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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