Kilkenny
What river flows through Kilkenny city?
River Nore
What year was St. Kieran's College founded?
1782
What is the term used for a group of lions
Pride
What is the name of Ireland's largest sporting stadium, which serves as the headquarters of the GAA
Croke Park
What is the capital of Japan
Tokyo
What is the name of the Church of Ireland cathedral in Kilkenny city?
St. Canice's Cathedral
What is the Irish name of St. Kieran's College?
Coláiste Chiaráin
What is the largest ocean on Planet Earth?
Pacific Ocean
Which county won the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, capturing their first Liam MacCarthy Cup since 2013
Clare
What is the capital of Spain
Madrid
What was the name of the woman accused of being a witch in Kilkenny city?
Alice Kyteler
The school's motto is 'Hiems Transiit', what does it mean?
"The winter has passed"
What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
Which country dramaticially snatched the 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship title away from Ireland on the final day with a last-gasp penalty against England?
France
What is the capital of Iceland
Reykjavik
Who was the first woman executed for witchcraft in Kilkenny?
Petronilla de Meath
How many All-Ireland PPS championships has St. Kieran's College won?
26
What is the chemical symbol for the element Gold?
Au
Which Irish lightweight boxer won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in London 2012 and Rio 2016, before turning professional
Katie Taylor
What is the capital of Canada
Ottawa
Which famous historical figure first built Kilkenny Caste?
Strongbow - William Marshal
Which St. Kieran's alumnus went on to become one of the most successful managers in GAA history, leading the Kilkenny senior hurling team to 11 All-Ireland titles?
Brian Cody
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886
France
Which County Meath racecourse is famously home to the Irish Grand Distinction horse race held every Easter Monday
Fairyhouse
What is the capital of New Zealand
Wellington
What century was Kilkenny Castle created?
12th century
What Oscar-winning animation studio has its offices in St. Kieran's College?
Lighthouse Studios
How many bones are there in an adult human body?
206
Which iconic Irish soccer manager famously led the national team to the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy
Jack Charlton
What is the capital of Brazil
Brasília
How much was Kilkenny Castle sold to the people of Kilkenny for in 1967?
£50
What Irish university offers programmes in St. Kieran's College?
Which temperature scale sets the freezing point of water at 0 degrees and the boiling point at 100 degrees
Celsius
Which Irish league soccer club holds the record for the most League of Ireland Premier Division titles
Shamrock Rovers
What is the capital of Turkey
Ankara
How many steps are in St. Canice's Cathedral's Round Tower?
121
What year did the school's final boarding students graduate?
2006
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What major international multi-sport event did Ireland host in 2003, marking the first time it was held outside of North America
The Special Olympics Summer World Games
What is the capital of Morocco
Rabat
Until they were formally legally united into a single entity in 1843, medieval Kilkenny was actually split into two entirely separate, self-governing boroughs. What were their names?
Irishtown and Englishtown.
Which former student of St. Kieran's went on to serve as the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2014 to 2019?
Phil Hogan
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Which Irish gymnast won a historic gold medal on the pommel horse at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming Ireland's first-ever Olympic gymnastics champion?
Rhys McClenaghan
What is the capital of Australia
Canberra
Smithwicks is famous Irish red ale brand that has its historic brewing site located right in the heart of Kilkenny City. What order of monks first brewed it?
Franciscan Monks
Which 1916 Easter Rising leader and executed poet spent time working as a teacher at St. Kieran’s College?
Thomas MacDonagh
What animal is the loudest in the world?
Sperm Whale
Where was the GAA founded?
Thurles, County Tipperary
What is the capital of Kazakhstan
Astana