General Knowledge Quiz

Bannasidhe

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

While we're waiting for the Inishowen man...

What year was that and which famous crooner said he'd like to "kick her ass" for doing it ?

1992 and Frankie S?

wesleysniper38

I concur !

What good fella taped the picture back together and tore up a picture of Sinead the following week?

donegal_man

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

While we're waiting for the Inishowen man..

Tullamore or Tir Conaill please

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

I concur !

What good fella taped the picture back together and tore up a picture of Sinead the following week?

Joe Pesci

Pesci received a Best Newcomer BAFTA for which movie?

wesleysniper38

donegal_man wrote: »

Tullamore or Tir Conaill please



Joe Pesci

Pesci received a Best Newcomer BAFTA for which movie?

Was it Raging Bull ?

wesleysniper38

I think I'm right on that so..

In how many other movies did Pesci appear with Robert De Niro ?

donegal_man

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

I think I'm right on that so..

In how many other movies did Pesci appear with Robert De Niro ?

Five I think

If I'm right, Martin Scorsese directed "The Last Temptation of Christ", who wrote the book?

Guffy

Kazanstakas ? Can't remember his first name

donegal_man

gufc21 wrote: »

Kazanstakas ? Can't remember his first name

Nikos. Take it away

Guffy

What languages did Jesus speak

Lingua Franca

Aramaic and Greek.

Guffy

Lingua Franca wrote: »

Aramaic and Greek.

Nope

Lingua Franca

Aramaic and Hebrew?

Guffy

Yip it is assumed he spoke Greek and Latin also cut they are the only two he is known to have spoken

Lingua Franca

In addition to ancient Greek and hieroglyphs, which other language is on the Rosetta stone?

donegal_man

Lingua Franca wrote: »

In addition to ancient Greek and hieroglyphs, which other language is on the Rosetta stone?

Demotic Egyptian

In which king's reign was it raised?

wesleysniper38

Pitolemy / Ptolemy the Fifth ?

wesleysniper38

In Ptolemy (the Geographers) map of Ireland where is Invernis ?

donegal_man

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

In Ptolemy (the Geographers) map of Ireland where is Invernis ?

Pretty sure it's Cork (Just finished William O'Brien's Book)

Which Irish city now stands on the site Ptolemy called Nagnata?

Guffy

Sligo.

How many times have Sligo rovers won tim top division in Ireland?

feargale

gufc21 wrote: »

Sligo.

How many times have Sligo rovers won tim top division in Ireland?

2?

Guffy

No

tayto lover

The Bit o' Red have won 3 League titles i'd say?

Who was their most famous centre-forward who scored 5 goals in a match against Waterford?

Guffy

Dixie Dean

Jay O'shae's last game for Galway United was at the Carlisle Ground, in which stadium was his next competitive game played?

wesleysniper38

Was it St Andrews? Birmingham City?

wesleysniper38

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

Was it St Andrews? Birmingham City?

What form of medical photography allegedly first took place in Birmingham in the late 1800's ? In case I'm right!

The Pheasant

XRays?

Guffy

It wasn't st Andrews

wesleysniper38

gufc21 wrote: »

It wasn't st Andrews

Away fixture then... Old Trafford?

wesleysniper38

Who did Alex Ferguson succeed as manager of Man Utd ?

Guffy

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

Who did Alex Ferguson succeed as manager of Man Utd ?

Think I might missing one but I'll shoot with Dave sexton?