A sort of 70’s quiz – 2 August 18, 2014
Posted by guestposter in Irish History, Irish Politics, The Left.trackback
Many thanks to Brian Hanley for sending this follow up to his earlier quiz on the 1970s. Very much appreciated. Answers later in the week.
1) Which TD was nicknamed ‘Bogside Billy’ after he visited nationalist areas of Derry and Belfast in August 1969?
2) How many workers in the Republic of Ireland were members of British-based trade unions in 1978? (Nearest estimate)
3) Linfield supporters clashed with fans of which League of Ireland team at Dalymount Park in May 1971? (Bonus: name the competition)
4) Five-time All Ireland winner with Kerry, Captain Joe Keohane, stood as a candidate for which party in the 1973 general election?
5) What was the president of the GAA referring to during August 1978 when he claimed that ‘we have had only rare occasions when such incidents as we saw yesterday have occurred. Unfortunately, they have always been associated with occasions when teams from the North of Ireland have played here. I suppose it is reasonable to presume that because of the troubles in the North, actions of this type have come to the fore.’
6) To what event did RTE devote several hours of live-coverage in November 1973?
7) Which left-wing periodical argued in June 1974 that the Ulster Workers Council strike had ‘flushed a lot of things out. They flushed every reactionary and racialist sentiment from the bottom of the scummy hearts of Southern politicians and journalists (including) the editor of the Irish Times, that cut-price Protestant lap-dog…They are squealing because their mean and discreditible ‘national aspirations’ have been heavily stamped on by the Ulster Protestant community.’
8) What chart position did the 1970 England World Cup’s squad’s song ‘Back Home’ reach in the Republic of Ireland?
9) What was Garda sergeant Martin Hogan suspended from the force for doing in February 1976?
10) Former Minister for Justice Patrick Cooney successfully sued which newspaper for alleging that he tolerated Garda ill-treatment of suspects during the 1973-77 Coalition?
The Cedar Lounge Revolution 
1 is Billy Fox. Don’t know the team for 3 but I’d say the competition was the Blaxnit Cup, 4 is Sinn Fein, I’d say five might be the Down fans showering the ref with bottles after he sent off Cathal Digney in their All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin. Four is Sinn Fein I think. And now I must lie down and mourn the after-effects of that bloody semi-final yesterday.
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Is the answer to nine, for not beating a suspect hard enough.
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And I suppose Sinn Fein weren’t running in 1973 so it’s probably Aontacht Eireann for the Joe Keohane question.
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N7 : Some BICO publication ? Sounds too obvious!
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Red Patriot could also be a candidate – they saw it as a progressive anti imperialist working class movement.
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I think Linfield were playing Cork Hibs.
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Never knew that Phil Coulter jointly wrote “Back home”
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Scorn not his simplicity but only try to love him all the more.
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Scorn not his complicity?
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9. Attending Frank Stagg’s funeral.
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We’re not doing well here! No suggestions for Q2, Q6 and Q10.
Without Googling I’ll offer Mac Stoifán hunger strike for Q6 and Hibernia for Q10.
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With Googling both are wrong!
Hunger strike was a year previously and Hibernia was not sued on this occasion
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Just twigged 6, it’s the wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips.
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For Q2, I’ll guess at a hundred thousand.
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Is the answer to Q 5 a bomb scare in Croke Park for the All Ireland Semi Final between Dublin and Down?
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