1.

General Knowledge

1. The capital is Lilongwe, the currency is kwacha and it was formerly known as
Nyasaland. Name the the country.

2. What country does the current UN Secretary General come from?

3. What county does the current Minister for Education come from?

4. According to this years Forbes Rich List, which 3 cities in the world have the
most billionaires?

5. What is the most commonly traded commodity in the world after oil?

6. The Tato Nano was launched this year in India with a price tag of 1,400
making it the worlds cheapest what?

7. The distance between which two continents of the world at their closest point
is 12 kilometres?

8. What part of the human body weighs on average 1400grammes and measures
15cm?

9. Name the Obama familys new dog.

10. What was 28 miles long and existed for 28 years?

2. Sport and Culture

1. Which of the following is currently not an Olympic sport:

a) handball

b) tug owar

c) BMX

2. The current mens world record for which running distance is 43.16 seconds?

3. Since 2000, Tipperary have won 4 times, Cork have won 4 times and Wexford
once- what championship?

4. Which international soccer player born in the African country of Togo was
voted African footballer of the year in 2008?

5. In what sport would you win the Davis cup?

6. What is the most common native language in Europe?

7. The La Tomatina Festival is a major food fighting festival held in which

country each year?

8. In Jamaica, what would you do with a Dutty Wine

a) drink it b) dance it c) eat it

9. Shinto is a religion associated with which country.

10. In which city would you find the Prado Museum?

3. Celebrity and Film

1. Which mountain did Ronan Keating, Cheryl Cole, Gary Barlow and others
climb for Comic Relief earlier this year?

2. Name this years award winning film about surfing in Ireland

3. Who became the first person on Twitter to have more than 1 million
followers?

4. In which country did Madonna fail to adopt a second child in March?

5. Complete the name of the film on climate change released this year
The Age of - - - - - -

6. How many children do Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have?

7. David Beckham was in Downing Street last week to launch a campaign

against what?

8.

American actress Mia Farrow went on hunger strike this week to show
solidarity with the people of which region?

9. Which two Irish actors starred in In Bruges this year?

10. Famous Birthdays. Calculate the combined age of the following people or
organisations whove all had big birthdays this year.
The GAA, Guinness, Michael Jackson, Dail Eireann, The World Health
Organisation, Barbie, The Irish Times.

4. Music
1.

Name the band

2. What animal features in this bands name

3. What county is this band from

4. Who composed this track?

5. In which year was this song released?

6. What is the name of this artists new album?

7. Name the band

8. Theyll be playing Croke Park this summer what is the name of the tour?

9. What day of the week would you associate with this band?

10. What is this artists real name?

5. Ireland and the World

1. Name the new political party started by Irishman Declan Ganley in opposition to
the Lisbon Treaty

2. Irelands coastline measures about:

a)2500km

b)2000 km

c)1500km

3. Name the new American ambassador to Ireland wholl take up office in September.

4. Which is bigger in terms of land mass Sri Lanka or Ireland?

5. This month Ireland beat the Netherlands to earn a place at the 2011 world cup in
what sport?

6. Who will captain this years Lions team in South Africa?

7. New Ireland Province is part of which pacific island nation?

8. Who is the current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs?

9. Apart from being Irish saints, what do St Colmcille, St Mella, St Maeve, St

Laurence OToole, St Kevin, St Keeva, St Aoife and St Ronan all have in common?

10. Since July 2008, Ireland has cut its overseas aid spending by how many millions
of euro?

6. MDGs
1. NERICA is a new brand of what, which has been introduced to increase food
security in Africa?

2. Which African country has the highest number of women parliamentarians in the
world?
a) Nigeria b) Rwanda c) Kenya

3. Which goal aims to, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing
countries in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies ?

4. Goal 4 aims to reduce child mortality by what proportion by 2015?

5. Since 1990, how many more people have gained access to safe drinking
water?
a) 1.6 million b) 1.6 billion c) 6.1 million
6. Football for hope a movement aimed at increasing awareness of African
education needs is organised by which international body?
7. The Anopheles is a type of what?

8. Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10 percent of the worlds population but is home

to approximately what percent of all people living with HIV?

a) 90% b) 80% c) 60%

9. What is the fifth MDG?

10. According to the UN News Centre, how many people joined their campaign to
Stand Up Against Poverty in October 2008?

7. News this week.

1. Who is due to take office as President of South Africa on 6th May?

2. Who said of his recent job move, my dogs need a break

3. What is the H1N1 virus more commonly known as?

4. Name the former Minister for Trade and Commerce who was demoted in the recent
reshuffle.

5. In which Mayo town did an escaped bull visit Supervalu last week?

6. A beagle has become the worlds first transgenic dog- what does it do?
7. Today (30th April) in history France sold which state to the USA for $3 million?

8. What has become the worlds first ever 100 billion dollar brand?

9. Today (30th April) is Obamas which day in office?

10. To the nearest million, how many registered voters are in India?

8. Sound Round
1. What month (2008) was this thriller budget announced?

2. Who is speaking here?

3. Name the character speaking here.

4. Name the speaker.

5. The theme to what tv show?

6. Name the movie

7. This year marked 250 years since the death of this composer- name him.

8. Name the speaker

9. Name the speaker

10. What kind of animal makes this sound?

9. Issues and Campaigns

1. Who said recently, "the time has come for Africa to be the Continent of Hope".

2. The Global Campaign for Education last week organised The Big _ _ _ _ to raise
awareness of literacy issues.

3. Dear President Obama.. what 3 issues did Concern ask people to write to the
President about this year?

4. In which city will this years UN Climate Change Conference take place?
5. Ireland currently ranks 5th on the Human Development Index name one of the
three indicators used to measure human development.
6. The G20 is made up of 19 of the worlds largest economies. Who is the 20th
member?

7. According to Oxfam, the percentage of people affected by climate disasters in the

next 6 years will rise by:
a) 32% b) 42% c) 54%

8. Irelands favourite chocolate bar will be Fairtrade certified by the end of this
summer- what is it?

9. Complete the quote from Nelson Mandela:

_____________ is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world

10. The UNCTAD was established in 1964. What does UNCTAD stand for?

Round 10: Picture Round: NAME THE TEN BEARDED MEN!

1.
6.

2.

7.

8.
3.

9.

4.

5.

10.

ANSWERS
1. General Knowledge

1. The capital is Lilongwe, the currency is kwacha and it was formerly known as
Nyasaland. Name the the country.
Malawi
2. What country does the current UN Secretary General come from?
South Korea
3. What county does the current Minister for Education come from?
Cork
4. According to this years Forbes Rich List, which 3 cities in the world have the
most billionaires?
Moscow, London, New York
5. What is the most commonly traded commodity in the world after oil?
Coffee
6. The Tato Nano was launched this year in India with a price tag of 1,400
making it the worlds cheapest what?
Car
7. The distance between which two continents of the world at their closest point
is 12 kilometres?
Europe and Africa
8. What part of the human body weighs on average 1400grammes and measures
15cm?
Brain
9. Name the Obama familys new dog.
Bo
10. What was 28 miles long and existed for 28 years?
The Berlin Wall

2. Sport and Culture

1. Which of the following is currently not an Olympic sport:

a) handball

b) tug owar

c) BMX

b) tug o war
2. The current mens world record for which running distance is 43.16 seconds?
400metres
3. Since 2000, Tipperary have won 4 times, Cork have won 4 times and Wexford
once- what championship?
Camogie
4. Which international soccer player born in the African country of Togo was
voted African footballer of the year in 2008?
Adebayor
5. In what sport would you win the Davis cup?
Tennis
6. What is the most common native language in Europe?
Russian
7. The La Tomatina Festival is a major food fighting festival held in which
country each year?
Spain
8. In Jamaica, what would you do with a Dutty Wine
a) drink it b) dance it c) eat it
b) Dance it
9. Shinto is a religion associated with which country.
Japan
10. In which city would you find the Prado Museum?
Madrid

3. Celebrity and Film

1. Which mountain did Ronan Keating, Cheryl Cole, Gary Barlow and others
climb for Comic Relief earlier this year?
Kilimanjaro
2. Name this years award winning film about surfing in Ireland
Wave Riders
3. Who became the first person on Twitter to have more than 1 million
followers?
Ashton Kutcher
4. In which country did Madonna fail to adopt a second child in March?
Malawi
5. Complete the name of the film on climate change released this year
The Age of - - - - - -
Stupid
6. How many children do Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have?
Six
7. David Beckham was in Downing Street last week to launch a campaign
against what?
Malaria
8.

American actress Mia Farrow went on hunger strike this week to show
solidarity with the people of which region?

Darfur
9. Which two Irish actors starred in In Bruges this year?
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson

10. Famous Birthdays. Calculate the combined age of the following people or
organisations whove all had big birthdays this year.
The GAA, Guinness, Michael Jackson, Dail Eireann, The World Health
Organisation, Barbie, The Irish Times.
125 +250+ 50 +90+60 +50 + 150
775 years

4. Music
1.

Name the band

AC/DC
2. What animal features in this bands name
Fox
3. What county is this band from
Westmeath
4. Who composed this track?
Motzart
5. In which year was this song released?
2006
6. What is the name of this artists new album?
Its not me, its you
7. Name the band
The Script
8. Theyll be playing Croke Park this summer what is the name of the tour?
The 360 degree tour
9. What day of the week would you associate with this band?
Saturday
10. What is this artists real name?
Robert Zimmerman

5. Ireland and the World

1. Name the new political party started by Irishman Declan Ganley in opposition to
the Lisbon Treaty
Libertas
2. Irelands coastline measures about:
a)2500km

b)2000 km

c)1500km

c) 1500km
3. Name the new American ambassador to Ireland wholl take up office in September.
Dan Rooney
4. Which is bigger in terms of land mass Sri Lanka or Ireland?
Ireland (by about 400 sq km)
5. This month Ireland beat the Netherlands to earn a place at the 2011 world cup in
what sport?
Cricket
6. Who will captain this years Lions team in South Africa?
Paul OConnell
7. New Ireland Province is part of which pacific island nation?
Papau New Guinea
8. Who is the current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs?
Micheal Martin
9. Apart from being Irish saints, what do St Colmcille, St Mella, St Maeve, St
Laurence OToole, St Kevin, St Keeva, St Aoife and St Ronan all have in common?
Aer Lingus airplanes
10. Since July 2008, Ireland has cut its overseas aid spending by how many millions
of euro?
225 million

6. MDGs
1. NERICA is a new brand of what, which has been introduced to increase food
security in Africa?
Rice
2. Which African country has the highest number of women parliamentarians in the
world?
a) Nigeria b) Rwanda c) Kenya
b) Rwanda
3. Which goal aims to, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing
countries in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies ?
Goal 8
4. Goal 4 aims to reduce child mortality by what proportion by 2015?
Two thirds
5. Since 1990, how many more people have gained access to safe drinking
water?
a) 1.6 million b) 1.6 billion c) 6.1 million
b) 1.6 billion
6. Football for hope a movement aimed at increasing awareness of African
education needs is organised by which international body?
FIFA
7. The Anopheles is a type of what?
Mosquito
8. Sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10 percent of the worlds population but is home

to approximately what percent of all people living with HIV?

a) 90% b) 80% c) 60%
c)60%
9. What is the fifth MDG?
Improve Maternal Health (or any variation of this)
10. According to the UN News Centre, how many people joined their campaign to
Stand Up Against Poverty in October 2008?

117 million

7. News this week.

1. Who is due to take office as President of South Africa on 6th May?

Jacob Zuma

2. Who said of his recent job move, my dogs need a break

Roy Keane

3. What is the H1N1 virus more commonly known as?

Swine flu (accept flu / influenza)

4. Name the former Minister for Trade and Commerce who was demoted in the recent
reshuffle.
John McGuinness

5. In which Mayo town did an escaped bull visit Supervalu last week?
Ballinrobe

6. A beagle has become the worlds first transgenic dog- what does it do?
It glows in the dark
7. Today (30th April) in history France sold which state to the USA for $3 million?
Louisiana

8. What has become the worlds first ever 100 billion dollar brand?
Google
9. Today (30th April) is Obamas which day in office?
101

10. To the nearest million, how many registered voters are in India?
714 million

8. Sound Round
1. What month (2008) was this thriller budget announced?
October
2. Who is speaking here?
Gordon Brown
3. Name the character speaking here.
The lion (Wizard of Oz)
4. Name the speaker.
Bono
5. The theme to what tv show?
Lost
6. Name the movie
A few good men
7. This year marked 250 years since the death of this composer- name him.
Handel
8. Name the speaker
Bruce Springsteen
9. Name the speaker
Kofi Annan
10. What kind of animal makes this sound?
Crocodile

9. Issues and Campaigns

1. Who said recently, "the time has come for Africa to be the Continent of Hope".
Pope Benedict
2. The Global Campaign for Education last week organised The Big _ _ _ _ to raise
awareness of literacy issues.
Read
3. Dear President Obama.. what 3 issues did Concern ask people to write to the
President about this year?
Climate change, child labour, hunger
4. In which city will this years UN Climate Change Conference take place?
Copenhagen
5. Ireland currently ranks 5th on the Human Development Index name one of the
three indicators used to measure human development.
Income, life expectancy, education
6. The G20 is made up of 19 of the worlds largest economies. Who is the 20th
member?
The EU
7. According to Oxfam, the percentage of people affected by climate disasters in the
next 6 years will rise by:
a) 32% b) 42% c) 54%
c) 54%
8. Irelands favourite chocolate bar will be Fairtrade certified by the end of this
summer- what is it?
Cadburys Dairy Milk
9. Complete the quote from Nelson Mandela:
_____________ is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world
Education
10. The UNCTAD was established in 1964. What does UNCTAD stand for?
United Nations Conference of Trade and Development

Round 10: Picture Round: NAME THE TEN BEARDED MEN!

1. Charles Darwin
6. Kofi Annan

2. Joaquin Phoenix

7. Karl Marx

8. Al Gore
3. Osama Bin Laden

4. Tom Arnold

5. Abraham Lincoln

9. Ryan McMenamin

10. Will Hanafin