CONGRATULATIONS to Catherine Hamilton, the winner of our Big Quiz.
The Letterkenny woman has won herself a two night break at Jurys Hotel in Belfast.
Thank you to all 297 people who tackled the quiz. Most of you got them all right.
All the answers are below. And our next Big Wednesday Quiz will be online tomorrow.
1 | In 565 AD, St Columba is said to have seen which legendary creature? | Loch Ness Monster |
2 | I’ll be there for you’ is the theme song to which tv series? | Friends |
3 | What is the Latin name for the Northern Lights? | Aurora Borealis |
4 | What is the Latin name for the Southern Lights? | Aurora Australis |
5 | Montevideo is the capital of which country? | Uruguay |
6 | What instument records the strength of an earthquake? | Seismograph |
7 | Which war of the early 1950s cost over 2 million lives? | Korean War |
8 | Whose crimes were portrayed in the film ’10 Rillington Place’? | John Christie |
9 | To which family of animals does the llama belong? | Camel |
10 | Neighbours’ is set in a fictitious suburb of which city? | Melbourne |
11 | Which body of water separates the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain? | The Solent |
12 | Christopher Cockerell invented what type of vehicle? | Hovercraft |
13 | Which Hebrew word is the equivalent of the word ‘Christ’? | Messiah |
14 | Who was U.S. President at the outbreak of World War 2? | Franklin D Roosevelt |
15 | Which part was played by Bernard Lee in eleven James Bond films? | M |
16 | Which English League football team are known as ‘The Hatters’? | Luton Town |
17 | Which sign of the Zodiac applies to someone born on Christmas Day? | Capricorn |
18 | Which gland controls metabolism? | Thyroid Gland |
19 | Which black nationalist leader was shot dead in New York in 1965? | Malcolm X |
20 | If James is 5, Henry is 3 and Edward is 2, who is 1? | Thomas the Tank Engine |
21 | How much is a 700ml bottle of Smirnoff Vodka in Kelly’s Centra, Mountain Top, Letterkenny? | 15 euro |
22 | In Hegarty’s & Co. of Buncrana, is the Christmas Store located at the front, back or in the middle of the shop? | Middle |
23 | Which night is ‘Seafood Night’ in the Brewery Bar, Letterkenny? | Saturday |
24 | In what month and year did the Mill Park Hotel, Donegal Town open? | July 2000 |
25 | What is the postal address of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce? | Grand Canal Complex, Canal Road, Letterkenny |