The All-Ireland Credit Union Final 2010

A great day was had by all competitors taking part in the All-Ireland Credit Union Final in the RDS on Sunday April 18th 2010.  We felt honoured to be among the last 100 schools, from all over Ireland, to qualify for the finals of this very prestigious competition.  The President of the ILCU, Mr. Mark Bailey, congratulated all the children on reaching the last 400 out of a phenomenal 25,000 pupils who took part in the earlier rounds.  Our senior team, made up of Marie Therese Boland, Eimear Conroy, Seán Foley and Peter Lynch did us proud on the day.  They finished 18th in a very competitive final.  They received rug sacks filled with goodies from the Credit Union. We look forward to next year when hopefully some more of our pupils will continue in the footsteps of Peter, Seán, Eimear and Marie Therese.Senior A team

Venue:     Ormond Hotel
Date:      8 pm Sunday March 7th 2010

1. In what story did the giant roar “Fe Fi Fo Fum”/   Jack and the Beanstalk
2. How many weeks in the year?                52
3. What do the Letters GAA stand for?             Gaelic Athletic Association.
4. Who was the first man on the moon?        Neil Armstrong
5. How many legs does an octopus have?      8
6. In most kitchen cupboards you would find  sodium chloride.  What’s its common name? Salt
7. What’s the highest mountain in the Alps?    Mount Blanc
8. What is the name of Dorothy’s dog in  “The Wizard of Oz”?   Toto
9. With what Irish band is Bono the lead singer?   U2
10. What famous pop singer died on June 25th  2009  at the age of 50?   Michael Jackson
11. How many players on a basketball team?    5
12. What is the name of King Arthur’s sword?   Excalibur
13. What do you take pictures with?       camera
14. In what city is the Statue of Liberty?      New York
15. The Japenese art of paper folding is known as……………     origami
16. In what European city is the San Siro football stadium?      Milan
17. What is the method of reading used by blind people?    Braille
18. What do we call a person who writes articles for a newspaper?     journalist
19. What is the yellow part of an egg called?   yolk
20. A female what is called a vixen?     Fox
21. What is the capital of the Czech Republic?                     Prague
22. How many in a “Baker’s Dozen”?         13
23. Who picked a peck of pickled pepper?          Peter Piper
24. What Irish saint’  feast day is celebrated on March 17th each year?       St Patrick
25. Who wrote the children’s book “Fantastic Mr. Fox”?                   Roald Dahl
26. What is the only bird to have both eyes at the front of his head?     The owl
27. What is Batman’s car called?     The Batmobile
28. What is the commander of a ship called?         The Captain
29. In the Harry Potter series, name the headmaster?     Dumbledore