Pundit Arena Weekend Sports Quiz

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Round One: Ireland in playoffs -
Who did Ireland beat in a playoff to qualify for Euro 2016?

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Who scored a hat-trick when Ireland lost 5-1 to Denmark in a playoff for the 2018 World Cup?

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Ireland beat Estonia 5-1 on aggregate to reach Euro 2012. Who scored for Ireland in the second-leg, a 1-1 draw in Dublin?

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Which Irish player was the closest to Thierry Henry when he handled the ball in the 2010 World Cup playoff game in Paris?

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Mick McCarthy only won ONE playoff game as Ireland manager. Who was it against?

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Round Two: F1 -
Who is the current Formula One World Champion?

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Who has won the most F1 World Championships? (7)

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How many World Championships did Ayrton Senna win before he died in an accident in 1994?

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Which of these was the first night race to be included on the F1 calendar?

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Which team have won the most races in F1 history? (991)

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Round Three: Sporting geography -
Which city is due to host the opening game of the Euros in 2021?

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Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight championship of the world for the first time in 1964 against Sonny Liston. Which city hosted the fight?

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Former World Footballer of the Year George Weah is now the president of which country?

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NBA franchise the Pelicans are based in which city?

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Which city was originally due to host the Olympics in 1940, only for the games to be postponed due to the outbreak of World War II?

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Round Four: Ireland & RWC Quarter-finals - Ireland have competed in all nine Rugby World Cups. How many have they been eliminated at the QF stage (including quarter-final playoffs)?

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Three teams have knocked Ireland out at the quarter-final stage (including quarter-final playoffs) of the Rugby World Cup on two occasions – who are these teams?

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Ireland only scored one try in their 20-11 defeat to Wales at the quarter-final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Who scored that try?

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Just one head coach has resided over two quarter-finals defeats involving Ireland at a Rugby World Cup – who is he?

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Ireland heaviest defeat in a Rugby World Cup quarter-final came at the hands of New Zealand in 2019 [46-14]. What was the next highest margin of defeat suffered by Ireland in a quarter-final?