UK was Cadbury founded?
3. What is the name of Harry Potter’s owl?
4. Where in Ireland would you find the town of Bangor Erris?
5. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote Agnes Grey?
6. What do you call it when a bowler knocks over all the pins at once in ten-pin bowling?
7. Churchhill Downs is a racecourse in which US state?
8. Who played barmaid Michelle Connor, in Coronation Street?
9. In what year did Elvis Presley die?
10. Who is Yogi Bear’s best friend?
ROUND FIVE

Nearly halfway there!
1. After winning their semi-final, which country was disqualified from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?
2. In which city did the 2024 Europa Conference League final take place?
3. Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Everest, in May, for a record 30th time, but what country is he from?
4. Claudia Sheinbaum became the first female President of which country, in June?
5. Who became the first-ever directly elected Limerick Mayor this year?
6. Who, on July 5, became the new British Chancellor of the Exchequer?
7. What was the title song of U2’s reissues EP, released on July 19, 2024?
8. In August, the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was held for the first time in which town?
9. Which country’s Rose won this year’s Rose of Tralee, in August?
10. Kylian Mbappé scored his first goal for Real Madrid against which club?
ROUND SIX

Just past the halfway point!
1. In what year did Robbie Williams last play in Dublin, as part of his XXV tour?
2. Who was President of Ireland in 1991?
3. What is Japan’s second largest city?
4. In which county is Hook Lighthouse?
5. Paisley Park was the home of which iconic American singer?
6. In 2020, which singer won five Grammy Awards; Billie Eilish or Ariana Grande?
7. The city of Biarritz is in which country?
8. The Story of the Three Bears is often known by what title?
9. Which of these paper sizes is largest; legal, or, executive?
10. Cayenne is the capital of which South American country?
ROUND SEVEN
1. What is the first day of Lent called?
2. Who played Macrinus in the film, Gladiator II?
3. Who cut Samson’s hair while he slept?
4. In Greek mythology, what was the food of the gods?
5. In 1953, Chad Varah founded which crisis hotline?
6. In American broadcasting, what do the initials CBS stand for?
7. How many countries are there in Africa; 52, 54, or 56?
8. Football team, PAOK, play in which European country?
9. What animal is the logo of Lloyds Bank?
10. Singer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is better known by what name?
ROUND EIGHT
1. How many countries have a border with Poland; 5, 6, or 7?
2. What is the nationality of Liverpool manager, Arne Slot?
3. Who played Colm Doherty in the film, The Banshees of Inisherin?
4. Which creature features on the label of a Bacardi rum bottle?
5. Whose nose grew longer every time he lied?
6. How many counties does county Tipperary border; is it 6, 7, or 8?
7. What was Madonna’s first Top 10 hit single?
8. Which TV show had the motto: ‘To boldly go where no one has gone before’?
9. Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and which other musician, was a member of The Highwaymen, a country music supergroup?
10.What is the collective name for a group of ferrets; ‘Business,’ ‘Bask,’ or ‘Bevy’?
ROUND NINE
1. Who, on Sept 5, became Prime Minister of France?
2. A new collection of stamps, from An Post, in September, featured four musicians; Sinéad O’Connor, Shane MacGowan, Séamus Begley and which other?
3. Who recorded his 281st outing in a Leinster jersey in September?
4. By how much did the pension increase in the October Budget?
5. Oktoberfest 2024 ended on October 6, in which German city?
6. Who scored the 88th min winner for Ireland against Finland in October?
7. In which US state was the Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano fight in November?
8. How many politicians took part in the leaders debate on Nov 18, on RTÉ for the General Election?
9. On the first day of December, who won the 2024 Formula One Qatar Grand Prix?
10. How many seats were filled from people’s votes in the 34th Dáil?
ROUND TEN

You're on the home straight - keep going!
1. How many Grand Slams has Rafael Nadal won in his career; 20, 21, or 22?
2. Somnambulism is also known as what?
3. Which autonomous region of China is known as the ‘Roof of the World’?
4. Which nation sings ’Land of My Fathers’ at sporting venues?
5. Axilla is the technical name for which part of the body; the armpit, nostril, or thumb?
6. What type of literature does Jacqueline Wilson traditionally write?
7. Ian Fleming, writer of James Bond novels, has an airport named after him on which island?
8. Who is Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy in the United States?
9. Who composed the opera, La Boheme?
10. What colour jersey is awarded to the overall leader of the Giro d’Italia cycle race?
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Irish Examiner Weekend's New Year Quiz

ROUND ONE

ROUND TWO

ROUND THREE

ROUND FOUR

ROUND FIVE

ROUND SIX

ROUND SEVEN

ROUND EIGHT

ROUND NINE

ROUND TEN