Top of the Evening …

Ok, ok, I couldn’t resist!

I’ve done … a REWRITE!

I don’t know if Chris has managed to use them, but hopefully, he’ll let me know in the morning.

I do know I’m going to put everyone out of their Saint Paddy’s misery!

Lord knows what’ll happen, come Saint Georges’!   But that should be interesting!

Anyroad, here’s the questions, with the answers.

Q1) Pierce Brosnan was born in which county; County Meath, County Cork, or County Tyrone?

A1) County Meath.

Q2) Liam Neeson starred in which film about the Holocaust?

A2) “Schindler’s List”

Q3) Back in 2006, which Irish actor played Alexander the Great?

A3) Colin Farrell

Q4) Which Oscar did director Neil Jordan win, for “The Crying Game”; – Best Script, Best Film, or Best Director?

A4) Best Script.

Q5) “Waking Ned Devive”, about an Irish Lottery winner who dies before cashing in a winning Lottery ticket, was actually filmed where in the UK?

A5) The Isle Of Mann.

Q6) Which film starred Cate Blanchett as a real-life investigative journalist?

A6) “Veronica Guerin”

Q7) Which John Wayne movie was set in Connemara?

A7) “The Quiet Man”

Q8) In the 1995 film, “Michael Collins”,who played Ireland’s first President, Eamonn De Valera?

A8) Alan Rickman.

Q9) What is the name of the central character of “My Left Foot”?

A9) Clancy Brown

Q10) Who directed “The Commitments”?

A10) Alan Parker

And here’s the questions – just the questions – that I’ll be using as a table round, on Thursday at the Hutton.

Q1) Which Irish group have an album called “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”?

Q2) By what other name is the song “Londonderry Air” better known?

Q3) Which Irish judge adjudicates at the 'X-Factor' talent show?

Q4) “Mandinka” was the first hit for which Irish singer?

Q5) Which Irishman took over from Terry Wogan, as presenter of Eurovision?

Q6) U2 are the biggest selling Irish band of all time; – which act’s the the second biggest?

Q7) Who had the 2008 Xmas in the Irish singles chart?

Q8) How many members were there of Boyzone?

Q9) In which Irish city did alt.rockers My Bloody Valentine form, in 1984?

Q10) Pogues original name was Pogue Mahone; – what’s the rather cheeky English translation of the phrase?

Enjoy!