1. Who scored against his fellow goalkeeper Adam Bogdan with 100-yard drive from his own box?
Answer: Everton’s Tim Howard
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2. Which sporting legend turned 70 on January 17?
Answer: Muhammad Ali
3. What or who is “Rosie 47″?
Answer: It refers the bank account Harry Redknapp opened in the name of his dog. The then Tottenham manager was found not guilty of cheating the public revenue
4. A mass brawl broke out between which two teams during an All-Ireland Junior Football Championship match in Portlaoise?
Answer: Dromid Pearse of Kerry and Tyrone's Derrytresk. Watch footage of the incident here
4. Eli Manning and the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. What score did the game end?
Answer: 21-17
6. One of Ireland's Six Nations matches was postponed earlier this year. What was the reason?
Answer: The pitch at Paris' Stade de France was frozen and deemed unplayable minutes before kick-off
7. Linsanity took NBA by storm. What college did Jeremy Lin go to?
Answer: Harvard
8. Who clashed at a press conference in Munich?
Answer: David Haye and Dereck Chisora
9. Which World Cup winner joined an Irish province this month?
Answer: Brad Thorn (Leinster)
10. How many rounds did it take Ireland's Andy Lee to defeat Mexico's Saul Duran in Michigan?
Answer: Two
11. Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest during the first half of an FA Cup quarter-final with which side?
Answer: Spurs
12. Jim Stynes passed away after losing his fight with cancer on March 20, but what age was the Dublin-born Aussie Rules legend when he died?
Answer: 45
13. Chris Forrester scored one of the best goals of 2012 against Shamrock Rovers at Richmond, but which St Patrick's Athletic team-mate set him up with the back-heel?
Answer: Christy Fagan
14. Which horse won the Grand National?
Answer: 33-1 shot Neptune Collonges
15. The inaugural Womens National League came to an end in April. Who was crowned champions?
Answer: Peamount United
16. Which two teams contested the National Football League final?
Answer: Cork and Mayo
17. Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Ali Carter in the World Snooker Championships final at the Crucible. Who many world titles has he won?
Answer: Four
18. Carlos Tevez held up a sign with what written on it during Manchester City's title-winning open-top bus ride?
Answer: "RIP FERGIE"
19. Who are these two Irish sports stars dressed as nuns?
Answer: Jockeys Paul Carberry and Ruby Walsh
20. Former Kerry footballer Tommy Walsh made his debut for which AFL team this month?
Answer: The Sydney Swans in their 138-37 win over the Melbourne Demons
21. Floyd Mayweather Jr turned himself in to begin serving a three-month jail sentence on June 1 for what crime?
Answer: Domestic violence
22. Who lit the cauldron at Dublin's St Stephen's Green when the Olympic torch was in Ireland?
Answer: Sonia O'Sullivan
23. Which player scored the first goal of Euro 2012?
Answer: Poland's Robert Lewandowski in their 1-1 draw with Greece
24. What was the name of the Irish fan who became famous getting 'up close and personal' with a Croatian supporter during Euro 2012?
Answer: Eamon Keegan
25. Who won the Womens Singles at Wimbledon?
Answer: Serena Williams
26. The 14th stage of the Tour de France was disrupted by a group of saboteurs who threw what onto the road?
Answer: Nails
27. Where was the British Open held this year?
Answer: Royal Lytham & St Annes
28. How many athletes did Ireland send to the London Olympics?
Answer: 66
29. In which London venue did Katie Taylor win her Olympic gold medal?
Answer: The ExCel Arena
30. The original version of 'Jimmy's Winning Matches' is about what?
Answer: A Senegalese man selling watches in Lanzarote
31. Which Irish Olympian said this: “Finishing fourth is definitely worse. At one stage I was leading. At the end, to lose out when it was in my hands is tough."
Answer: Irish sailor Annalise Murphy, who just missed out on a medal in the Laser Radial event at the London Games.
32. Rory McIlroy won his second major on August 12. What is the name of the competition?
Answer: The US PGA Championship
33. The Aviva Stadium hosted an American football game on September 1. Who contested it?
Answer: Notre Dame v Navy
34. Jason Smyth set two world records at the London Paralympic Games but in which events were they?
Answer: The 100m and 200m Mens Finals
35. Henry Shefflin won his ____ All-Ireland SHC medal with Kilkenny in September. Fill in the space.
Answer: Ninth
36. What headline did The UK Sun use on September 12 to report the findings of an independent report into the Hillsborough disaster?
Answer: 'THE REAL TRUTH'
37. Who sealed the Ryder Cup win for Europe at Medinah Country Club?
Answer: Germany's Martin Kaymer
38. This Beyonce impersonator is better known as?
39. How many Tour de France titles was Lance Armstrong stripped of by the UCI?
Answer: Seven
40. Sligo Rovers clinched their first League of Ireland Premier Division title in how many years in October?
Answer: 35
41. What did Loughrea's Johnny Maher receive an eight-match ban for?
Answer: This...
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42. Fionnuala Britton won gold at the European Cross Country Championships this year in which city?
Answer: Budapest
43. What sport has Kauto Star begun training for after being retired from racing?
Answer: Dressage
44. Who won TheScore.ie's Movember power rankings?
Answer: Padraig Harrington for this beauty
45. Who knocked Manny Pacquaio out in the sixth round on December 8?
Answer: Juan Manuel Marquez
46. Against which team did Lionel Messi break Gerd Muller's record for most goals in a calendar year?
Answer: Real Betis
47. Who was the Gaelic football legend who passed away in December?
Answer: Kerry's Páidí Ó Sé
48. Which Irish athlete was chuffed to get these as Christmas presents?
Answer: Paddy Barnes
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