The Big Irish Times Christmas Quiz 2011

vinpaul · 28-12-2011 2:19pm #1

Anybody doing this one. This goes on until Saturday with a start up of 50 questions last Saturday and finishing next Saturday.( 100 all together)

Here are a few I'm stuck on
Q 25: The official winning song of the X Factor, by Little Mix, is a cover of a song originally writtten and performed by an Irish artist. Name the original singer and song.
Q 36: What do Mairead Mc Guinness, Fergus Finlay and Labhrás O Murchú have in common. Could it be their birthday. (Only found one for Mc Guinness June 13th).
Q 42: What British-American film series came to an end in July after 8 instalments and more than €5 billion in box-office receipts?
Q 47: CHoose the odd one out of these films: X Men:First Class; The Thing; Rise of the Palanet of the Apes; Transformers: Dark of the Moon; Puss in Butts.

Haven't seen today's set of questions yet. Will give my answers if requested by any reader.

snowfinch · 28-12-2011 3:12pm

Hi Vinpaul,

Can possibly help with 2 of these.

The X factor one is Damien Rice and Cannonball
Think Q42 is Harry Potter - 8 films, finished last July but not sure of the American connection myself...still looking at it...

micar · 28-12-2011 3:27pm

Hi

Q47

The answer is "The Thing". It's a remake while the others or sequels/prequels/spin offs.

simple as!!!!!

Micar

HOOL75 · 28-12-2011 5:34pm

Could I have help with the following is possible please?

Q.15, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40 & 50

Thanks!

vinpaul · 28-12-2011 7:12pm

HOOL75 wrote: »

Could I have help with the following is possible please?

Q.15, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40 & 50

Thanks!

15 Possibly GLENROE. Finola Britton lives in Kilcoole
31 Joan Burton (watch U-tube for a good laugh)
32 Dun Laoghaire, I think, Hannifin Minister, Cuffe Junior Minister and Andrews Junior Minister
33 Mary Coughlan - almost certain. She took over a string of ministries after the resignations of the big boys, Dempsey, O Keefe, Harney, Ryan, Gormley, as far as my memory can recall
35 6th Dail 1927 I think, might need to be checked
36 Dont know
40 15
50 Alec Guinness

HOOL75 · 28-12-2011 8:00pm

Thank you!

jayemedee · 28-12-2011 9:44pm

Q. 36. All hoped to get presidential nomination from political parties. Mairead McG from FG, Fergus F from Labour and Labhras from FF

HOOL75 · 28-12-2011 10:21pm

Thanks, much appreciated.

Dromusta · 29-12-2011 12:47pm

vinpaul wrote: »

15 Possibly GLENROE. Finola Britton lives in Kilcoole
31 Joan Burton (watch U-tube for a good laugh)
32 Dun Laoghaire, I think, Hannifin Minister, Cuffe Junior Minister and Andrews Junior Minister
33 Mary Coughlan - almost certain. She took over a string of ministries after the resignations of the big boys, Dempsey, O Keefe, Harney, Ryan, Gormley, as far as my memory can recall
35 6th Dail 1927 I think, might need to be checked
36 Dont know
40 15
50 Alec Guinness

Q40: Question refers to "Government" - Cabinet rather than TDs, I think. Would that make the answer 2 (O'Cuiv and Smith)?

meabhyellow · 29-12-2011 1:58pm

Anyone help with Q19-When it comes to contesting All-Ireland football finals, what unique distinction do Limerick and Donegal still share after the 2011 championship?

NedLowry · 29-12-2011 4:15pm

meabhyellow wrote: »

Anyone help with Q19-When it comes to contesting All-Ireland football finals, what unique distinction do Limerick and Donegal still share after the 2011 championship?

Not 100% sure, but are they the only counties to have won all the finals they have participated in?

smcorr · 29-12-2011 4:52pm

I think the film is Planet of the Apes. It is a reboot not a direct remake

meabhyellow · 29-12-2011 4:54pm

NedLowry-That certainly checks out and is as good an answer as any! Thanks for your help-would never had got there.

bressi · 29-12-2011 5:08pm

Anyone have answer. to 56.

bressi · 29-12-2011 5:15pm

47 Puss in Boots ??? Animation

mickga · 29-12-2011 5:17pm

I think 47 is Transformers - its a sequel, all the others are prequels

supersaintpats · 29-12-2011 5:52pm

prequel sounds v good.
Q75 on Northern Ireland novelist... any info?

jayemedee · 29-12-2011 9:36pm

Q. 46. The film 'Bridesmaids'

Any thoughts on Q 19? 'unique distinction Limerick and Donegal still share after the 2011 championship - (All Ireland football finals).

bressi · 29-12-2011 10:19pm

Q75 on Northern Ireland novelist... any info?[/QUOTE]

Patrick mc Cabe??

Dromusta · 29-12-2011 10:20pm

bressi wrote: »

Anyone have answer. to 56.

I think it's
Noel Gallagher and Jefferson Airplane (High Flying Birds)

bressi · 29-12-2011 10:21pm

Patrick mccabe ??

Dromusta · 29-12-2011 10:24pm

bressi wrote: »

Patrick mccabe ??

Q75
Benjamin Black (alter ego of John Banville)
Which name do you use?

brian 1985 · 30-12-2011 10:17am

harry potter

vinpaul · 30-12-2011 11:01am

Dromusta wrote: »

Q40: Question refers to "Government" - Cabinet rather than TDs, I think. Would that make the answer 2 (O'Cuiv and Smith)?

Interesting point. I agree with you that 2 members of cabinet were returned to Dáil (Smith and Ó Cuiv). But of the outgoing government which included FF and Green members, the number returned was 16 FF and 0 Greens. B Lenihan died, which gave me 15 now in Dáil. Would like to hear other opinions on this one. Is it 2 or 15.

vinpaul · 30-12-2011 11:10am

Wonder has anyone got 68 and 70
68 "Which 2 research teams at CERN in Switzerland are leading the search for Higgins boson?"

70 "Name the effect responsible for the quantum levitation displayed by Tel Aviv University in October at the 2011 Association of Science and Technology centres"

For no 79 "What is the relationship between the characters Kevin Thunder and Gerard Spain in Neil Jordan's novel Mistaken, oublished in January"
Is the answer that "they are one and the same person??"

supersaintpats · 30-12-2011 12:23pm

They are physically identical but not related

supersaintpats · 30-12-2011 12:27pm

vinpaul wrote: »

Interesting point. I agree with you that 2 members of cabinet were returned to Dáil (Smith and Ó Cuiv). But of the outgoing government which included FF and Green members, the number returned was 16 FF and 0 Greens. B Lenihan died, which gave me 15 now in Dáil. Would like to hear other opinions on this one. Is it 2 or 15.

The term government is normally taken to apply to the cabinet only, so it is more than likely it does not refer to the government parties.

supersaintpats · 30-12-2011 12:31pm

Dromusta wrote: »

Q40: Question refers to "Government" - Cabinet rather than TDs, I think. Would that make the answer 2 (O'Cuiv and Smith)?

40 the term government is normally applied to the cabinet, not the government parties, so 2 is the most likely answer

Walter Sobchak III · 30-12-2011 3:25pm

I missed all the questions from yesterday (Thurs ) forgot to buy the paper due a big boiled head of a hangover. Would anybody mind putting them up. Just the questions. Pleeeeease

meigeal · 30-12-2011 6:07pm

I am also missing Thursday as well as Tuesday as I didn't realise they were printing them then. However last year the Times reprinted the whole 100 on the 31 December so expect they will do the same this year.

quizzard · 30-12-2011 9:06pm

What is the answer to q.75? It can't be Patrick McCabe as suggested by others as he set the questions and John Banville is from Wexford so it's not him either. Is it Colin Bateman?

quizzard · 30-12-2011 9:17pm

vinpaul wrote: »

Wonder has anyone got 68 and 70
68 "Which 2 research teams at CERN in Switzerland are leading the search for Higgins boson?"

70 "Name the effect responsible for the quantum levitation displayed by Tel Aviv University in October at the 2011 Association of Science and Technology centres"

For no 79 "What is the relationship between the characters Kevin Thunder and Gerard Spain in Neil Jordan's novel Mistaken, oublished in January"
Is the answer that "they are one and the same person??"

68 is CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) and ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) experiments
70 is superconductivity

bressi · 31-12-2011 11:51am

70 Meissner

vnagidam · 31-12-2011 12:13pm

vinpaul wrote: »

15 Possibly GLENROE. Finola Britton lives in Kilcoole
31 Joan Burton (watch U-tube for a good laugh)
32 Dun Laoghaire, I think, Hannifin Minister, Cuffe Junior Minister and Andrews Junior Minister
33 Mary Coughlan - almost certain. She took over a string of ministries after the resignations of the big boys, Dempsey, O Keefe, Harney, Ryan, Gormley, as far as my memory can recall
35 6th Dail 1927 I think, might need to be checked
36 Dont know
40 15
50 Alec Guinness

Q32: Dublin constituency not Dun Laoghaire - Dublin North.
Q50: Oldman played Smiley. Alec Guinness played Smiley in the original series.

Q15: Finnuala Britton may be from Kilcoole, but does she train there??
Q47: Another alternative answer: The Thing is the only one that made a loss at the box office.
Q75: John Connolly
Q19: Limerick & Donegal only won once.

Answers please for: Q56 and Q69.

Dromusta · 31-12-2011 12:54pm

56
Noel Gallagher's project is called High Flying Birds after the Jefferson airplane track.

69
21%

vnagidam · 31-12-2011 2:03pm

Dromusta wrote: »

56
Noel Gallagher's project is called High Flying Birds after the Jefferson airplane track.

69
21%

Thanks for that.

I made a mistake with Q19 - Donegal and Limerick won the only finals they were in, Donegal 1992; Limerick 1887 and 1896.

Q13: This appears to be Padraig Harrington, but if you look back in time to 1947 Fred Daly, from N.I., won a major golf title. That makes 5 Irish players winning major golf titles. But four are from N.I., so the question says that Rory McIlroy became the fourth Irish golfer... Now if you dont count P.Harrington, being the only one from the Republic, than Fred Daly is the answer. Can anyone confirm??????

Q72: Any help here?

Q95: Cant work out who - Pat or Miriam. Please help.

meigeal · 31-12-2011 3:47pm

Can't see the reasoning behind John Connolly for this?

Also, cant figure out answer for 14 as although I found that the brothers won the Footballer of the Year award, MacCarthy was only nominated but did not win. Am I on wrong track?

meigeal · 31-12-2011 4:06pm

Perhaps it would help if you listed all the golfers who won titles

Dromusta · 31-12-2011 6:08pm

meigeal wrote: »

Can't see the reasoning behind John Connolly for this?

Also, cant figure out answer for 14 as although I found that the brothers won the Footballer of the Year award, MacCarthy was only nominated but did not win. Am I on wrong track?

Their dads won All-Ireland medals with Dublin also

supersaintpats · 31-12-2011 6:31pm

Q13: This appears to be Padraig Harrington, but if you look back in time to 1947 Fred Daly, from N.I., won a major golf title. That makes 5 Irish players winning major golf titles. But four are from N.I., so the question says that Rory McIlroy became the fourth Irish golfer... Now if you dont count P.Harrington, being the only one from the Republic, than Fred Daly is the answer. Can anyone confirm??????

McIlroy is the fourth in date order of winning, Clarke is the fifth in the sequence, Daly is first

bressi · 31-12-2011 6:31pm

vnagidam wrote: »

Thanks for that.

I made a mistake with Q19 - Donegal and Limerick won the only finals they were in, Donegal 1992; Limerick 1887 and 1896.

Q13: This appears to be Padraig Harrington, but if you look back in time to 1947 Fred Daly, from N.I., won a major golf title. That makes 5 Irish players winning major golf titles. But four are from N.I., so the question says that Rory McIlroy became the fourth Irish golfer... Now if you dont count P.Harrington, being the only one from the Republic, than Fred Daly is the answer. Can anyone confirm??????

Q72: Any help here?

Q95: Cant work out who - Pat or Miriam. Please help.

95 pat kenny
13 fred daly
72 john bew

McNab416 · 31-12-2011 6:46pm

Can't find any logic to solve the Northern Irish novelist (75). Anyone cracked this one?

HOOL75 · 31-12-2011 7:02pm

Any help with the following please?

35, 47, 74, 75 & 100.

Thanks

McNab416 · 31-12-2011 7:57pm

35 - 1927
74 - David Lynch
100 - Brian O'Driscoll

75 - still trying to figure out

meigeal · 31-12-2011 8:40pm

All 100 questions are in today's Times

OK Go · 01-01-2012 4:46am

Hi, am looking for help with the following questions:

14: James McCarthy & Brogans; their fathers won the All-Ireland twice on the same Dublin team ???
47: Odd film; either The Thing (loss at box office), or Puss in Boots (animation) ?
75: NI writer ??
76: Henry Glassie ??

I can help with any other questions at all, and would greatly appreciate help on these.
Thanks!

vnagidam · 01-01-2012 11:42am

Q13. You're right, thanks for that!!

vnagidam · 01-01-2012 11:55am

OK Go wrote: »

Hi, am looking for help with the following questions:

14: James McCarthy & Brogans; their fathers won the All-Ireland twice on the same Dublin team ???
47: Odd film; either The Thing (loss at box office), or Puss in Boots (animation) ?
75: NI writer ??
76: Henry Glassie ??

I can help with any other questions at all, and would greatly appreciate help on these.
Thanks!

Q14: The fathers won on the Dublin team, but I dont know if it is twice.
Q47: Take your pick - either is feasible, though there must be a diffinitive answer.
Q75: Eoin McNamee
Q76: Is it Folktales?

Q35: It has to be JUNE 1927 with only 44 seats; in September 1927 there was another election and they got 57 seats.

There is a question mark (excuse the pun) over Q40: Of the government that ceded office to Enda Kenny's coalition:- there are 19 at the moment but three were not in government before, they were councellors and Seamus Kirk was C.C. So that makes 15. Is this correct?

Dromusta · 01-01-2012 3:01pm

vnagidam wrote: »

Q14:

Q35: It has to be JUNE 1927 with only 44 seats; in September 1927 there was another election and they got 57 seats.

The answer is September 1927.
The question refers to the last election ..........

Dromusta · 01-01-2012 3:25pm

vnagidam wrote: »

Q47: Take your pick - either is feasible, though there must be a diffinitive answer.

Transformers is the movie answer. All the others are prequels.

OK Go · 01-01-2012 4:03pm

Dromusta wrote: »

vnagidam wrote: »

Q47: Take your pick - either is feasible, though there must be a diffinitive answer.

Transformers is the movie answer. All the others are prequels.

But Rise of the Planet of the Apes is not a prequel?

The Big Irish Times Christmas Quiz 2011

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