Our Irish TV & Film Quiz is BACK! Part 2 is designed to really test your memory and keep your brain ticking on these long, lockdown days. So if you consider yourself a film buff, put your money where your mouth is a give it a go! Challenge your friends and let us know how you get on...
1. Who directed the Irish Black Comedy film 'The Butcher Boy' (1997)?
Neil Jordan
Patrick McCabe
Eamonn Owens
Steve McQueen
2. What is the name of the 2000 film about the Irish author James Joyce, starring Ewan McGregor?
Eileen
Nora
Susan
Pauline
3. Who does Sean Connery play in 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People’?
Darby O'Gill
King Brian
Father Murphy
Michael McBride
4. In the 1952 classic 'The Quiet Man' what is the name of the retired boxer played by John Wayne?
Sean Thornton
Maurice Walsh
Barry Fitzgerald
John Ford
5. In 'My Left Foot' (1989) what word does Christy Brown write on the floor as a child?
Brother
Sister
Father
Mother
6. 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley' (2006) tells the story of two brothers. Damien and Teddy O'Donavan, who join the Irish Republican Army. What county are they from?
Dublin
Cork
Galway
Tipperary
7. Which famous actor plays Sergeant Gerry Boyle in 'The Guard' (2011)?
Michael Fassbender
Brendan Gleeson
Don Cheadle
Cillian Murphy
8. What is the name of the actress who won an Academy Award for her role in 'My Left Foot' (1989)?
Brenda Fricker
Alison Wheeler
Kristen Sheridan
Fiona Shaw
9. What is Anna's profession in 'Leap Year' (2010)?
Doctor
Teacher
Real Estate Stager
Actress
10. In which county is 'Angela's Ashes' set?
Kerry
Donegal
Limerick
Mayo
1. In what year did Pope Francis visit Ireland?
2017
2015
2018
2016
2. In 2016, the O'Donovan brothers created Irish sporting history by winning Silver in the Olympics for Rowing. Where were the two brothers from?
Skibbereen
Spiddal
Kenmare
Rosses Point
3. Then US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle flew to Ireland in 2011 to trace his ancestral roots in what county?
Galway
Offaly
Laois
Wicklow
4. In what year did Michael D. Higgins become the ninth president of Ireland?
2012
2010
2011
2013
5. Gay Marriage was voted in to law in 2015, what percentage of people voted Yes in the Equality Referendum?
51%
72%
62%
68%
6. What was the highest grossing film of 2013?
Iron Man 3
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Frozen
7. In December 2012, what music video became the first youtube video to get over 1 billion views?
Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men)
Oblivion (Grimes)
Try (Pink)
Gangnam Style (PSY)
8. Irish boxer Katie Taylor won the gold female lightweight medal at the London 2012 Olympics. Why was this an historic occasion?
First time women could compete in Olympic boxing
First time an Irish boxer won an Olympic medal
First time the Olympics were held in London
Katie Taylor's last competitive fight
9. In 2015, Theresa Mannion went viral following a report made in Galway during Storm Desmond, in the clip she says;
" These are unprecedented times"
"Don't make unnecessary journeys"
"Don't leave your house for nonessential journeys"
"Make sure to stock up on food and candles"
10. The big freeze of 2010 in Ireland went on record, with temperatures on Christmas Day as low as ___ recorded in Straide, Mayo.
-18°C
-16.5°C
-17.5°C
-17°C
1. In which county is the fictional village of 'Ros na Rún' set?
Galway
Donegal
Kerry
Mayo
2. What popular Irish crime-drama series concluded in January 2020?
The Riordans
Bracken
Tolka Row
Red Rock
3. The drama series 'Glenroe' was first aired in September 1983; when was its last episode aired?
May 2000
September 2002
May 2001
December 2001
4. Whose murder was at the beginning of all the drama in 'Red Rock'?
Brian Kiely
Darren Kiely
Darragh Kiely
David Kiely
5. In 'Fair City' who bought McCoy's from Hughie?
Sharon
Renee
Ger
Hayley
6. Where is the Red Rock Garda Station situated?
Yale Drive
Princeton Palace
Stanford Road
Oxford Street
7. What is the name of the film awards on 'Fair City'?
Carrigswon
The Townies
The Fair Awards
The City Awards
8. Which character in 'Glenroe' was killed in a horrific road accident after spending over a decade on the show?
Biddy Byrne
Miley Byrne
Dick Moran
Dinny Byrne
9. What is the name of the 10 part 'Ros na Rún' spinoff series?
Na Rúin
Cré na Cille
Bás
Seoda
10. In what year did 'Ros na Rún' air its first episode?
1999
1997
1995
1996
1. Which famous Irish actor plays Alaster 'Mad Eye' Moody in the Harry Potter series?
Brendan Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson
Aidan Turner
Jim Norton
2. How many Academy Awards has Michael Fassbender won?
1
3
0
2
3. Which TV series, starring Cillian Murphy, features the opening song 'Red Right Hand' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds?
Red Eye
28 Days Later
Anna
Peaky Blinders
4.Which Irish star is well-known for the famous line from Taken (2008), "I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you"?
Cillian Murphy
Liam Neeson
Pierce Brosnan
Colin Farrell
5. In 'Derry Girls' what is the name of the actress playing Erin Quinn?
Saoirse Monica Jackson
Nicola Coughlan
Siobhan NcSweeney
Louisa Harland
6. What age was Saoirse Ronan when she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards for her role in Atonement(2007)?
11yrs
12yrs
13yrs
15yrs
7. Which Irish actor played 'Bull' McCabe in Jim Sheridan's 'The Field' (1990)?
John Hurt
Sean Bean
Richard Harris
Jer O'Leary
8. How many James Bond movies did Pierce Brosnan star in?
4
2
5
3
9. Which of these films did Saoirse Ronan not star in?
Lady Bird
Brooklyn
Little Women
Call me by your Name
10. In 2015, who was the only Irish actor to feature on Forbes highest paid actors list?
Colin Farrell
Pierce Brosnan
Michael Fassbender
Liam Neeson
1. In what year did The Late Late Toy Show first air?
1965
1980
1975
1968
2. How many years did Gay Byrne present The Late Late Show?
25
30
37
46
3. In 2020, following Ryan Tubridy’s positive test for Covid-19, who stood in to present the show?
Claire Byrne
Miriam O'Callaghan
Gerry Adams
Bill O'Herlihy
4. Who hosted The Late Late Show from 1999 to 2008?
Pat Kenny
Ryan Tubridy
Gay Byrne
Frank Hall
5. In what year did The Late Late Toy Show feature an attempt to break the Lego world record?
1975
1989
1981
1999
6. Who presented the first Late Late Show in 1962?
Pat Kenny
Gay Byrne
Frank Hall
Gerry Ryan
7. In 1994, Gay Byrne refused to shake hands with which politician at the beginning of an interview?
Joan Burton
Martin McGuinness
Gerry Adams
Albert Reynolds
8. What year did Ryan Tubridy start presenting the Late Late Show?
2010
2008
2009
2012
9. Who was the first woman to present an episode of The Late Late Show?
Miriam O'Callaghan
Gráinne Seoige
Claire Byrne
Mary Kennedy
10. How long was Gay Byrne's last episode of the Late Late Show?
2 1/2 hours
2 hours
1 1/2 hours
4 hours
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