April Quiz - Week 3 Answers
April 17, 2020
In what year did Castlebar Mitchels purchase the grounds now known as Elverys Mac Hale Park – 1928, 1930, 1932?
1930
How much did Mitchels pay for the lands that are now MacHale Park - £400, £650, £900?
£650
Who is the first Mitchels Player to win GAA/GPA All Star Award?
Paddy Durcan
Who is the first Mitchels player to win Club Provincial Player of the Year Award - Connacht?
Barry Moran
How many County Junior (A) titles have Mitchels won – 3,4,5?
4
Which current Mitchels senior player won an All-Ireland Minor & Under 21 titles with Mayo?
Sean Conlon
Who was the last Mitchels clubperson to sit on Central Council of the GAA?
Jerry Henry
In what year did Castlebar Mitchels win the David Gavin Memorial Cup?
2018
Who was the first President of the GAA to visit Castlebar Mitchels in his official capacity. Was it Sean OSíocháin, Jack Bootman or Con Murphy?
Con Murphy
Who did we beat to win the County Intermediate Championship in 2005 – Burrishoole, Swinford, Balla?
Burrishoole
Besides their All-Ireland success, how many Connacht titles in Scór Sinsir (Senior Scór) have Castlebar Mitchels won --- 6, 8 or 10?
8
Our first Under 14 County Title was won in what year and who did we beat?
1972 – Claremorris
Name the current Coaching Officer of Mayo County Board?
Declan O’Reilly
In which year did Enda Kenny become leader of Fine Gael?
2002
The Ceide Fields archaeological site are about 7 Kilometres northwest of which Mayo town?
Ballycastle
When was the last time Dublin Senior Mens Football team were defeated in a Leinster Final?
2001
Which one of these counties does NOT have a mens football All Star – Clare, Limerick, Leitrim?
Limerick
In what year and in which competition did Padraig Harrington win his first golf major?
The Open – 2007
Who did the Irish Football team play in their first ever playoff for a major tournament and what were they attempting to qualify for – Spain – 1966 World Cup, Italy – 1958 World Cup, West Germany – 1970 World Cup?
Spain – 1966 World Cup
At what Summer Olympic Games did Ireland win their first Gold medal – Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles 1932, Melbourne 1956?
Amsterdam 1928
Since it’s start in 1992/93 season, how many clubs have not been relegated from the English Premier League – 6,7,8?
6
The Sumida river flows through which city – Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur?
Tokyo
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What town in Ireland has the longest one-word place name in the English language?
Newtownmountkennedy (Wicklow)
Kiwi Fruit is native to which country – New Zealand, China, Great Britain?
China
The Top 10 After 3 Weeks Are As Follows:
Joint 1st - James Rocke, Nigel Quinn (71 Points)
3rd - Finian Joyce (70 Points)
Joint 4th - Noel Byrne, Tomas Waldron (66 Points)
6th - Patsy Noone (65 Points)
7th - Eamonn Smith (64 Points)
8th - Bernie Douglas (59 Points)
9th - Neil Douglas (59 Points)
10th - Joan Feeney (43 Points)