The SportsJOE pub quiz | International Women’s Day special

On International Women’s Day, your knowledge of women’s sport will be tested.

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with a testing quiz mainly based on the great women that follow, and excel in, their sporting dreams and pursuits.

Round 1: TV. What sport did Joanne Cantwell play?

Soccer for Ireland

Ladies football for Dublin

Hockey for Ireland

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Which Irish commentator famously started crying on the radio when Katie Taylor won Olympic Gold in 2012?

George Hamilton

Sean Bán Breathnach

Ger Canning

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Name this Sunday Game pundit.

Ursula Jacob

Therese Maher

Aislinn Connolly

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Name this well-known RTE sports presenter

Marie Crowe

Sinead Kissane

Jacqui Hurley

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“All this tippy-tappy stuff everybody keeps going on about as the right way to play football, is all a load of bollocks sometimes." - Who came out with this immortal line?

Steve Bruce

Sam Allardyce

Alan Pardew

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Round 2: Geography. What county is Irish athlete Phil Healy from?

Clare

Cork

Limerick

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What county is Irish athlete and 400m speedster Rhasidat Adeleke from?

Antrim

Dublin

Louth

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What country is Gabriela Szabo from, the athlete who defeated Sonia O'Sullivan in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?

Finland

Sweden

Romania

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What county are the Maguire twins, Leona and Lisa from?

Monaghan

Fermanagh

Cavan

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What county is Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore from?

Louth

Tipperary

Cork

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Round 3: Records. Which Kilkenny camogie player won their 7th All-Star in 2021?

Grace Walsh

Denise Gaule

Anne Dalton

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Name the Kilkenny camogie legend, wearing No.10, who is flanked by Grace Walsh and Laura Murphy here.

Orlaith McGrath

Sarah Healy

Denise Gaule

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What is Katie Taylor's professional boxing record?

22-0

14-0

30-0

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What club does Irish international captain Katie McCabe play for?

Chelsea

Nottingham Forest

Arsenal

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Against what club did a 16-year-old Wayne Rooney score his first Premier League goal?

Man United

Chelsea

Arsenal

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Round 4: General knowledge. Which of the Maguire twins has retired from professional tournament golf?

Lisa

Leona

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Who is the currently Ireland Women's National Team manager?

Vera Pauw

Ainé O'Gorman

Emma Hayes

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Where is the women's football World Cup taking place, this summer?

Australia and New Zealand

Singapore

Japan and Korea

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Who is this retired Ireland captain?

Niamh Briggs

Fiona Coghlan

Ciara Grifin

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Which Irish sport-star's book is called 'Game-changer'?

Cora Staunton

Jim Stynes

Derval O'Rourke

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