Zoom Quiz Q&As
Round One: Geography Round
1. Abyssinia is the former name of which country? Ethiopia
2. What is the most westerly capital city in continental Europe? Lisbon
3. Dutch is the official language in which South American country? Suriname
4. The Suez Canal connects which two seas? Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
5. What is the capital of Hungary? Budapest
6. What is the second smallest county in Ireland? Carlow
Round Two: Movies and TV
1. Who played rugby player Francois Pienaar in the 2009 film Invictus? Matt Damon
2. What is the name of the incompetent lawyer in The Simpsons? Lionel Hutz
3. Which Oscar-Nominated actor, born in Belfast, directed the 2011 film Thor? Kenneth Branagh
4. Who presented the short lived Irish version of Take Me Out? Ray Foley
5. What is the highest rated TV series on IMDB? Breaking Bad
6. Who played the role of Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted? Ardal O’Hanlon
Round Three: Sport
1. Which team won the 1999 Rugby World Cup? Australia
2. Which nickname links a rugby league team in Brisbane and an NFL team in Denver? Broncos
3. How many events are there in a heptathlon? Seven
4. Which jockey won BBC Sport Personality of the Year in 2010? Tony McCoy (AP McCoy)
5. Which city was due to host the 2020 Olympics? Tokyo
6. Who was the first American winner of the Tour de France? Greg Le Monde
Round Four: History
1. Who was the first President of Ireland? Douglas Hyde
2. When was the battle of Clontarf? 1014
3. In which decade did the Berlin airlift begin? 1940s (48)
4. What year did Liverpool last with the league? 89/90
5. What event took place in 1985, watched by a global audience of 1.9 Billion from 150 countries? Live Aid
6. The first successful cloning of a mammal was in 1996. What was the resulting mammel known as? Dolly the sheep
Round Five: The Human Body
1. How many chambers are there in the human heart? Four
2. What is the outermost layer of skin called? Epidermis
3. What part of a human body is the Mandible? Lower Jaw
4. What is the name of the structure that separates the nostrils? Septum
5. What are the front cutting teeth called? Incisors
6. If you had renal failure, what wouldn’t be working correctly? Your kidneys
Round Six: Science
1. What was the Manhattan Project? Development of the Atomic Bomb
2. What is the most acidic number on the pH scale? 0
3. At which temperature does water boil on the Fahrenheit scale? 212 degrees
4. Who is credited with the invention of the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell
5. Which Antibiotic Was The First To Be Discovered? Penicillin
6. Atoms are made up of which three basic parts? Protons, neutrons and electrons
Round Seven: General knowledge
1. What is the Israeli parliament called? Knesset
2. What is the only mammal capable of true flight? Bat
3. What colour is the Teletubby Dipsy? Green
4. Which group had the most number one singles in the UK, A The Beatles, B Westlife or C Take That. The Beatles
5. What is the collective noun for a group of owls? A Parliament
6. What country knocked England out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup? Croatia
Round Eight : Your Own Picture Round