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19th Nov 2022

The ultimate Michael Murphy quiz

Lee Costello

Think you followed Michael Murphy’s career and know everything? Well,  let’s put that to the test…

Michael Murphy has officially retired from the inter-county stage, but not without leaving his mark on the game.

The Donegal captain has had a glittering career, and during what has been the most fruitful and successful era in the county’s history, there is no denying that the Glenswilly man has been at the heart of that.

Talisman, star man, key man, focal point, main threat, leader; whatever way you want to describe him, the fact of the matter is that Murphy has been the soul of this Donegal team for over a decade.

With such responsibility comes great pressure and expectations, meaning that his whole career has been under the magnifying glass, but have you been paying attention?

Michael Murphy quiz

This is the Ultimate Michael Murphy quiz, the ins and outs of Donegal’s greatest ever player, and one of the finest to ever kick a size five O’Neills ball.

There are stats, true or false conundrums, club questions and a general knowledge round, and we’re not saying that getting 20/20 is impossible, but let’s say that even Murphy himself would struggle to get a perfect score.

Good luck!

ROUND 1: CHAMPIONSHIP STATS
Before Michael Murphy made his debut for the Donegal senior team, they had won one All-Ireland and five Ulster titles. Between his debut and retirement, how many have they won?
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How many times has Murphy represented the Donegal senior team?
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How many points has Murphy scored in his senior Donegal career?
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How many goals has Murphy scored for the Donegal senior team?
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How many All-Stars has Murphy picked up?
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ROUND 2: TRUE OR FALSE
Murphy never won an Ulster championship game until 2011...
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Murphy captained Donegal for over 10 years...
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Murphy started out his career as a goalkeeper...
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He missed a penalty against Dublin in the All-Ireland u21 final
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Michael Murphy owns a sports shop
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ROUND 3: CLUBMAN
Glenswilly have won three county titles with Murphy, but how many did they win before him?
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What age did Murphy make his club debut?
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In Murphy's three championship title wins with Glenswilly, how many of the finals in those games was he awarded man of the match?
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Glenswilly never won an Ulster senior title, but they made the final in which year?
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What year was Murphy called up to the Glenswilly senior team?
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ROUND 4: General knowledge
Murphy scored a wonder goal in the 2012 All-Ireland final against Mayo - but who kicked the ball into him to set it up?
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What extreme precaution did Jim McGuinness take to prevent Kildare knowing that Murphy was injured and wouldn't be starting in 2011?
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In 2021, Murphy had a horror of a game against Tyrone in the Ulster championship. Why was that?
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During his university days Murphy shared a room with which successful Dublin player?
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What age was Murphy when he was named captain of Donegal?
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