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THE CLASSICS QUIZ
This year, for the first time in six years, advantage and we drew dark looks from
Gonzaga entered a team in the Classical the neighbouring tables when one of the
Association of Ireland’s School Quiz. Our Fourth Years burst out laughing when we
team of four consisted of two Fourth were asked what the common Greek root
Years and two Fifth Years. Sixteen of the words ‘ gynaecology’ and
schools were represented at the quiz, ‘misogynist’ meant (gune is the Greek for
which was held at Muckross, a total of woman).
forty-four teams. The quiz was divided Belvedere maintained their two-point
into twelve rounds of five questions each. lead and finished first (for the fourth year
. We got off to a good start and by the in a row, I believe) with a score of 54 out
time the first half was over we were in of 60, we came second with 52 and
second place with only two points another Belvedere team came third with
between us and the Belvedere, team 48. We all enjoyed the evening immensely
which was winning. Being one of the few and have every intention of returning next
schools doing Greek was a definite year.
The almost-victorious team consisted of:
James Ruane (Senior 5A) Eoin Phillips (Senior 4A)
Myles Lavan (Senior 5A) Jack Sheehy (Senior 4A)
Myles Lavan (Senior 5A)
Standing: E. Phillips, J. Ruane
Seated: M. Lavan, Mr Padraic O’Sullivan. J. Sheehy
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This year, for the first time in six years, advantage and we drew dark looks from
Gonzaga entered a team in the Classical the neighbouring tables when one of the
Association of Ireland’s School Quiz. Our Fourth Years burst out laughing when we
team of four consisted of two Fourth were asked what the common Greek root
Years and two Fifth Years. Sixteen of the words ‘ gynaecology’ and
schools were represented at the quiz, ‘misogynist’ meant (gune is the Greek for
which was held at Muckross, a total of woman).
forty-four teams. The quiz was divided Belvedere maintained their two-point
into twelve rounds of five questions each. lead and finished first (for the fourth year
. We got off to a good start and by the in a row, I believe) with a score of 54 out
time the first half was over we were in of 60, we came second with 52 and
second place with only two points another Belvedere team came third with
between us and the Belvedere, team 48. We all enjoyed the evening immensely
which was winning. Being one of the few and have every intention of returning next
schools doing Greek was a definite year.
The almost-victorious team consisted of:
James Ruane (Senior 5A) Eoin Phillips (Senior 4A)
Myles Lavan (Senior 5A) Jack Sheehy (Senior 4A)
Myles Lavan (Senior 5A)
Standing: E. Phillips, J. Ruane
Seated: M. Lavan, Mr Padraic O’Sullivan. J. Sheehy
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