GAA trivia

cruiserweight

Just a little game if anybody is interested. I will post a question which people will try and answer, when somebody answers the question they then get to ask question, which other people will in turn try and answer. Again when somebody answers that question correctly they are in control and get to ask a question. Simple really I think, hopefully peopl will join in!

I will start with the first question, a simple one!

Only two counties have won four all-ireland football titles in a row, Kerry have done it twice but who were the first county to win four all-ireland football titles in a row?

thirdmantackle

Wexford?

cruiserweight

Correct you get to ask a question now!

thirdmantackle

Damn I'm good...

When was the first 70 minute All-Ireland senior football final?

watman

1975

thirdmantackle

Ok, that was a bit easy. your turn

watman

Name An Inter County Footballer who played in a National League final and a FAI Cup final in successive weeks ?

cruiserweight

Just a guess Kevin Moran

watman

Good guess but no

cruiserweight

Another guess then Dave Barry of Cork

Mighty_Mouse

Guess - Brendan Devenney?

watman

Cruiserweight has it

cruiserweight

Another simple one, what year did Kerry win their first all-ireland title?

Mighty_Mouse

101 years ago. 1903 (hundred years lark last year!)

Whats the highest individual score in a Senior Football Final and by who?

stevemac

i believe that was a trick quetion.

i'd guess 1891,

hurling btw


good quetion mighty as well, haven't a clue on that one.

cruiserweight

Wrong you can't ask a question yet!

I said first all-ireland, not first football all-ireland trick question!:p

So it still stands, and for the record the highest individual score in an All-Ireland final has been 2 goals, 6 points by Jimmy Keaveney (Dublin) v Armagh in 1977, and by Michael Sheehy (Kerry) v Dublin in 1979.

cruiserweight

Correct StevieMac can ask a question

stevemac

what teams have never won a senoir hurling provincal title?

cruiserweight

Do you mean name all of them?

stevemac

yeah, name them all. Its a quetion thats being asked in work recently and it took a while to figure out.

there is 14 by my count

watman

Possibly have 16 But i guess some are wrong
Donegal , Cavan , Fermanagh , Tyrone , Kildare , Wicklow , Westmeath , Louth , Meath , Carlow , Leitrim , Mayo , Sligo , Armagh , Longford and Monaghan

I had Kildare in the list twice .. Well Spotted Cruiserweight

cruiserweight

I think you have Kildare twice(not anymore), New York as well?

Imposter

Originally posted by watman
Possibly have 17 But i guess some are wrong
Donegal , Cavan , Fermanagh , Tyrone , Kildare , Wicklow , Westmeath , Louth , Meath , Kildare , Carlow , Leitrim , Mayo , Sligo , Armagh , Longford and Monaghan

I'm pretty sure that kildare have won an all-ireland or 2 so I reckon they've won a Leinster too.

cruiserweight

Originally posted by Imposter
I'm pretty sure that kildare have won an all-ireland or 2 so I reckon they've won a Leinster too.

No I am sure that they have won nothing in hurling! More than 14 teams have not won senior provincial hurling championships, unless it is a trick question and includes club championships, then I have no idea what the figure is!

watman

I ve a couple of match programs here from going to games this year i ll check the roll of honour for hurling .. thats if i can find the hurling program ..

Kilkenny , Wexford , Dublin , Offaly , Laois are the only ones listed as winning the Bob O'Keeffe Cup

cruiserweight

Originally posted by watman
I ve a couple of match programs here from going to games this year i ll check the roll of honour for hurling .. thats if i can find the hurling program ..

Kilkenny , Wexford , Dublin , Offaly , Laois are the only ones listed as winning the Bob O'Keeffe Cup

Yeah they all have all-irelands and have each won the Bob O'Keefe trophy a few times! All of the Munster teams have won Munster, as they all have All-Ireland hurling titles! Antrim and Down and Derry(I think) all have Ulster titles! London have a title if they competed in a provincial championship the year they won the all-ireland!

Imposter

Ok found a website which lists back to 1925. Scratch Meath from that list. There's also a few that have Junior all-Irelands but I presume he meant senior as in senior and not as in adult.

stevemac

from the list i have, which was just the all-ireland semis and finals. there are 6 munster(all), 5 leinster (you have them), 2 connaught and 5 ulster

cruiserweight

Yeah cavan played in a semi in 1908, but I am not sure if they won ulster, Derry played in 1909, Roscommon in 1913 lost to Tipperary 10-0 Roscommon 0-1, and played in 1974! Also back in the day I did not realise they had a home and an all-ireland final, so glasgow, lanchashire etc took part in the championship!

stevemac

that pretty much all i have, and 1 more ulster county. Donegal.

cruiserweight

So the list reads

Fermanagh , Tyrone ,Monaghan, Armagh Kildare , Wicklow , Westmeath , Louth , Meath , Carlow , Longford, Leitrim , Mayo and Sligo

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Does anybody else have a trivia question or shall I ask another one?

stevemac

when did kilkenny win there first leinster title?

Mighty_Mouse

1904................ think they won the all-ireland for the first time too that year. (if i remember correctly!!:eek: )

Whats the highest individual score in a Senior Football Final and by who?

stevemac

wrong




i'm headin home in a few minutes. so its football, and i remember seeing it in the program for the match at the week-end, but from i can see on the web its different. but still earlier



hean, but i think that they won there 1st football leinster in 1891, but as far as i can see on the web it might be 1900. Willl check and let ye know for defo

watman

Jimmy Keaveney (Dublin) 1977 and Mike Sheehy (Kerry) 1979 both scored 2-6 in All Ireland Finals.

KevIRL

Can I throw one in seeing as there's been a bit of a gap?

What player (playing senior level in 2003) had played in 3 separate provinicial championships?

KevIRL

Originally posted by KevIRL
Can I throw one in seeing as there's been a bit of a gap?

What player (playing senior level in 2003) had played in 3 separate provinicial championships?

Anyone with a guess on this? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Imposter

I don't know who it is but i'd imagine it'd have to be someone who has played for UCC or maybe UCD, their original county and their adopted county. Would it be that red haired guy from Leitrim who's now a dub and who's name escapes me atm. (Darcy maybe!)

cruiserweight

Denis Byrne?

KevIRL

Originally posted by Imposter
I don't know who it is but i'd imagine it'd have to be someone who has played for UCC or maybe UCD, their original county and their adopted county. Would it be that red haired guy from Leitrim who's now a dub and who's name escapes me atm. (Darcy maybe!)

Nope not him.

It wasnt all in the same year if thats any help.

Mighty_Mouse

Is he a Limerick footballer. I can't remember his name

KevIRL

Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
Is he a Limerick footballer. I can't remember his name

Nope.

KevIRL

Its also in 3 different provinicial championships over his career at senior level. Not club/college/underage.

cruiserweight

football or hurling?

KevIRL

Originally posted by cruiserweight
football or hurling?

In 2003 he was playing hurling. But has played both in diff prov championships.

N.B. Dont go thinking of dual players cause you'll be gone off in the wrong direction altogether

The Rooster

Thats a good question (assuming its real!)

I can think of Declan Darcy (Dub+Lei) , Enda Sheehy (Dub+MO), Denis Byrne (KK+Tipp), Brian Lacy (Tipp+KE), a big ignorant lad who played for Donegal and Mayo who's name escapes me, and Ciaran Barr (Antrim+Dub) who have played in 2 provinces. Cant think of any who've played in 3.

KevIRL

Originally posted by The Rooster
Thats a good question (assuming its real!)

Yep definitely real. Want another clue?

cruiserweight

Is is someone who has played for London or New York?

KevIRL

Originally posted by cruiserweight
Is is someone who has played for London or New York?

yep

The Rooster

Teu o'hAilpin has played:

1. Minor for cork in the Munster championship
2. Senior football for London in Connact
3. Senior hurling for London in Ulster

2 above is all I know for a fact - 1 and 3 are guesses, but I betcha London is involved in the answer.