1. 75 years

2. 118

3. Istanbul

4. A wish

5. Three. Two named Catherine and one called Katherine

6. The London Underground

7. Wesley Joyce

8. A bank

9. Hansel and Gretel

10. Pope Benedict

11. Donegal

12. Spideog

13. Almond

14. You’d think she was Queen of the land/I thought her Queen of the land

15. Hera

16. Whelan

17. Universal Serial Bus

18. Cassius Clay

19. Gobbler/ A Tom

20. Now and Then

21. Protected Geographical Indication

22. The National Reserve Fund

23. Vermicelli

24. Honeysuckle

25. The puffin/Gannett

26. A bear

27. Abbeyleix

28. Alan Hughes

29. Donegal North East and Donegal accepted

30. Kevin O’ Donovan

31. 144

32. Liam O’Flynn

33. 6 siblings

34. Virgo

35. Kirsty MacColl

36. 35

37. 220kg N/ha

38. Romeo

39. Goats

40. Sligo

41. Chandler Bing

42. Louth

43. Joe Healy

44. The Road Not Taken

45. Meat

46. 13 January

47. 364

48. Rectangular

49. €12.70

50. Coca Cola

51. Gerry Daly

52. 5 nights

53. Paris and France accepted

54. Lanolin

55. 1989

56. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

57. Sean Connery

58. 1831

59. Marathon Bar

60. 1992

61. Naples

62. The Aberdeen Angus

63. Four

64. Piano

65. Kate Bush

66. Sink

67. Boyle

68. Horse, Cow, Sheep, Pig

69. Frederic Weatherly

70. Waterford

71. Yellow

72. Alice Doyle

73. Nike

74. Belgian Blue heifer calf

75. Spire

76. Cell Count

77. Cow

78. Runaway

79. Cake

80. John Lewis

81. 37 years

82. 1987

83. Liverpool

84. Three

85. Liam Burke

86. Tonga

87. Palindrome

88. Kenya, Tanzania,Uganda and Somalia

89. The future

90. Giraffes

91. Greece

92. Peter Dinklage

93. Paddy on the Road

94. Janus

95. Waterford Crystal

96. Brian Friel

97. Tractor

98. Jim O’Toole

99. 11

100. The Nutcracker

And the winners are...

1st prize: Mary Lynch, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath.

2nd prize: Mary Walsh, Claremorris, Co Mayo.

3rd prize: Jane Ward, Castleblaney, Co Monaghan.

Christmas Sports Quiz Answers 2023

1. James McCarthy

2. Brian Harman

3. Terenure College

4. Paul Townend

5. English

6. Eoin Cody (Kilkenny)

7. Watty Graham’s GAC, Glen (Glen) also accepted

8. 400 metres

9. Keith Earls

10. Pat Smudden

11. Rowing

12. Waterford

13. Nigeria

14. Texas Rangers

15. Fermanagh

16. Australia

17. Athlone

18. Lepordstown

19. Kansas City Chiefs

20. Amy O’ Connor

21. Stephen Bradley

22. Inter Milan

23. Shane Mc Guigan

24. Carlos Sainz nr of Ferrari

25. Tonga

26. Corach Rambler

27. Jonas Vingegaard

28. Ballincollig, full name Emporium Cork Basketball

29. Coco Gauff

30. Stormers

31. Italy

32. 1993

33. Denver

34. Gordon Elliot

35. New Zealand

36. Clare

37. Peter Casey

38. Belgian

39. Arsenal

40. Micheal Smith

41. Final was between a team from Ulster and a team from Connacht

42. London

43. Ireland

44. Ben Hogan

45. Manchester United

46. Tottenham Hotspur

47. Martin Kayner

48. Meath

49. 2010

50. Rugby Union

And the winner is...

Eamon Morley from Lisheenavalla, Claregalway, Co Galway.

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