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Ulster's Acclaim Academy

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Introduction:
"The northernmost province in Ireland is a place of beauty, myth and passion. Its people have made major contributions to all walks of life and in many lands. Here we look at some who have been prominent the entertainment business."


1. Originally a member of a family singing group, she went on to build a solo career. Her first hit single was 'Orinoco Flow' (1988) and top-selling albums have included 'Watermark' (1988) and the Grammy-winning 'Shepherds Moons' (1991). Who is this?
    Aine
    Enya
    Etta
    Erica


2. A composer and songwriter who wrote chart hits amid a catalogue of work that included songs for the England football team and Ireland rugby team, who is this man liked to sing about the town he loved so well?
    Feargal Sharkey
    Phil Ochs
    Phil Coulter
    John Anderson


3. Perhaps it’s the way he tells them, for in the good old days this comic was a hard worker on TV and in the clubs before opportunity knocked and he found his niche among other comedians in a stand-up TV show. Who is he?
    Brendan Grace
    Frank Carson
    Frank Mitchell
    Jimmy Cricket


4. She got her acting break on a Liverpool soap, but this actress was best known for a sleuthing role with scalpel in hand. Her clients bore silent witness to her skills. She also gave a commanding performance as a top cop.
Who is this actress?
    Frances Tomelty
    Amanda Redman
    Amanda Burton
    Roma Downey


5. This crooner of love ballads used to like nothing better than to sit down for a cup of tea with fans in his Donegal hotel. What is his name?

    Daniel O'Connell
    Daniel O'Donnell
    Daniel Day Lewis
    Val Doonican


6. After an early singing career, this County Armagh woman turned her attention to radio and television in Northern Ireland. UK acclaim was to follow, including a daily show on BBC Radio 2. Who is she?


    Gloria Hunniford
    Gloria Swanson
    Cilla Black
    Priscilla White


7. This songstress was a Eurovision Song Contest winner and was firmly associated with the City of Derry. After a busy career on both sides of the Atlantic, she turned her hand to politics. Who is this?


    Dana
    Donna
    Danni
    Dannae


8. Putting out radio calls to the likes of Zed Victor One brought which actor his best-known role while waiting by the Liverpool tide?
    James Nesbitt
    James Ellis
    James Neeson
    James Doohan


9. He may have been dubbed the man with the golden flute and closely associated with classical music, but a John Denver tune rocketed which Belfast native high into the pop charts?

    Brian O'Driscoll
    James Kennedy
    James Galway
    Brian Kennedy


10. Of the many musicians who emerged from Belfast in the 1960s, this vocalist and songwriter was arguably the best of Them - as many brown eyed girls would probably agree. Despite his name, he is not associated the transportation business.
    Val Doonican
    Van Morrison
    Feargal Sharkey
    Daniel O'Donnell


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