World Street Performance Championship - The Ticket quiz

The winners of tickets to see Cirque de Soleil at the 02 were Joanne Kiniryfrom Leamlara, Co Cork, and Bernie Barryfrom Blackrock, Co Dublin.

The answers to The Ticket Quiz, at the World Street Performance Championships in Cork and Dublin last month, are:

(1) One first featured on which U2 album?

Achtung Baby

(2) What's the connection between US TV show The Wire and Trinity College Dublin?

Dominic West, who stars as Jimmy McNulty in The Wire, studied at TCD

(3) We all know about the dodgy French goal in that infamous World Cup qualifier in Paris last November – but who scored for Ireland in that game?

Robbie Keane

(4) Name the actors who have appeared as James Bond on the big screen.

Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig

(5) Which comedian starred in a TV show which featured him working in Abrakebabra and Superquinn?

Des Bishop

(6) Name the Irish band who released an album called Becoming A Jackal in May.

Villagers

(7) A question for the Harry Potter fans – who is the Half-Blood Prince?

Severus Snape

(8) Who are the presenters of the RTÉ TV shows (a) Room to Improve, (b) Capital D and (c) The Week In Politics?

(a) Dermot Bannon, (b) Anne Cassin and (c) Sean O’Rourke

(9) Name the female pop singers who had recent hits with the following songs: (a) Poker Face, (b) Rude Boy and (c) Dog Days Are Over

(a) Lady Gaga, (b) Rihanna and (c) Florence The Machine

(10) The book and film The Damned United are based on which football manager and club?

Brian Clough and Leeds United

(11) Name the lead singer of The Script

Danny O’Donoghue

(12) Who directed the 2009 vampire movie Let the Right One In?

Tomas Alfredson

(13) If you were at a venue called the Spirit Store, which town would you be in?

Dundalk

(14) Who presents 2fm's breakfast show?

Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim (or Jim Nugent)

(15) Name the town which hosts the annual Electric Picnic music and arts festival

Stradbally, Co Laois

(16) What's the name of Bob the Builder's cat?

Pilchard

(17) Name the TV soap operas associated with the following fictional characters: Samson Dingle, Gary McBride and Tessa James.

Emmerdale, Ros na Runand Home Away

(18) Which Today FM DJ is also a member of The Undertones?

Paul McLoone

(19) What year was the iPod launched?

2001

(20) Which boy band released an album called The Circus in 2008?

Take That