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who else is entering a team?
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Originally posted by Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins wrote:

Might have a spare for you Franko as three different groups are coming along with odd numbers or they might need a spare LOL 

Anyway, can sort it out tomorrow 


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Originally posted by Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins wrote:

who else is entering a team?

We are looking for revenge for last year 
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ClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClap10 hours till KO ClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClap
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ClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClap3.75 hours till KO ClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClap
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Originally posted by The Count The Count wrote:

ClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClap3.75 hours till KO ClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClapClap

What sort of clown uses decimal for time :). 


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we've a team on the way, may be a bit after 7:45
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Three in a row CoolCool

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No questions about nazis 

No questions on the eastern front 1941  - 1945

No questions on classic rock  1978 - 1984 

Who the fuk runs a quiz without those staples ? 

Great night well done to all concerned ClapClapClapClap
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Three in a row CoolCool

That your mob beside us?  Very obtuse.

Great night. Fair play Count and Hoskins. 
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Three in a row CoolCool


Top top domination.  McG with ye again last night?
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good night alright. Congrats to the winners. Think we had a solid mid table finish. Anyone have the final scores?
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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Three in a row CoolCool


Top top domination.  McG with ye again last night?
Unfortunatly not. Had to draft in the wife as a sub.
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Originally posted by The GerK The GerK wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Three in a row CoolCool

That your mob beside us?  Very obtuse.

Great night. Fair play Count and Hoskins. 
That was us alright. Straight out of Compton.
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Three in a row CoolCool
Time to update the signature 
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A brilliant night again last night, with the 'Former champions' coming out on top again to make it 3 in a rowClapClapClapClapClapClap. No Mcg on their team either last night so wondering is he the Phill Babb to Paul 'Frankosherenow' McGrath on the team Shocked

A great amount raised of €560 on the night with a further €750 raised with inter7s.com, so a fantastic amount again to give to our great friends and very worthy cause at Aoibheann's Pink Tie ClapClapClapClapClapClap

Few call outs from last night
Trapped the Quizmaster making an absolute fool out of the Gerk on his Dublin GAA knowledge EmbarrassedEmbarrassedEmbarrassed
SuperDave for getting his first train question right in 3 years ClapClapClap
NewryRep for getting a 7 euro hotel for himself and the missus for the night
Question on Chinese football for nVidic who wasnt there Cry
Trapped for calling out Cyprus as the Capital of the Bahamas Embarrassed
The Rocky music round ClapClapClapClapClapClap

A MASSIVE thanks as always to everyone who helped with prizes, donations and help on the night
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Congrats the Current Champs



 



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Heres the questions Thumbs Up

 

Round 1

 

 

Questions:

 

1. Which two body parts continue to grow throughout your entire lifetime?

2. Who founded Amazon?

3. What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that caused devastation from central Florida to eastern Texas in 2005?

4.What is the most common blood type?

5.What is the best-selling copyrighted book of all time?

6. Who were the last prisoners ever to be locked within the walls of the Tower of London?

7. What is the only nation to use six colours in their primary flag?

8. what are groove jam, electro swing and llama bell?

 

 

Round 2

 

Questions:

 

1. Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018 was the creator of what famous long running cartoon series?

2. Who stars as Mary Poppins in the 2018 'Mary Poppins Returns'?

3. Which planet, and its moons, was the unmanned NASA spacecraft 'Galileo' sent to study?

4. Over 99 percent of the world's what comes from Hevea brasiliensis?

5. Name the 4 semi finalists in last years  world cup?

6. What is a Class 17 Clayton D8568?

7. Can you name two American states consisting of only four letters?

8. What was created by William Hanna and Josephn Barbera in 1940?

 

Round 3

 

Questions:

 

1. In wwf/wwe, what was Jake the Snakes snake called?

2. Which footballer stars in a BBC popular podcast, called after his own name?

3. Termonfeckin is a village in which Irish county?

4. In what year was the Battle of Clontarf??

5. What is the easternmost country in the European Union?

6. What is the capital of The Bahamas?

7. What was the first country to win the World Cup twice?

8. What angle is formed by the hands of a clock at 4 o'clock?

 

Round 4 - Picture Round

 

Round 5

 

Questions:

 

1. What word links the “Wizard of Oz” with the top goal-scorer in the 1990 World Cup finals?

2. One of the biggest selling singles of the year was the song 'God's Plan' by which Canadian rapper?

3. In which year did Michael Flatley and Jean Butler stun the continent with their Eurovision Riverdance performance?       a) 1992 b) 1994 c) 1996

4. Which famous nightclub owner passed away in July 2018, having had a controversial club closing after only 6 months in Dublin in 2006?

5. In what month was the referendum held on whether to repeal a ban on abortion in Ireland?

6. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the first world cup to use what?

7. Who is Real Madrid's all-time top goalscorer?

8. What number is positioned between numbers 2 and 3 on a dartboard?

 

Round 6

 

 

Questions:

1. What is the capital of New Zealand?

2. What is the largest island in the world?

3. In Creed 2, the eighth installment of the Rocky franchise, what are Apollo Creeds and Ivan Drago kids names who fight?

4. Question: Rachel and Steve / Steve and Rachel have the same amount of sweets each. How many sweets should Rachel give Steve so that she has four sweets more?

5. What occurs once in a minute, twice in a week and once in a year?

6. What is a liger?

7. What stadium will Ireland play Gilbratar in next month?

8. What is the biggest manmade structure on Earth?

 

 

Round 7

Music Round

 

Round 8

Questions:

1. What was the name of the character that Kylie Minogue played in the Aussie soap opera 'Neighbours'? (need to have surname)

2. Which iconic bridge is located at Dawes Point in The Rocks area for the south end, and the northern end is at Milsons Point.

3. Which lake holds by far the largest volume of water in the UK?

4. What was the name of the FBI Director dismissed by Donald Trump in 2017?

5. This ones for Daryl…. In 2018, Cédric Bakambu left Spanish side Villareal to join which club in a £65 million deal?

6. Roy Chipolina has captained which international football team?

7. What movie finishes with the quote…” I do wish we could chat longer, but... I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye."”

8.  What was the Manhattan Project?

 

 


 

Bonus Round

One member of each team up to bar

 

1.       Tiebreaker: According to the lyrics, in Surfin bird, how many times is the word ‘Bird’ said

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Music Round

What Rocky movie did the following come from?


1.
https://youtu.be/btPJPFnesV4
Rocky 3


2.
https://youtu.be/sMpONc6n3x8
Creed2

3.
https://youtu.be/ioE_O7Lm0I4
Rocky 1


4.https://youtu.be/5NwBucXbRa8
Rocky 4


What TV programme/movie are these themes from?

5.
https://youtu.be/GWbz_mIAShM
The golden girls

6.
https://youtu.be/V4kWpi2HnPU
Beverly Hills cop 1

7.
https://youtu.be/jY9xZoKiBgU
Vacation

8.
https://youtu.be/mrMLMV6E4CM?t=42
lost boys

9.
https://youtu.be/vZFibw4SXIM
the goonies

10.
https://youtu.be/3mqhwhSerAw
Friday



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