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Journey #031 answers

Every answer that counted, from the commonest to the rarest. Not played it yet? Play this journey first.

Question 1 · Irish life

Name a sweet from the shop that isn't chocolate.

Any non-chocolate sweet sold in Ireland, north or south, past or present, by its name or brand. Chocolate bars don't count.

Robin10 km

  • Haribo (any of them)

Hedgehog25 km

  • Wine Gums

Red Fox40 km

  • Fruit Pastilles
  • Jelly Babies
  • Skittles

Irish Hare55 km

  • Boiled sweets (Apple Drops, pear drops, cola cubes)
  • Chewing gum (Hubba Bubba, Wrigley's and the rest)
  • Fizzy cola bottles
  • Jelly Tots
  • Milk bottles (and the other pick 'n' mix foams)
  • Starburst (Opal Fruits, as was)
  • Toffee (Cleeve's, Iced Caramels, fudge)

Red Squirrel75 km

  • A stick of rock
  • Aniseed balls
  • Black Jacks
  • Bon Bons
  • Bullseyes
  • Candy floss
  • Candy necklace
  • Chewits
  • Chupa Chups
  • Clove Rocks
  • Cough sweets (Halls, Lockets, Fisherman's Friend)
  • Dolly Mixtures
  • Double Lollies
  • Drumsticks
  • Flying Saucers
  • Frosties (Barratt's cola chews)
  • Fruit jellies
  • Fruit Salads
  • Fruitella
  • Gobstoppers
  • Jelly beans
  • Liquorice (laces, wheels and pipes)
  • Liquorice Allsorts
  • Love Hearts
  • Macaroon bar
  • Maoam
  • Marshmallows
  • Mentos
  • Midget Gems
  • Milky Moo (Ritchie's milky bon-bons)
  • Millions
  • Mint Imperials (and other mints)
  • Nerds
  • Nougat
  • Parma Violets
  • Peggy's Leg
  • Percy Pigs
  • Polo
  • Rainbow Drops
  • Refreshers
  • Rhubarb and Custards
  • Rowntree's Randoms
  • Sherbet (dips, Dip Dabs, Fizz Wiz)
  • Silvermints
  • Sour Patch Kids
  • Strawberry laces
  • Tic Tacs
  • Toffee apples
  • Werther's Original
  • Wham bar

Golden Eagle100 km

  • American Hard Gums
  • Athlone Sweet Co.
  • Barley sugar
  • Brain Lickers
  • Camel Balls
  • Candy canes
  • Candy sticks
  • Cherry Lips
  • Desperate Dan bar
  • Flavour Ravers
  • Funny Money
  • Jolly Ranchers
  • Mojos
  • Peanut brittle
  • Pez
  • Push Pops
  • Roy of the Rovers chews
  • Sports Mixture
  • Stinger bar
  • Swedish Fish
  • Toffo
  • Tooty Frooties
  • Toxic Waste
  • Traffic light lollies
  • Turkish delight (the loose kind)
  • Warheads
  • Yellowman

Question 2 · Geography

Name a place in the Gaeltacht.

Any town, village, island or district at least partly in an official Gaeltacht area, in Irish or English. Whole counties and cities don't count.

Robin10 km

  • Connemara

Hedgehog25 km

  • Dingle

Red Fox40 km

  • Gweedore
  • Spiddal

Irish Hare55 km

  • Achill
  • An Rinn
  • Aran Islands
  • Carraroe
  • Inis Mór

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Annagry
  • Arranmore
  • Baile Ghib
  • Ballingeary
  • Ballinskelligs
  • Ballyferriter
  • Ballyvourney
  • Barna
  • Belmullet
  • Blasket Islands
  • Bunbeg
  • Burtonport
  • Cape Clear
  • Carna
  • Clonbur
  • Cois Fharraige
  • Coolea
  • Corca Dhuibhne
  • Derrybeg
  • Downings
  • Dungloe
  • Dunquin
  • Erris
  • Falcarragh
  • Fanad
  • Furbo
  • Glencolmcille
  • Gortahork
  • Inis Meáin
  • Inis Oírr
  • Inverin
  • Kilcar
  • Kilronan
  • Lettermore
  • Moycullen
  • Múscraí
  • Ranafast
  • Ráth Cairn
  • Rosmuc
  • Rossaveal
  • The Rosses
  • Tory Island
  • Tourmakeady
  • Uíbh Ráthach
  • Ventry

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Achill Sound
  • An Caiseal (Cashel: Glencolmcille's village, and Achill's)
  • An Sean Phobal
  • An tEachréidh
  • Annaghdown
  • Ardara
  • Ardmore
  • Athboy
  • Aughleam
  • Baile na hAbhann
  • Baile na nGall (Kerry or Waterford)
  • Ballydavid
  • Ballymakeera
  • Bealadangan
  • Belderrig
  • Binghamstown
  • Blacksod
  • Bloody Foreland
  • Brandon (the village)
  • Brinlack
  • Bun an Inbhir (Bunaninver, Gweedore)
  • Bunnacurry
  • Caherdaniel
  • Camus
  • Carnmore
  • Carrick (Donegal)
  • Carrickfinn
  • Carrigart
  • Carrowteige
  • Casla
  • Castlegar
  • Ceann Sibéal (Sybil Head)
  • Ceantar na nOileán
  • Churchill
  • Claregalway
  • Cloghane
  • Clondrohid
  • Cloughaneely
  • Cong
  • Cornamona
  • Corrandulla
  • Corraun
  • Creeslough
  • Crolly
  • Cruit Island
  • Derrynane
  • Dinish
  • Donaghpatrick
  • Dooagh
  • Doochary
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  • Dooega
  • Doohoma
  • Dooniver
  • Dromid
  • Dugort
  • Dunfanaghy
  • Dunlewey
  • Fallmore
  • Feohanagh
  • Finny
  • Fintown
  • Gaeltacht an Láir
  • Gaeltacht na nDéise
  • Gallarus
  • Gartan
  • Geesala
  • Glenamoy
  • Glencastle
  • Glenfin
  • Glengad
  • Glenties
  • Glinsk
  • Gola Island
  • Gorumna
  • Gougane Barra
  • Helvick
  • Inchigeelagh
  • Inishbiggle
  • Inishbofin (Donegal)
  • Inishkea Islands
  • Inishnee
  • Iorras Aithneach
  • Joyce Country
  • Keel
  • Kerrykeel
  • Kilgalligan
  • Kilkieran
  • Killeany
  • Kilmurvey
  • Kilnamartyra
  • Kincasslagh
  • Knocknacarra
  • Lackagh
  • Leabgarrow
  • Lettermacaward
  • Lettermullen
  • Lispole
  • Loughanure
  • Maam
  • Maam Cross
  • Magheraclogher
  • Magheraroarty
  • Maghery
  • Malin Beg
  • Malin More
  • Meenaclady
  • Meenaleck
  • Meenlaragh
  • Menlo
  • Minard
  • Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile
  • Mullaghduff
  • Mullet Peninsula
  • Murreagh
  • Mweenish
  • Oughterard
  • Owey
  • Pollathomas
  • Portacloy
  • Porturlin
  • Reananerree
  • Recess
  • Rosguill
  • Rosscahill
  • Rossport
  • Roundstone
  • Rutland Island
  • Saula
  • Screeb
  • Skellig Michael
  • Slea Head
  • Smerwick
  • Teelin
  • Teltown
  • Termon
  • Tír an Fhia
  • Tully
  • Uíbh Laoire

Question 3 · Music & entertainment

Name an Irish country music singer or band.

Acts from Ireland, or who made their name here, known for country or country and Irish, past or present. Showband-era country acts count.

Robin10 km

  • Daniel O'Donnell

Hedgehog25 km

  • Nathan Carter

Red Fox40 km

  • Big Tom
  • Philomena Begley

Irish Hare55 km

  • CMAT (country pop)
  • Derek Ryan
  • Foster and Allen
  • Joe Dolan (showband, pop and country)
  • Margo
  • Mike Denver

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Brendan Shine
  • Cliona Hagan
  • Crystal Swing
  • Declan Nerney
  • Dominic Kirwan
  • Gloria
  • Hugo Duncan
  • Jimmy Buckley
  • John Hogan
  • Johnny Brady
  • Johnny McEvoy
  • Larry Cunningham
  • Lisa McHugh
  • Louise Morrissey
  • Marty Mone
  • Mary Black (folk and country)
  • Mary Duff
  • Michael English
  • Mick Flavin
  • Patrick Feeney
  • Ray Lynam
  • Red Hurley
  • Richie Kavanagh
  • Robert Mizzell
  • Sandy Kelly
  • Susan McCann
  • T.R. Dallas
  • The Tumbling Paddies

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Áine Crehan
  • Ann Breen
  • Bap Kennedy
  • Barry Kirwan
  • Brendan Quinn
  • Brian Coll
  • Catherine McGrath
  • Chantelle Padden
  • Charlie Landsborough
  • Ciaran Rosney
  • Claudia Buckley
  • Clodagh Lawlor
  • Colm Kirwan
  • Crawford Bell
  • Curtis Magee
  • David James
  • Dermot Hegarty
  • Dermot Henry
  • Eamon McCann
  • Eamonn Jackson
  • Eileen King
  • Frank McCaffrey
  • Frankie McBride
  • Gary Gamble
  • Gene Stuart
  • Gerry Guthrie
  • Jack Keogh
  • Jake Carter
  • James Kilbane
  • Jamie Donnelly
  • Jim Devine
  • Jim Tobin
  • John Farry
  • John Glenn
  • John McNicholl
  • John Rafferty
  • Johnny Loughrey
  • Johnny McCauley
  • Jordan Mogey
  • Justin McGurk
  • Kathy Durkin
  • Kenny Archer
  • Kevin Prendergast
  • Lee Matthews
  • Lisa Stanley
  • Mags McCarthy
  • Maisie McDaniel
  • Matt Leavy
  • Megan O'Neill
  • Niall Toner
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  • Niamh Lynn
  • Niamh McGlinchey
  • Olivia Douglas
  • Owen Mac
  • P.J. Murrihy
  • Paddy O'Brien
  • Pat Lynch
  • Patricia Maguire
  • Ritchie Remo
  • Roly Daniels
  • Ruaile Buaile
  • Ryan Turner
  • Sabrina Fallon
  • Seamus Moore
  • Seán Dunphy
  • Sean O'Farrell
  • Shane Owens
  • Shaun Loughrey
  • Shauna McStravock
  • Shawn Cuddy
  • Sina Theil
  • Stephen Smyth
  • Stuart Moyles
  • The Cotton Mill Boys
  • The Dublin City Rounders
  • The Indians
  • The Lost Brothers
  • The Smokey Mountain Ramblers
  • The Three Amigos (Buckley, Feeney and Mizzell)
  • Tony Stevens
  • Trevor Moyles
  • Trudi Lalor
  • Willie Brady

Question 4 · HistoryQuestion from Johnny in Dublin

Name a battle fought in Ireland.

Any battle, siege or ambush on the island of Ireland or in its waters, real or legendary, up to the end of the Civil War in 1923.

Robin10 km

  • Battle of the Boyne

Hedgehog25 km

  • Battle of Clontarf

Red Fox40 km

  • Battle of Kinsale
  • Battle of Vinegar Hill
  • Easter Rising

Irish Hare55 km

  • Battle of Aughrim
  • Battle of the Yellow Ford
  • Béal na Bláth Ambush
  • Kilmichael Ambush
  • Siege of Derry
  • Siege of Drogheda
  • Siege of Limerick

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Battle of Antrim
  • Battle of Arklow
  • Battle of Ashbourne
  • Battle of Athenry
  • Battle of Ballinamuck
  • Battle of Ballingarry
  • Battle of Ballynahinch
  • Battle of Benburb
  • Battle of Carrickfergus
  • Battle of Castlebar
  • Battle of Cúl Dreimhne
  • Battle of Dublin
  • Battle of Enniscorthy
  • Battle of Faughart
  • Battle of Glenmalure
  • Battle of Kilmallock
  • Battle of Mount Street Bridge
  • Battle of Moytura
  • Battle of New Ross
  • Battle of Oulart Hill
  • Battle of Rathmines
  • Battle of Tara
  • Battle of Ventry
  • Burning of the Custom House
  • Clonmult Ambush
  • Crossbarry Ambush
  • Emmet's Rising
  • Rineen Ambush
  • Siege of Athlone
  • Siege of Bunratty
  • Siege of Cahir Castle
  • Siege of Clonmel
  • Siege of Cork
  • Siege of Donegal
  • Siege of Dunboy
  • Siege of Galway
  • Siege of Waterford
  • Siege of Wexford
  • Soloheadbeg Ambush
  • Tourmakeady Ambush
  • Trim Barracks Attack (1920; the town was fought over in 1642 and 1647 too)

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Ashtown Ambush
  • Assault on the Blackwater Fort
  • Attack on Ballyknockane
  • Attack on Castlemartyr
  • Attack on Stepaside
  • Barrowhouse Ambush
  • Battle for the Body of St Patrick
  • Battle of Achadh Leith-dheirg
  • Battle of Achall
  • Battle of Affane
  • Battle of Allen
  • Battle of Ardnaree
  • Battle of Ardnocher
  • Battle of Áth an Chip
  • Battle of Aura
  • Battle of Baginbun
  • Battle of Ballaghmoon
  • Battle of Ballinalee
  • Battle of Ballyellis
  • Battle of Ballyhurst
  • Battle of Ballymore-Eustace
  • Battle of Ballyshannon
  • Battle of Bantry Bay
  • Battle of Belach Lechta
  • Battle of Belahoe
  • Battle of Belleek
  • Battle of Binnion Hill
  • Battle of Bunclody
  • Battle of Callann
  • Battle of Carlow
  • Battle of Carrickshock
  • Battle of Carrigmoclear
  • Battle of Casán na gCuradh
  • Battle of Castlehaven
  • Battle of Cathair Cuan
  • Battle of Cavan
  • Battle of Clonard
  • Battle of Clones
  • Battle of Clontibret
  • Battle of Cloughleagh
  • Battle of Cluain Immorrais
  • Battle of Cnucha
  • Battle of Collooney
  • Battle of Confey
  • Battle of Connor
  • Battle of Creadran Cille
  • Battle of Crinna
  • Battle of Curlew Pass
  • Battle of Deputy's Pass
  • Battle of Doire Leathan
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  • Battle of Down
  • Battle of Dún Bolg
  • Battle of Dungan's Hill
  • Battle of Dysert O'Dea
  • Battle of Farsetmore
  • Battle of Fiodh an Átha
  • Battle of Foulksmills
  • Battle of Gabhra
  • Battle of Glenmama
  • Battle of Glenmaquin
  • Battle of Glentaisie
  • Battle of Granard
  • Battle of Hacketstown
  • Battle of Howth
  • Battle of Islandbridge
  • Battle of Julianstown
  • Battle of Kells
  • Battle of Kilcullen
  • Battle of Killala
  • Battle of Kilmacrennan
  • Battle of Kilrush
  • Battle of Kilthomas
  • Battle of Knockavoe
  • Battle of Knockdoe
  • Battle of Knocknaclashy
  • Battle of Knocknanuss
  • Battle of Lifford
  • Battle of Liscarroll
  • Battle of Lisnagarvey
  • Battle of Lough Raska
  • Battle of Macroom
  • Battle of Mag Femen
  • Battle of Mag Itha
  • Battle of Mag Léna
  • Battle of Mag Mucrama
  • Battle of Magh Slécht
  • Battle of Meelick Island
  • Battle of Móin Mhór
  • Battle of Moira
  • Battle of Monasternenagh
  • Battle of Moyry Pass
  • Battle of Naas
  • Battle of Newport
  • Battle of Newtownbutler
  • Battle of Newtownmountkennedy
  • Battle of Ocha
  • Battle of Ovidstown
  • Battle of Piltown
  • Battle of Portlester
  • Battle of Prosperous
  • Battle of Rathangan
  • Battle of Rathcroghan
  • Battle of Rosnaree
  • Battle of Saintfield
  • Battle of Scarrifholis
  • Battle of Shrule
  • Battle of Skerries
  • Battle of Sligo
  • Battle of Spancel Hill
  • Battle of Sruthair
  • Battle of Strangford Lough
  • Battle of Sulcoit
  • Battle of Swords
  • Battle of Tailtiu
  • Battle of Tallaght
  • Battle of Tecroghan
  • Battle of the Big Cross
  • Battle of the Curragh
  • Battle of the Diamond
  • Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits
  • Battle of the Harrow
  • Battle of Thomond
  • Battle of Three Rocks
  • Battle of Thurles
  • Battle of Tochar Cruacháin Brí Éile
  • Battle of Tory Island
  • Battle of Tubberneering
  • Battle of Tyrrellspass
  • Break of Dromore
  • Burgery Ambush
  • Capture of Bandon
  • Carrowkennedy Ambush
  • Clonbanin Ambush
  • Clonfin Ambush
  • Coolavokig Ambush
  • Dillon's Cross Ambush
  • Dolly's Brae
  • Dripsey Ambush
  • Dromkeen Ambush
  • Drumcondra Ambush
  • Fermoy Ambush
  • Garryhinch Ambush
  • Headford Ambush
  • Holywell Ambush
  • Kilbrittain Barracks Attack
  • Kilclooney Wood
  • Kilfaul Ambush
  • Kilmeena Ambush
  • Moanreel Ambush (Co. Clare, 1920)
  • Modreeny ambush
  • Mourne Abbey Ambush
  • Pass of the Plumes
  • Pickardstown Ambush
  • Piltown Cross Ambush
  • Raid on Newry
  • Rathcoole Ambush
  • Rescue at Knocklong
  • Sack of Cashel
  • Scramoge Ambush
  • Selton Hill Ambush
  • Sheemore Ambush
  • Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle
  • Siege of Charlemont
  • Siege of Clashmealcon Caves
  • Siege of Duncannon
  • Siege of Enniskillen
  • Siege of Glin Castle
  • Siege of Kilkenny
  • Siege of Maynooth
  • Siege of Ross Castle
  • Siege of Smerwick
  • Siege of Tralee
  • Tooreen Ambush
  • Upton Ambush

Question 5 · Sport

Name a sport played with a stick, bat, racket or club.

Any sport where players hit a ball, puck or shuttle with something held in their hands, cue sports and miniature versions included.

Robin10 km

  • Hurling

Hedgehog25 km

  • Golf
  • Tennis

Red Fox40 km

  • Camogie
  • Cricket
  • Hockey

Irish Hare55 km

  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Ice hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Rounders
  • Snooker
  • Squash
  • Table tennis

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Air hockey
  • Billiards
  • Crazy golf
  • Croquet
  • Padel
  • Pickleball
  • Pitch and putt
  • Polo
  • Pool
  • Racquetball
  • Roller hockey
  • Shinty
  • Softball
  • Swingball

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Bagatelle
  • Ball badminton
  • Bando
  • Bandy
  • Basque pelota
  • Bat and trap
  • Beach tennis
  • Brännboll
  • Broomball
  • Cammag
  • Canoe polo
  • Danish longball
  • Floorball
  • French cricket
  • Gateball
  • Hornussen
  • Kilikiti
  • Knurr and spell
  • Lapta
  • Oină
  • Pall-mall
  • Park golf
  • Pesäpallo
  • Platform tennis
  • Polocrosse
  • Powerchair hockey
  • Racketlon
  • Rackets
  • Real tennis
  • Road tennis
  • Schlagball
  • Shuffleboard
  • Speedminton
  • Stickball
  • Stické
  • Stoolball
  • Street hockey
  • Tambourelli
  • Tamburello
  • Tee-ball
  • Underwater hockey
  • Unicycle hockey
  • Vigoro
  • Wiffle ball
  • Woodball

Question 6 · Culture & language

Name a room or piece of furniture, in Irish (as Gaeilge).

Any room, part of a house, piece of furniture, fitting or appliance, in Irish. Cups, cutlery and other small things don't count.

Robin10 km

  • Cistin (kitchen)

Hedgehog25 km

  • Leaba (bed)

Red Fox40 km

  • Bord (table)
  • Cathaoir (chair)
  • Doras (door)
  • Seomra leapa (bedroom)

Irish Hare55 km

  • Cuisneoir (fridge)
  • Fuinneog (window)
  • Leithreas (toilet)
  • Seomra (room)
  • Seomra folctha (bathroom)
  • Seomra suí (sitting room)
  • Teilifís (TV)
  • Tolg (sofa)

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Áiléar (attic)
  • Balla (wall)
  • Bosca bruscair (bin)
  • Citeal (kettle)
  • Cith (shower)
  • Clog (clock)
  • Cófra (cupboard)
  • Cuirtín (curtain)
  • Deasc (desk)
  • Díon (roof)
  • Doirteal (sink)
  • Folcadán (bath)
  • Fón (phone)
  • Gairdín (garden)
  • Garáiste (garage)
  • Halla (hall)
  • Lampa (lamp)
  • Meaisín níocháin (washing machine)
  • Oigheann (oven)
  • Raidió (radio)
  • Ríomhaire (computer)
  • Scáthán (mirror)
  • Seilf (shelf)
  • Seomra bia (dining room)
  • Seomra staidéir (study)
  • Staighre (stairs)
  • Stól
  • Suíochán
  • Tinteán (fireplace)
  • Urlár (floor)
  • Vardrús (wardrobe)

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Balcóin
  • Binse
  • Bosca litreacha
  • Braillín
  • Brat urláir (carpet or rug)
  • Cliabhán
  • Cloigín dorais
  • Cócaireán (cooker)
  • Coire
  • Cúisín
  • Cuntar oibre
  • Drisiúr
  • Folúsghlantóir (hoover)
  • Glas (lock)
  • Grianán
  • Iarann (the iron)
  • Iarta
  • Leac fuinneoige (windowsill)
  • Léibheann
  • Matal
  • Miasniteoir (dishwasher)
  • Micreathonnán (microwave)
  • Pantrach
  • Parlús
  • Piliúr (pillow)
  • Pluid (blanket)
  • Póirse (porch)
  • Radaitheoir (radiator)
  • Reoiteoir (freezer)
  • Sconna
  • Seomra ceoil
  • Seomra cótaí
  • Seomra fóntais
  • Seomra súgartha
  • Síleáil (ceiling)
  • Siléar
  • Simléar (chimney)
  • Soicéad
  • Tairseach
  • Taisceadán
  • Tarraiceán (drawer)
  • Tocht
  • Tóstaer (toaster)
  • Triomadóir (tumble dryer)

Question 7 · General knowledgeQuestion from Marie in Donegal

Name a petrol station brand in Ireland, past or present.

Any brand of fuel sold on forecourts on the island of Ireland, north or south, now or in the past. A single garage's own name doesn't count.

Robin10 km

  • Circle K

Hedgehog25 km

  • Applegreen

Red Fox40 km

  • Maxol
  • Texaco
  • Topaz (2005–19)

Irish Hare55 km

  • BP
  • Emo
  • Esso
  • Shell
  • Statoil (1990s–2000s)
  • Top Oil

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Amber
  • Asda (Northern Ireland)
  • Burmah
  • Campus
  • Certa (since 2022)
  • Corrib Oil
  • Great Gas
  • Gulf
  • Inver
  • Jet
  • Sainsbury's (Northern Ireland)
  • Solo (Northern Ireland)
  • Sweeney Oil (Galway and Mayo)
  • Swift (East Cork Oil's 24/7 pumps)
  • Tesco

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Caltex (1950s–60s)
  • Estuary (Munster and Connacht)
  • Go
  • Mex (to the 1970s)
  • Morgan Fuels (Newry and the border)
  • Nicholl (Northern Ireland)
  • Regent (1940s–60s)
  • Star (Northern Ireland)
  • Tougher's (Kildare)