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Quiz: How well do you remember this year's All-Ireland football championship?

Put your knowledge to the test.
11.47am, 22 Sep 2014
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Which two teams played out the highest scoring game of this year's championship?
Down and Leitrim
Mayo and Galway

Dublin and Meath
Carlow and Clare
Who scored the first ever Gaelic football point on Sky Sports?
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Aongus Tierney (Galway)
David Kelly (Sligo)

Danny Cummins (Galway)
Pat Hughes (Sligo)
How many clean catches did Galway's Fiontan O’Curraoin make against Sligo in this year's Connacht championship game?
8
6

10
4
What was Dublin's lowest winning margin during the Leinster championship?
10 points
11 points

12 points
13 points
Which Mayo player came off the bench to score four points in the two matches he was not started in during this year's championship?
Andy Moran
Cillian O'Connor

Aidan O'Shea
Alan Freeman
What did James O'Donoghue score from play between this year's drawn and replayed semi-finals?
1-12
1-4

1-7
2-4
In how many games this year was Paul Flynn substituted by Jim Gavin?
0
1

2
3
Who did Cavan beat in this year's All-Ireland junior football semi-final?
Kerry
Scotland

London
Kildare
Which fellow Mayo player did Cillian O'Connor describe as sounding like a girl?
Aidan O'Shea
Jason Doherty

Keith Higgins
Lee Keegan
Mayo won 25 kick outs during their semi-final replay with Kerry but how many did the Kingdom win?
32
33

34
35
James Horan stepped down as Mayo boss after that game, but who was his predecessor?
John O'Mahony
Pat Holmes

John Maughan
Anthony Egan
Who scored a last minute free from the sideline against Cork to put Roscommon into the U21 All-Ireland final?
David Murray
Ultan Harney

Diarmuid Murtagh
Donie Smith
What did Jamie Clarke score from play for Armagh in their last three senior championship games against Roscommon, Meath and Donegal?
0 points
1 point

2 points
3 points
Who captained the New York senior footballers this year; having emigrated because 'there’s no point being on a county panel and drawing social welfare'?
Denis O Sullivan
Gerard McCartan

Brendan Quigley
Keith Quinn
Speaking of America, which player did Donegal leave ‘the door open’ for this summer, after he departed the panel to spend the summer in the States?
Mark McHugh
Ryan McHugh

Rory Kavanagh
Eamon McGee
Which Cork footballer suffered two cruciate ligament injuries this year, with the first ‘healing itself’, three months before he suffered the second?
Colm O'Neill
Ruairi Deane

Brian Hurley
Daniel Goulding
Which Dublin U21 and senior star missed this year’s championship with a cruciate ligament injury?
Ger Brennan
Paul Mannion

Ciaran Kilkenny
Dean Rock
Who finished the epic Monaghan and Kildare qualifier game as top scorer, despite not actually finishing the game?
Conor McManus (Monaghan)
Emmet Bolton (Kildare)

Dick Clerkin (Monaghan)
Eoghan O’Flaherty (Kildare
Before this year's win over Kildare, when was Monaghan's last senior championship win in Croke Park?
1920
1930

1940
1950
How many Cavan and Armagh players were handed bans following the pre-match scenes that marred their Ulster SFC quarter-final tie?
5
4

3
2
Who is the only Dublin forward who started against Donegal, to have not scored a goal in this year's championship?
Paul Flynn
Cormac Costello

Eoghan O'Gara
Alan Brogan
Which Dublin player tweeted Rihanna, inviting the singer to join in on his team’s provincial title success?
Philly McMahon
Cian O'Sullivan

Michael Darragh MacAuley
Jonny Cooper
Which famous wizard once again met the Dublin minor footballers in an emotional reunion this year?
Ian McKellen - Galdalf
Roy Wood - Wizard the band

Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter
Darron Cummings/AP/Press Association Images
John Wall - Washington Wizards
Which former professional rugby player joined up with his inter county panel this summer following his retirement?
Brian O'Driscoll
Gavin Duffy

Stephen Ferris
Niall Ronan
How many different players were responsible for the eight goals scored in the Tipperary and Galway qualifier clash in late July?
8
7

6
5
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Reached the qualifiers
The questions just didn't suit you today.
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Provincial contender
Not too bad. With a bit of practise next year could be your year.
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Provincial champion
You did well but just missed out in the end.
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Dynasty building
Well done, you've conquered all before you.
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