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All About Gaelic Football Trivia Quiz

To some it is the greatest team sport on the face of this good earth. If you are not Irish, you are probably on this page by error. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Onionhawks. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Onionhawks

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,185

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1197

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Question 1 of 10

1. They have won the most All-Irelands, they are known as the Kingdom and they play in green, white and gold. Who are they? Hint

Carlow

Offaly

Kerry

Dublin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Armagh finally won their first All-Ireland in 2002. How many times had they lost in the final before that? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what is possibly the ugliest sporting kit of all time, which county play in the colours red, green, and yellow? Hint

Mayo

Carlow

Longford

Donegal

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Question 4 of 10

4. Down made history when they became the first county to take the trophy over the border. In what year was that? Hint

1960

1968

1961

1957

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Question 5 of 10

5. What nickname is given to the footballers from Derry? Hint

The Oak Leaf County

The Red Hand County

The Foyle County

The Town I Loved So Well

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name given to the All-Ireland Cup? Hint

Eamon DeValera

Liam McCarthy

Sam Maguire

Bertie Ahern

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Question 7 of 10

7. Only three counties had never won provincial titles in 2003. Who are they? Hint

Fermanagh, Tipperary and Westmeath

Fermanagh, Waterford and Longford

Fermanagh, Antrim and Waterford

Fermanagh, Westmeath and Wicklow

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of the most famous of all goals was scored in the dying minutes of the 1982 All-Ireland final. Whose score denied Kerry the five-in-a-row? Hint

Pat Spillane

Matt O'Connor

Seamus Darby

Matt Connor

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Question 9 of 10

9. Besides Kerry, which of the following have won four titles in a row? Hint

Dublin

Wexford

Galway

Cavan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first to have beaten Down in the All-Ireland final? Hint

Kerry

Meath

Dublin

Cork

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. They have won the most All-Irelands, they are known as the Kingdom and they play in green, white and gold. Who are they?

Answer: Kerry

You haven't really won the All-Ireland unless you've beaten Kerry along the way. Kerry has won more than 30 All-Ireland titles.

2. Armagh finally won their first All-Ireland in 2002. How many times had they lost in the final before that?

Answer: 2

Armagh lost to Kerry in 1953, and to Dublin in 1977.

3. In what is possibly the ugliest sporting kit of all time, which county play in the colours red, green, and yellow?

Answer: Carlow

Hey, if you are from Carlow, I'm sorry, but it's true. Of all the county strips, Carlow's is easily the most jarring to the eyes.

4. Down made history when they became the first county to take the trophy over the border. In what year was that?

Answer: 1960

Many grown men cried that night in 1960 as the Mournemen crossed the border. Rumours abounded that they would not be allowed to carry the cup north, but they did, and then returned with it the next year.

5. What nickname is given to the footballers from Derry?

Answer: The Oak Leaf County

Doire is the Oak Leaf County, having one All-Ireland to their name.

6. What is the name given to the All-Ireland Cup?

Answer: Sam Maguire

Named after one of the many Irish patriots of old.

7. Only three counties had never won provincial titles in 2003. Who are they?

Answer: Fermanagh, Westmeath and Wicklow

Of these three, Fermanagh and Westmeath have made the most recent progress.

8. One of the most famous of all goals was scored in the dying minutes of the 1982 All-Ireland final. Whose score denied Kerry the five-in-a-row?

Answer: Seamus Darby

Seamus Darby will live on free pints forever on the strength of that one mighty score.

9. Besides Kerry, which of the following have won four titles in a row?

Answer: Wexford

Way back during World War I.

10. Who was the first to have beaten Down in the All-Ireland final?

Answer: Cork

Played five, won five before this loss -- Down had beaten Kerry (1960 and 1968), Offaly (1961), Meath (1991) and Dublin (1994), before losing the 2010 final to Cork.

Source: Author Onionhawks

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