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Quiz: How well do you remember the 2016 All-Ireland senior football championship?

Were you following the action closely?
5.00pm, 3 Oct 2016
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pjimage (3) Tipperary, Mayo, Dublin and Kerry were the last four in the Sam Maguire race.

THE DUST HAS settled after Saturday’s epic showdown so let’s test your knowledge from the season.

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In June, Tipperary claimed a first senior football championship win over Cork since what year?
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1955
1944

1938
1949
How many goals were scored over the course of Tyrone and Cavan's two Ulster semi-final battles?
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10
6

12
8
Galway stunned Mayo in the Connacht semi-final. Who scored their crucial goal?
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Paul Conroy
Danny Cummins

Gary Sice
Tom Flynn
Why were the throw-in times of the Leinster semi-finals delayed?
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Traffic congestion
Ireland's Euro 2016 game with France

Dublin were allowed to delay it as All-Ireland champions
It was too hot to play the game early in the day
Who scored this brilliant long-distance point that put Tyrone ahead in injury-time in the Ulster final?
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Mattie Donnelly
Sean Cavanagh

Peter Harte
Tiernan McCann
Eamonn Fitzmaurice guided Kerry to a Munster four-in-a-row in July. Who was the last Kingdom senior manager to achieve that?
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Jack O'Connor
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Páidí Ó Sé

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Pat O'Shea
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Mick O'Dwyer
How many games did the Roscommon footballers play in the Connacht senior championship this year?
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5
6

3
4
Dublin fans hit the road in June for a Leinster trip. Where did they go to support their team?
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O'Moore Park Portlaoise
Nowlan Park Kilkenny

O'Connor Park Tullamore
St Conleth's Park Newbridge
Aidan O'Shea was at the heart of a major moment in Mayo's qualifier against Fermanagh. What happened?
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He was sent-off
He scored an own goal

He appeared to dive to win a penalty
He was taken off injured
2015 Ulster champions Monaghan were sensationally knocked out in the qualifiers this summer. Who beat them?
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Longford
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Westmeath

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Cavan
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Leitrim
Why was the Armagh-Laois qualifier refixed?
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The teams finished level in the first game
The first match was abandoned due to bad weather

The full 70 minutes was not played
Laois used too many substitutes
Patrick McBrearty gave one of the individual displays of the year against Cork. How much did he score?
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2-6
1-8

0-11
0-9
Clare were one of the stories of the summer. Who captained them as they reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time?
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Gary Brennan
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David Tubridy

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Podge Collins
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Eoin Cleary
Who scored two goals for Tipperary in their All-Ireland quarter-final win over Galway?
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Peter Acheson
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Conor Sweeney

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Michael Quinlivan
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Brian Fox
Who was sent-off for Tyrone in their quarter-final loss to Mayo?
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Darren McCurry
Colm Cavanagh

Justin McMahon
Sean Cavanagh
Who struck Dublin's goal in their quarter-final win over Donegal?
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Eoghan O'Gara
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Bernard Brogan

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Paul Mannion
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Paddy Andrews
When Mayo faced Tipperary, how many All-Ireland semi-finals in a row did it make for them?
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4
6

5
7
How many points were Kerry ahead by at half-time of their All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin?
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2
8

6
5
Which Dublin player was shown a black card in the drawn final against Mayo?
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James McCarthy
Jonny Cooper

Cian O'Sullivan
John Small
Finally who scored the last point in Saturday's All-Ireland final replay?
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Dean Rock
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Patrick Durcan

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Cillian O'Connor
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Cormac Costello
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
You're Dublin!
A true champion, you deserve Sam Maguire.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Mayo!
You did a lot right but missed out on top spot.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Tipperary!
You made a lot of progress and can be happy.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're Tyrone!
You started great but fell away towards the end.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
You're a hurling snob!
You've no time for Gaelic football, just not your sport.
Share your result:

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