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Gaelic Football Trivia Quiz

Gaelic Football is one of Ireland's two national sports, along with Hurling. This all-round quiz is designed for people with reasonable familiarity with its history and statistics.

A multiple-choice quiz by Flukey. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Flukey

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
367,779

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
195

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (1/10), Guest 78 (3/10), Guest 86 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 1982 All-Ireland Football Final had one of the most famous and dramatic endings in GAA history, but what was the final score? Hint

Offaly 1-15 v Kerry 0-17

Offaly 1-11 v Kerry 1-10

Offaly 2-12 v Kerry 0-14

Offaly 1-14 v Kerry 1-12

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Question 2 of 10

2. Of these four counties which won the All-Ireland Senior Football title first. Hint

Dublin

Tipperary

Galway

Cavan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these four was captain of his county in five All-Ireland Senior Football finals. Hint

Enda Colleran

Tony Hanahoe

Jimmy Murray

Billy Morgan

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Question 4 of 10

4. What have the All-Ireland Football finals of 1969, 1992, 2001 and 2010 got in common? Hint

There were no goals, only points scored

The finals had to be replayed

Kerry won them all

The referee on each occasion was from Limerick

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1947 final was played in New York, not Ireland, to commemorate the famine. Who beat who in that final? Hint

Dublin beat Cork

Kerry beat Dublin

Cavan beat Kerry

Cork beat Galway

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? Hint

Kilkenny won the first ever Leinster Senior Football Championship

Dublin's home ground is Croke Park

Liam Currams played in the 1981 Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Finals

Mayo were the first Connacht county to reach the All-Ireland Senior Football Final

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Question 7 of 10

7. The original Sam Maguire trophy was replaced by a new one in what year? Hint

1987

1990

1989

1988

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 1991 Leinster Football Championship saw an epic saga between Dublin and Meath. How many times did they meet? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Dublin play Kerry in the 2001 All-Ireland Championship Hint

Croke Park, Dublin

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Casement Park, Belfast

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Question 10 of 10

10. Donegal met Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, the first final between an Ulster team and a Connacht team since what year? Hint

1948

1998

1966

2003

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 1982 All-Ireland Football Final had one of the most famous and dramatic endings in GAA history, but what was the final score?

Answer: Offaly 1-15 v Kerry 0-17

With Kerry leading by 2 points with 2 minutes to go, the first ever 5-in-a-row of All-Ireland Football titles seemed to have been achieved. Then Seamus Darby scored the only goal of the game to put Offaly 1 point ahead and dash Kerry's dreams.

2. Of these four counties which won the All-Ireland Senior Football title first.

Answer: Tipperary

Tipperary won their first title in 1889, Dublin in 1891, Galway in 1925 and Cavan in 1933.

3. Which of these four was captain of his county in five All-Ireland Senior Football finals.

Answer: Jimmy Murray

Jimmy Murray of Roscommon captained them in the 1943 final, the 1943 replay, the 1944 final, the 1946 final and the 1946 final replay. Roscommon won the 1943 and 1944 All-Ireland championships.

4. What have the All-Ireland Football finals of 1969, 1992, 2001 and 2010 got in common?

Answer: There were no goals, only points scored

The results were:

1969 Kerry 0-10 v Offaly 0-7
1992 Donegal 0-18 v Dublin 0-14
2001 Galway 0-17 v Meath 0-8
2010 Cork 0-16 v Down 0-15

5. The 1947 final was played in New York, not Ireland, to commemorate the famine. Who beat who in that final?

Answer: Cavan beat Kerry

The final was played in the now defunct Polo Grounds in New York.

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Answer: Dublin's home ground is Croke Park

Although they play most of their games in Croke Park, Parnell Park is Dublin's official home ground. While Kilkenny are considered to be a Hurling county and don't even participate in the football championship, they have three Leinster football titles, winning the first one ever played. Liam Currams was a dual player for Offaly when they reached both finals in 1981, winning the Hurling, but losing the Football. Galway were the first county from Connacht to play in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final, in 1900.

7. The original Sam Maguire trophy was replaced by a new one in what year?

Answer: 1988

The Sam Maguire trophy was first presented in 1928 and continued to be so until 1987. It is now in the GAA Museum in Croke Park.

8. The 1991 Leinster Football Championship saw an epic saga between Dublin and Meath. How many times did they meet?

Answer: 4

After drawing on three occasions, Meath beat Dublin by one point in the fourth match. They drew their next game against Wicklow, meaning another replay. They won that and then beat Offaly to finally reach the Leinster final. They beat Laois in the Leinster final, to set up an All-Ireland semi-final against Roscommon.

They won that to reach the All-Ireland Final. The final was their tenth match of the championship. Although they mounted a major comeback in it, as Meath of that era were famous for, Down won the final by 2 points.

9. Where did Dublin play Kerry in the 2001 All-Ireland Championship

Answer: Semple Stadium, Thurles

In what was the first year of the qualifiers and distinct quarter finals, old rivals Dublin and Kerry met in the quarter final in Semple Stadium, a venue more used to holding Hurling matches than Football matches. The match finished in a draw after a dramatic equaliser by Maurice Fitzgerald of Kerry, and the two met in the same venue a week later when Kerry won.

10. Donegal met Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, the first final between an Ulster team and a Connacht team since what year?

Answer: 1948

Amazingly, not since Cavan beat Mayo in the 1948 final had a Connacht team and an Ulster team met in the All-Ireland Final. Mayo again suffered defeat in the 2012 final. Between 1948 and 2012, the only other occasion in which neither a Leinster nor Munster team were in the final, was the 2003 final, which featured two Ulster teams, when Tyrone beat Armagh.

Source: Author Flukey

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