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Quiz about Gaelic Athletic Association County Colours

Gaelic Athletic Association: County Colours Quiz

In Ireland, each county's GAA football and hurling team has its own jersey, though many have similar colours in different combinations. Here's a little quiz to test your knowledge of Irish county colours.

A multiple-choice quiz by francisk. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
francisk

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,481

Updated
Dec 01 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When certain Connacht and Leinster counties meet, one of them must use an alternate jersey as their colours are the same. Which two counties? Hint

Mayo and Carlow

Roscommon and Dublin

Leitrim and Wicklow

Galway and Westmeath

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which if these four counties does not have black as one of its jersey colours? Hint

Longford

Kilkenny

Sligo

Down

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Question 3 of 10

3. Only two counties combine the colours red and green in their shirts, and one of these have a third colour. Which counties are they? Hint

Mayo and Carlow

Antrim and Down

Carlow and Antrim

Down and Mayo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Only one county wears two shades of the same colour, light and dark. Which county is this? Hint

Leitrim

Dublin

Donegal

Wexford

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Question 5 of 10

5. Red, blue, green, and yellow are very popular, but which county includes the colour purple in their jersey? Hint

Sligo

Fermanagh

Wexford

Monaghan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Only two counties wear three different colours. Which counties? Hint

Offaly and Carlow

Cavan and Roscommon

Carlow and Cavan

Roscommon and Offaly

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Question 7 of 10

7. Four counties wear a combination of red and white. Which of these four counties does *not* wear red and white? Hint

Meath

Derry

Cork

Louth

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Question 8 of 10

8. Green and yellow is a popular combination. Which of these four counties does not have both colours in their strip? Hint

Leitrim

Limerick

Meath

Donegal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Only one county plays in black and white. Which one? Hint

Clare

Kildare

Sligo

Antrim

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Question 10 of 10

10. Though it's one of the colours on the Irish tricolour, only one county wears orange. Which one? Hint

Monaghan

Mayo

Galway

Armagh

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When certain Connacht and Leinster counties meet, one of them must use an alternate jersey as their colours are the same. Which two counties?

Answer: Galway and Westmeath

Both Galway and Westmeath wear a maroon and white strip.

2. Which if these four counties does not have black as one of its jersey colours?

Answer: Longford

Longford teams wear blue and yellow strips.

3. Only two counties combine the colours red and green in their shirts, and one of these have a third colour. Which counties are they?

Answer: Mayo and Carlow

Carlow shirts are green, red, and yellow. Mayo wear red and green.

4. Only one county wears two shades of the same colour, light and dark. Which county is this?

Answer: Dublin

Dublin wear light and dark blue strips.

5. Red, blue, green, and yellow are very popular, but which county includes the colour purple in their jersey?

Answer: Wexford

Wexford teams wear a purple and yellow strip.

6. Only two counties wear three different colours. Which counties?

Answer: Offaly and Carlow

Offaly's shirt has green, white, and gold hoops. Carlow teams wear green, red, and yellow.

7. Four counties wear a combination of red and white. Which of these four counties does *not* wear red and white?

Answer: Meath

Meath wear green and yellow. Tyrone also wear red and white, usually a white jersey and red shorts.

8. Green and yellow is a popular combination. Which of these four counties does not have both colours in their strip?

Answer: Limerick

Limerick teams wear green and white.

9. Only one county plays in black and white. Which one?

Answer: Sligo

Sligo wear black and white. Kildare wear all white.

10. Though it's one of the colours on the Irish tricolour, only one county wears orange. Which one?

Answer: Armagh

Armagh wear orange and white. Antrim's jersey is a lighter colour, officially saffron. Kilkenny's dark yellow is officially amber, while Wexford's is simply yellow.

Source: Author francisk

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