THE GREAT Bank Holiday Quiz

Ready for some 2020 revision? It’s been an eventful year so far — have you been paying attention, or has your brain atrophied from all those weeks on the sofa?

Sport

1. Super Who Bowl won LIV American in February, Football’s beating the San Francisco 49ers in the final?

2. become Tyson WBC Fury heavyweight emerged victorious boxing to champion February? against which opponent in

3. English Play was Premier suspended League in in the March. Manchester City won English football’s only trophy, the Carabao Cup, to be awarded before the shutdown, but who did they beat in the final?

4. Who was recently appointed manager of the Irish football team, replacing Mick McCarthy?

5. Peter Wright is the current PDC darts world champion. What is his nickname?

6. Katie Taylor will face which Puerto Rican boxer in the Manchester Arena this summer?

7. Who was voted GAA All Stars Footballer of the Year 2019?

8. Who is the current captain of the Irish women’s rugby team? 9. Which soccer icon will give Spanish lessons to housebound children on British television?

10. “The spectators are far too important to the event. It will not happen behind closed doors,” said Padraig Harrington of plans for the Ryder Cup. On which course will the event be held in September this year, all going well?

Quotes

1. “France can expect absolute brutality from England — we are going to go out there to make sure they understand what Test rugby is.” Who said this of his team in January?

2. “Roll it there, Colette.” A beloved presenter, who died in November 2019, often used this phrase. Who is he?

3. “Not all superheroes wear capes. Some wear scrubs and gowns.” Who said this on St Patrick’s Day?

4. “Why are footballers suddenly the scapegoats? How the past few days have played out is a disgrace.” Who stuck his head above the parapet to say this recently?

5. “As you probably have heard today, I made an awful boo-boo on morning radio.” Who said this?

6. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” This quote has been attributed to Machiavelli and Sun Tzu, but who first said it on film?

7. “As much as you want Liverpool to lose, it is my job to do everything that I can to help Liverpool to win,” said this sporting legend to a young Donegal boy who wrote to him in January. Who is the man?

8. “If you become more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.” Which Northern Irish actor said this as baddie Ra’s al Ghul in the Batman films?

9. “Five One Double-Five One, wash your hands.” Who now says this every day on his radio show?

10. “Then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks (the virus) out in a minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside, or almost a cleaning?” This man sent the medical world into panic when he gave this advice. Who is he?

Books

1. Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light is the final in her epic Tudor series. Who is the novel’s anti-hero?

2. “Johnny Casey launched into a fit of energetic coughing — a bit of bread went down the wrong way,” is the opening line of Marian Keyes’s new novel. What is it called?

3. Apeirogon, the new novel from Colum McCann, looks at the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. What is an apeirogon?

4. This American icon has begun a series of storytime readings for children on PBS in the United States, beginning with The Gruffalo. Who is she?

5. The Liberation of Brigid Dunne is the latest novel from which Irish popular writing icon?

6. “Yesterday I knew no lullaby…” is the opening line of Child of our Time, by this Irish poet, who sadly died on April 27. Name her.

7. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to which blockbusting children’s novel by Suzanne Collins?

8. The Hungry Road by Marita Conlon-McKenna chronicles which period in our history?

9. Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl, published his first novel for adults in January. What is it called?

10. Tatty has been selected as the Dublin, One City One Book 2020. Who is its author?

Music

1. Other Voices, the essential programme for new music, was founded by which Irish musician in 2001? 2. Canadian singer The Weeknd’s new single, Blinding Lights was an instant hit. What is his real name?

3. Andrea Bocelli sang in an empty cathedral in which Italian city as part of Music for Hope in April?

4. Which anniversary would Glastonbury have been celebrating this year, before it was cancelled?

5. Dermot Kennedy blew viewers away on The Late, Late Show recently with his cover of which Van Morrison classic?

6. Which country music icon, who duetted with Dolly Parton on Islands in the Stream, died this year?

7. Which Dublin singer has not one but two commemorative statues to his name?

8. Dua Lipa is one of the biggest stars in pop at the moment. What is her new album called?

9. Inhaler are an Irish rock band destined for great things. Who is their lead singer?

10. Picture This are one of the most popular acts in Ireland. From which town do the band hail?

Film

1. Top Gun: Maverick will bring the Eighties right back into our lives later this year. Which Hollywood superstar is reprising his starring role as Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell?

2. The Mandalorian is one of Disney+’s most popular shows. It is a spin-off of which global movie franchise?

3. Wonderwoman 1984 promises to be one of the year’s blockbusters. What is Wonderwoman’s real name?

4. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” From which famous 1975 movie does this line come?

5. Cary Fukunaga was drafted in to direct the new James Bond movie, No Time to Die, when its original director resigned. Who was he?

6. In Miss Americana, which singing superstar treated us to an inside look at her life in music?

7. Sci-fi fans eagerly await the release of Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya at Christmas this year. Who is the author of the novel on which the film is based?

8. In Irish feature film Extra Ordinary, this comedian gives a pitchperfect turn as a driving instructor with psychic powers. Who is she?

9. The Irishman, Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece, told the life story of which Irish-American gangster?

10. Parasite was the first foreignlanguage film to win a Best Picture Oscar. Which country is its director, Bong Joon Ho, from?

Politics and Current Affairs

1. What job did Boris Johnson do before entering politics?

2. The Hubble Space Telescope produced remarkable images for which anniversary in April?

3. Which two politicians duked it out for the leadership of the Irish Labour Party this year?

4. Which member of the Department of the Taoiseach delivers the morning press briefings during Covid-19? 5. Who is the Prime Minister of Spain?

6. Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D Higgins, has two photogenic Bernese Mountain dogs who follow him everywhere. What are their names?

7. This doctor is often seen alongside Donald Trump during White House press briefings on the coronavirus. Who is he?

8. “We were concerned that we would not find anyone willing to… pack their bags and move to a windswept island with no electricity or hot water.” In January, a job ad to manage this Irish island attracted 23,000 replies. What’s the island?

9. At what minimum age can you be a candidate for President of Ireland?

10. According to RTE policy this popular current affairs broadcaster has to retire on his 65th birthday. Name him.

TV and Streaming

1. This sprightly internet news show, brought to your homes by actor John Krasinski, counts Brad Pitt and Robert de Niro as weathermen. What’s it called?

2. Dermot Bannon of Room to Improve took on a new challenge in January. Whose house was he now renovating?

3. Tiger King was a documentary that had to be seen to be believed. Who is the mulleted star of the show?

4. Which couple won this year’s Dancing with the Stars?

5. Viewers were distracted from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s coronavirus broadcasts by the presence of his two pets in his videos. What are they?

6. Tommy Tiernan’s chat show became a highlight of Saturday nights this spring. What’s unusual about the format?

7. Father Ted is still a firm favourite with viewers and fans who rewatch and quote its best lines. What is Mrs Doyle’s first name?

8. The Guards: Inside the K kept viewers enthralled on Virgin Media One. In which parts of Dublin is it set?

9. Lenny Abrahamson co-directs the 12-part adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel. What’s it called?

10. Dear Ireland, a series of 50 monologues performed by actors including Brendan Gleeson and Owen Roe, written by Irish writers, is the idea of which national cultural institution?

Design and Fashion

1. Christian Dior, Designer of Dreams is a sumptuous retrospective of the fashion icon’s work, showing in both London and Paris. With which post-War look is he most associated?

2. Irish designer Una Burke’s accessories have been worn by Taylor Swift and Rihanna, among others. What material does she use in her creations?

3. Which Irish city was given its own typeface to commemorate being European Capital of Culture?

4. Many museums and cultural institutions have gone online during the Covid crisis. In which Irish university can you find the Long Room?

5. Andy Warhol is the subject of a retrospective at the Tate Modern in London this year. What is his birth name?

6. Celebrities including Billie Eilish and the Rolling Stones have put their names to which suddenly indispensable item of clothing, for charity?

7. Villa E-1027 in Roquebrune-CapMartin, France, was designed by which famous Irish designer?

8. Irishwoman Paula Rowan is best known for designing what item of clothing?

9. Belgian designer Raf Simons joined which iconic Italian fashion label on April 1?

10. Philip Treacy has created hats that have been worn by royals and has been declared one of the world’s best milliners. Where is he from?