The CLR Political Quiz ….. Number 4 September 28, 2012
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1. “Let’s put our Strengths to Work” was a slogan used by which candidate in the 2011 Presidential Election?
2. In the 2011 General Election , which candidate had “A Message of Support from Paul McGrath” (The soccer player) in their leaflet?
3. In the 1977 General Election Campaign, Fianna Fail had a campaign song. Name the song and the singer.
4. Which of the following Irish ‘Comedians’ Brendan O’Carroll, Frank Kelly, Dave McSavage and Ardal O’Hanlon did not have a parent a TD?
5.Fine Gael TD Jimmy Deenihan won four All Ireland Medals in his time playing with Kerry, how many National League winners medals did he win?
6. Who was the last former Irish Rugby International to serve in the Dail?
7. What year did the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis vote to allow their elected representatives take seats in Leinster House?
8. From 1982 to the present what was the lowest figure for Labour in an MRBI or Red C Poll ?
9. The Recent Constituency Commission Report recommended a reduction in the number of TDs to what?
10. Who is the mystery woman below?
Answers Next Friday
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1. Sean Gallagher
2. Victor Boyhan (Ind — Dun Laoghaire)
3. Your Kind of Country by Colm T Wilkinson
4. Frank Kelly
5. Don’t know or care
6. Dick Spring (Drico will, I suspect, be the next one — FG Dub South circa-2020, anyone?)
7. 1985
8. 4 percent ?
9. 158 (huge difference there, eh?)
10. I’m stumped there. Is that Michael O’Leary on the left? Maybe it’s Maureen O’Carroll given you’ve already mentioned her son.
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For number 10, it looks more like Ray MacSharry on the left to me.
The old dear in the middle has to be the mother of Charlie H. Just look at the eyelids! I bet it was the day Charlie became Taoiseach. Albert and Ray were obviously determined not to be outdone in the arslikin that day!
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Pasanario, your answer to no. 6 is wrong. I can’t remember his name, but a former international rugby player was elected a TD for FF for Dublin North more recently than Spring’s time in Leinster House.
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Jim Glennon is the rugby player.
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Ah here. Question 5 is a sports question, not politics. 🙂
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A mixture of both 🙂
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At least two correct answers to Question 7, no? ’69 and ’85?
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fairly sure its actually 86
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