April Quiz - Week 2 Answers

April 10, 2020

1. When did Mitchels win their first County Senior Championship?
1888

2. In what years did Mitchels win their first three-in-a-row County Senior Championships?
1930/1931/1932

3. Which Mitchels player won TG4’s Goal of the Year Award in 2015 – Neil Douglas, Barry Moran, James Durcan?
Neil Douglas

4. Who captained our 1993 County and Connacht winning side that would reach our first All Ireland Club Final in 1994 – Joe McCabe, Stephen Murphy, Tom Reilly?
Tom Reilly

5. Who was the first Mitchels player to win an All Ireland Championship medal with Mayo? Josie Munnelly, Jimmy Deffely, Henry Kenny?
Jimmy Deffely – Junior All Ireland 1933

6. We have won 4 Connacht Club Senior Championships, name the 4 teams we have beaten in the Connacht final?
Dunmore McHales, Clann na nGael, St. Brigid’s, Corofin

7. Our victory over Dr. Crokes in the 2014 All Ireland Semi Final was posted on our YouTube channel this week. Who scored 2 goals in that game?
Paddy Durcan

8. Who was the last Mitchels player to captain Mayo to a Connacht Senior Championship and in what year?
Henry Gavin 1985

9. In what year did we become the first club in Ireland to fly to America for a match?
1960

10. What year did Castlebar win the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
1910

11. When was the last time all ireland Feile hurling was held in Mayo?
2018

12. In what year did Castlebar Mitchels win the All Ireland U10 Community Games?
1996

13. Name the Captain of Mitchels Under14 team that won the All Ireland Feile in 1999 – Eamonn Tiernan, Alan Feeney, John Flannelly?
Eamonn Tiernan

14. Who did Castlebar Mitchels beat in the final to win the 2016 Feile title – Killeavy, Stradbally, Salthill?
Killeavy (Armagh)

15. The Fahy/Ronayne Cup is awarded to the Best Club in Mayo at Scorn a nÓg, when did Mitchels first win it – 1994, 1996, 1998?
1996

16. Which Castlebar family musicians won the Connacht Scor title for instrumental Music in both 1987 and 1988?
The Kilkenny’s

17. Pairc Esler is the home ground of which GAA County team?
Down

18. Who is the current Chairman of Mayo County Board Bórd na nÓg
Daithi Gallagher

19. In what year was the newest Sam Maguire Cup presented to the winners of the All-Ireland senior title – 1928, 1958, 1988?
1988

20. In what country did Castlebar native and prolific inventor Louis Brennan die?
Switzerland

21. In which Castlebar building did Michael Davitt found the Land League in 1879?
The Imperial Hotel

22. In 1996, Chess Grandmaster Garry Kaspoov lost a chess match to an IBM Supercomputer, what was the name given to the supercomputer?
Deep Blue

23. In which year did Maradona score his ‘Hand of God’ goal?
1986

24. In which country were the Olympics games held?
Greece

25. A number one (1) followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name – Googol, Megatron, Gigabit, Nanomole?
Googol


The Top 10 After 2 Weeks Are As Follows:

Joint 1st - James Rocke, Finian Joyce, Nigel Quinn

Joint 4th - Eamonn Smith, Noel Byrne, Tomas Waldron

7th - Patsy Noone

8th - Bernie Douglas

9th - Michael McHale

10th - Dara Ludden.

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