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Christmas 2020

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was St. Colman's College founded/established?

a)

1855

b)

1856

c)

1857

d)

1858

2.

Who was the first president of St. Colman's College

a)

Mrs. O Donoghue

b)

Mr Queeney

c)

Archbishop Croke

d)

Bishop Crean

3.

Who said the following after a visit to St. Colman's College?

"The most heartening place I visited was St. Colman's College.. the whole professorial staff from the President down, are enthusiastic to a man.”

a)

Thomas McDonagh

b)

Padraig Pearce

c)

Pascal Donoghue

d)

Donal Og Cusack

4.

Name the past pupil of St. Colman's College who has won Triple Crowns and played 61 times for the Irish Rugby team?

a)

Tomas O Leary

b)

Mick Galway

c)

Mike Ross

d)

Ronan O'Gara

5.

What Premier League Stadium is this?

a)

Old Trafford

b)

Anfield

c)

Selhurst Park

d)

St. James' Park

6.

How many Liam McCarthy cups have Michael Fennelly and Henry Shefflin combined?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

7.

Name the city shown in the map?

a)

New York

b)

San Francisco

c)

London

d)

Rome

8.

What is the name of the Motorway that passes Fermoy?

a)

M6

b)

M7

c)

M8

d)

M9

9.

Name the city?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Cape Town

c)

New York

d)

Sydney

10.

What county team wear this jersey?

a)

Wicklow

b)

Kerry

c)

Donegal

d)

Leitrim

11.

Which county is Bunratty Castle in?

a)

Limerick

b)

Clare

c)

Cork

d)

Tipperary

12.

What is the capital of Switzerland?

a)

Bern

b)

Geneva

c)

Zurich

d)

Berlin

13.

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

a)

Australia

b)

Ireland

c)

Canada

d)

South Africa

14.

How many countries are there in the world?

a)

195

b)

185

c)

175

d)

205

15.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Thames

c)

Hudson

d)

Nile

16.

Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities. What are the two cities?

a)

London and Paris

b)

London and Manchester

c)

London and New York

d)

Manchester and Glasgow

17.

How many ghosts appear to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

Who has won the most All-Ireland senior football championships?

a)

Dublin

b)

Kerry

c)

Cork

d)

Mayo

19.

How many club All-Irelands has Joe Canning won?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

20.

Who is the only player to have scored in the Premier League, Championship, League 1, League 2, Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Champions League, Europa League, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup?

a)

Chris Sutton

b)

Gary Hooper

c)

Shaun Maloney

d)

John Hartson

21.

What is Hozier's real name?

a)

Andrew Byrne

b)

Billy Byrne

c)

Andrew Boyle

d)

Alan Byrne

22.

What are the names of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's children?

a)

North, South, East, West

b)

North, Tom, East, Mary

c)

North, Chicago, Saint and Psalm

d)

North, Mexico, Sinner, Song

23.

Who was Taoiseach on VE Day, in 1945?

a)

Eamon deValera

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Sean Lemass

24.

How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?

a)

26

b)

27

c)

28

d)

29

25.

What year did the battle of Clontarf take place?

a)

1014

b)

1066

c)

1169

d)

1190

26.

How many people have walked on the moon?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

20

27.

What is the collective noun for a group of giraffes?

a)

A Gaggle

b)

A Tower

c)

A group

d)

A Neck

28.

At what temperature are Farenheit and Celsius equal to each other?

a)

+40

b)

-40

c)

+50

d)

-50

29.

On the periodic table, what symbol stands for silver?

a)

Ag

b)

Ar

c)

Si

d)

Sl

30.

In what year did Blue Peter first air?

a)

1958

b)

1968

c)

1978

d)

1988

31.

Who was James Bond immediately before Daniel Craig? (Hint, he was born in Meath)!

a)

Sean Connery

b)

Roger Moore

c)

Pierce Brosnan

d)

Timothy Dalton

32.

You only use 10% of your brain

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The Royal Family are not allowed to play Monopoly

a)

True

b)

False

34.

In your lifetime, you'll produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A child could swim through the veins of a blue whale

a)

True

b)

False

36.

It's possible to hear a lion's roar from five miles away

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Who has won more Senior football All Irelands

a)

Tipperary

b)

Mayo

c)

Tyrone

d)

Donegal

38.

How many Senior Football All Irelands have Tipperary won?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

39.

What building has 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators.

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Versailles Palace

c)

Houses of Parliament, Westminster

d)

The White house

40.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Mandarin

d)

Italian

41.

What was the length of the Titanic from bow to stern?

a)

269m

b)

279m

c)

369m

d)

479m

42.

Which of the following Irish Rugby players is heavier?

a)

Cian Healy

b)

Tadhg Furlong

c)

James Ryan

d)

Bundee Aki

43.

Who has the most Senior Hurling All Ireland titles?

a)

Dublin

b)

Clare

c)

Waterford

d)

Galway

44.

Sam Bennett won the Green Jersey in the 2020 Tour de France. What Irish town is he from?

a)

Clonmel

b)

Carrick on Suir

c)

Dungarvan

d)

Fermoy

45.

Billy Corgan is the lead singer of which alternative rock band?

a)

Pearl Jam

b)

Nirvana

c)

Smashing Pumpkins

d)

Pulp

46.

Which novelty act had a Christmas number one in 2000 with, ‘Can We Fix It?’

a)

Dustin the Turkey

b)

Bob the Builder

c)

Coldplay

d)

Fatboy Slim

47.

How many prime ministers has Queen Elizabeth II been served by?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

48.

Rockstar David Howell Evans is better known by what name?

a)

The Edge

b)

Bono

c)

Larry Mullan

d)

Adam Clayton

49.

What is the highest grossing movie of all time?

a)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

b)

Titanic (1997)

c)

Avatar (2009)

d)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

50.

What is the longest mountain range in the world?

a)

Alps

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Andes

d)

Rocky Mountains