The games are coming thick and fast in the LaoisToday QuizCast, a new general sports quiz devised by our Quiz Master Mark Comerford and sponsored by the Square Bar.
There are 16 contestants in all in what is a straight knockout competition, a general sports quiz devised by our Quiz Master Mark Comerford.
This episode features Barry McEvoy, LaoisToday’s Hurling Man, taking on Mountrath’s Michael ‘Beag’ Boyhan in a fiery contest.
The Round of 16 and quarter-final pairings are all being recorded on Zoom with the semi-finals and final to be hosted in the Square Bar in Portlaoise on Friday, December 8.
You can watch this episode on YouTube or listen on Soundcloud in podcast format.
(Questions are posted below – answers are revealed on the episode!)
Round 1 – Golden Goose
– Which of these players has scored the most Premier League goals?
(Fernando Torres/Carlos Tevez/Olivier Giroud/Denis Bergkamp)
– Which of these players has scored the most goals at the FIFA World Cup?
(Cristiano Ronaldo/David Villa/Roberto Baggio/Gabriel Batistuta)
Round 2 – Hon Laois
– What Laois-born footballer has the most international caps for the Republic of Ireland?
– What League of Ireland club does Laois’s Shane Keegan manage?
Round 3 – Reeling in the Years
1999
- Who won the Rugby World Cup?
- Who won the Champions League?
- Who won the All Ireland SFC?
Bonus 1999: Which NFL movie starring Al Pacino was released in this year?
2007
- Who won the Rugby World Cup?
- Who won the Champions League?
- Who won the All Ireland SFC?
Bonus 2007: Who was the most expensive transfer in the world when he signed for Liverpool?
Round 4 – Head-to-Head
- How many Irish men have won the Tour de France?
- How many Republic of Ireland caps does John O’Shea have?
- How many Ireland caps does 2022 World Player of the Year, Josh van der Flier have?
SEE ALSO – Check out all the previous episodes of the LaoisToday QuizCast here
