The dreaded countback

April 20, 2011 in Gilligan's, Quizzes



  2. Which team are the current Heineken Cup champions?



Here are the questions we missed during the regular part of the quiz:

  1. The languages of the Balkan belong to what language family?
  2. Who is the Chairman of Mayo County Council?
  3. In Ireland, criminal cases are announced as “The State versus…” but how are they announced in the British system?
  4. Rathlin Island, off the coast of Antrim, is served by a ferry from which town on the mainland?
  5. Which river, which passes through the town of Shrule, also forms some of the Mayo-Galway border?
  6. The name of which dance comes from the Portuguese term meaning “the crack of the whip”?
  7. What colour are the houses in a game of Monopoly?
  8. What are the distances covered in the three parts of an Olympic triathlon? *
  9. A vexillologist amuses him/herself with the study of what?
  10. Which metal is the most abundant in the Earth’s crust?
  11. What is the English translation of the Irish name “Críochfort a Dó”?
  12. Going by alcohol level, which is the most expensive: whiskey, wine or beer?
  13. Which is Ireland’s most landlocked county?
  14. The left-hand page in a book is known as the “verso”.  What is the right-hand page called?
  15. The term “ombudsman” originated in which Scandinavian country? **
  16. On what street is the new Central Criminal Court located? **

The picture round drought continues. None this week.  We did have an enjoyable audio round though, with songs ranging from ‘Mandy’ by Barry Manilow to ‘Ruby’ by The Kaiser Chiefs.  Indeed, the theme of it was that all the song titles were girls’ names.

Anyway, give these questions a shot.

Update: answers here.

* A point for each. We got one right.

** Like last week, we got these correct, but I think they’re two very good questions.

1 response to The dreaded countback

  1. Off the top of my head:

    3. The Crown vs. …
    7. Red
    11. Terminal 2
    13. Laois

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