1. What Is the Place Where a River Begins Known As?

Round 1 1. What is the place where a river begins known as? 2. In an orchestra, what section would you find a trumpet in 3. What is the nickname for a Crane Fly? 4. Name the street where Sherlock Holmes lived 5. How many Sacraments are there 6. What is the capital of Peru

Round 2 1. In which county is Rosslare 2. What Premiership soccer team is known as the Baggies? 3. Name the largest lake in Ireland 4. What Irish poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 5. What is the scientific symbol for water 6. What actor shrunk the kids and later blew up the baby

Round 3 1. On what date is the feast of St. Brigid 2. In what year did the First World War begin 3. What is President McAleese’s husband’s name 4. What is the French sounding name of the state capital of Louisiana in the USA 5. In what Irish county is Manorhamilton 6. What is the national emblem of Scotland

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Round 4 1. Who is the Bishop of Rome 2. What does the abbreviation “flu” stand for 3. Cén Gaeilge atá ar “valuable 4. What is a horologist 5. What animal does the meat pork come from 6. Name the volcano on the island of Sicily

Round 5 1. Where in the body is the Femur 2. What is a young hare called 3. A tattoo of what appears on Popeye’s arms 4. In the bible how many people attended the “Last Supper 5. In a hospital what is treated in the ENT Department 6. What are collected by bibliophiles

Round 6 1. Choux, shortcrust and puff are all types of what 2. Cé hé an tAire Airgeadais 3. “Fe” is the chemical symbol for what metal 4. What did June 6th 1944 become known as 5. Two US states begin with the letter V. One is Virginia, what is the other 6. What name is given to a male kangaroo

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Round 7 1. Where on the body are moccasins worn 2. What is the name given to a young beaver 3. What kind of bird is Hedwig in the Harry Potter books 4. Which star sign is represented by a scorpion 5. What animal is traditionally said never to forget 6. Who is the patron saint of France

Round 8 1. Which large farm animal has four stomachs 2. What does a conchologist collect 3. Camembert and Brie are both types of which food 4. The name of which month is derived from the Latin for ten 5. Brian Lara is a famous player of which sport 6. What is the family name of the present queen of England

Tie Breaker 1. How old is Bart Simpson supposed to be ? (Ten) 2. In the movie, Shrek spoke with an accent from which country? `(Scotland) 3. Which unit of measurement is abbreviated to HP? (Horse Power) 4. Who was Tommy Lee Jones’ partner in Men in Black? (Will Smith) 5. To which animal does the adjective porcine apply? (Pig)

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com 6. Where in the human body are the bones called the carpals, the ankle or the wrist? (Wrist)

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Round 1 1. The island of Madeira belongs to which country? (Portugal) 2. In which village did Jesus turn water into wine? (Cana) 3. Who is the female TD for the constituency of Sligo-Leitrim? (Marian Harkin) 4. Which province in Canada has a name meaning “New Scotland”? (Nova Scotia) 5. K1, K2, C1 and C2 are all categories in which sport? (Canoeing) 6. What does a paediatric doctor specialise in? (Children)

Round 2 1. Pavane, Polonaise and Polka are all types of what? (Dances) 2. Which calculating device uses movable beads for doing sums? (Abacus) 3. What ingredient makes bread rise? (Yeast) 4. What is zucchini another word for? (Courgette) 5. What does a philatelist collect? (Stamps) 6. What four letter word is given to a packet of paper? (Ream)

Round 3 1. Canine and incisors are types of what? (Teeth) 2. What is the capital of Kenya? (Nairobi) 3. How many spots are there altogether on a die? (21) 4. What colour sea did Moses cross with the Israelites? (Red Sea) 5. Who did Wendy Darling make friends with? (Peter Pan)

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com 6. Which abbreviation denotes unknown authorship of a story or poem? (Anon)

Round 4 1. In rugby, who is Ireland’s record try-scorer? (Brian O’ Driscoll) 2. How many years of marriage are celebrated on the Pearl Anniversary? (30) 3. What does an entomologist study? (Insects) 4. Which part of an egg is used to make mayonnaise? (Yolk) 5. What are numbers that are not prime known as? (Composite) 6. What is a cassowary? (Bird)

Round 5 1. What is a baobab a type of? (Tree) 2. Which Shakespearean character spoke the line “To be or not to be”? (Hamlet) 3. What colour is the cross on the Swedish flag? (Yellow) 4. How many strings does a Spanish guitar usually have? (6) 5. What is the name of a word made by rearranging the letters of another word? (Anagram) 6. Cén Gaeilge atá ar “thin”? (Tanaí)

Round 6 1. General Franco was a dictator in which country? (Spain) 2. Which Australian state is an island? (Tasmania) 3. What Hollywood actress once married Prince Rainier of Monaco? (Grace Kelly)

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com 4. Which method of healing involves inserting needles into the body at certain points? (Acupuncture) 5. What does an anemometer measure? (Strength of the Wind) 6. The name of two US states begin with the letter K. One is Kentucky, which is the other? (Kansas) Round 7 1. Who is the patron saint of Wales? (St. David) 2. Reykjavik is the capital of which country? (Iceland) 3. Which river flows through Liverpool? (River Mersey) 4. In which country is the Black Forest? (Germany) 5. For what county GAA team does Coman Goggins play? (Dublin) 6. How many people attended the Last Supper? (13)

Round 8 1. What colour ball is worth six points in snooker? (Pink) 2. Which US president was shot during the same year as Pope John Paul II? (Ronald Reagan) 3. Which vowel is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet? (E) 4. What type of animal is a lippizaner? (Horse) 5. In what Irish county would you find Castlecomer? (Kilkenny) 6. What role does Kevin Kennedy play on Coronation Street? (Curly Watts)

This is a Seomra Ranga resource. It is free of copyright for classroom use. All other uses are strictly © copyright. All rights reserved. www.seomraranga.com Tie Breaker 1. What is the name of the UN chief weapons inspector in Iraq? (Hans Blix) 2. Of what African country is Kampala the capital? (Uganda) 3. Blowing, casting and floating are different ways of making what? (Glass) 4. What do hypochondriacs fear? (Becoming Ill) 5. In what Irish county would you find Bagenalstown? (Carlow) 6. What is anatomy the study of? (The Body)