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Quiz

Quiz: How well do you remember Irish heatwaves?

It’s roasting.
3.30pm, 18 Jul 2016
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IT’S ABSOLUTELY ROASTING out.

But that’s such a rare occurrence, you should remember all the individual days that were like this.

Do you?

1995 was the warmest Irish summer ever. How many days were above 25 degrees in June, July and August?
21
27

31
35
Speaking of 1995, who didn't have a number one that summer?
U2
Shaggy

Boyzone
The Outhere Brothers
What is the highest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland? (It was in 1887)
31.3 degrees
32.3 degrees

33.3 degrees
34.3 degrees
And where was that recorded?
Mayo
Cork

Dublin
Kilkenny
At what rate were Irish people eating ice cream during the 2014 heatwave?
Ten a minute
Two a second

Three every ten seconds
100 a minute
In 2013 a DIT study showed how many people had died due to heatwaves in the previous 30 years?
294
106

380
12
Bruce Springsteen dropped in during the 2013 heatwave. Where did he play?
Dublin and Cork
Kilkenny and Galway

Cork and Kilkenny
Dublin and Galway
The 2006 summer saw a heatwave in Ireland and a World Cup where?
Italy
Brazil

Germany
South Africa
During their 2011 heatwave, up to how much hotter was it in Britain than here?
10 degrees
13 degrees

15 degrees
17 degrees
Is it too hot?
Yes
No
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Top Dog!
Paw-sitively brilliant!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Clever Cat!
Almost purr-fect
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Fin-tastic!
Very close!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?
You should feel sheepish after that.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful!
Shell of a bad effort!
Share your result:

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