The first single from the debut EP from Faraway Martin. Mayo man, Faraway Martin lives in Qatar, far away from here. We’re still not 100% sure if that’s how he got the name, but that’s neither here nor there. He’s there and we’re here. What matter is that Martin is a gifted Irish artist set […]

5 years ago

It’s JOE Music Quiz O’Clock. Welcome to the 32nd edition of the JOE Music Quiz. It’s not too difficult to render you speechless, but not too easy to render you cocky either. Possibly somewhere in between, but we believe it’s still a fair test. This week, we have questions on musicians such as Tame Impala, […]

5 years ago

The brand new single from the forthcoming EP from electro-pop duo Kyoto Love Hotel. We do love a bit of electro-pop here at JOE and Kyoto Love Hotel provide it in spades with this track. Kyoto Love Hotel is the musical project of Joe Geaney and Laura Sheary, who met growing up in Tipperary but […]

5 years ago

U2 have a special anniversary this weekend, so this quiz is all about them. Apologies if this makes you feel old, but it’s 20 years since U2 released their brilliant album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind, a more traditional U2 release that followed years of experimentation with dance and electronic music on albums such […]

5 years ago

42 countries to name and 10 minutes to name them. If it’s not broken, why fix it? These quizzes are proving more popular than Marty Morrissey at a GAA fundraiser so we’re going to keep ’em comin’. On this occasion, we are looking for you to name the 42 countries of the world with seven […]

5 years ago

Just like the counties in Ireland, there are 32 of them. We cannot ignore the stats and the stats tell us that our readers love our geography quizzes. Particularly the quizzes in this format, where you compete against the clock in a battle of wits, spelling, territorial disputes, and sovereign existence. Just like our last […]

5 years ago

Get your JOE Music Quiz fix right here. Despite some murmurs amongst my JOE colleagues that it’s more difficult that it ever was, I am continuing to embark on a path of what I deem to be easier versions of the music quiz on a weekly basis. I still maintain that it’s not easy, but […]

5 years ago

It’s getting easier… we think! We announced last week that we’ve made a conscious decision to make our music quizzes easier. Not that we doubted your musical nous or anything and we’re not exactly apologetic any time we send a tricky quiz your way either, but we had to admit that some of the quizzes […]

5 years ago

Another quiz, another letter… You know the drill by now. We set the challenge and you rise to it. These quizzes on the states of America are proving really popular and for this one we want you to name all the US States containing the letter ‘L’. How good is your knowledge? Are you fully […]

5 years ago

The music quiz is back again and infinitely easier. We’ve made a conscious decision to make the questions a little bit easier in our weekly music quiz. That’s not to say they’re going to be easy, just easier than they were before. There are questions about U2, girl bands, Queen, and also YouTube to get […]

5 years ago

It’s a long way there, but we finally made it to Tipperary. We’re bouncing around the country now like nobody’s business and this time our focus in the latest edition of our county-specific quizzes is on Tipperary. The Premier County is the sixth largest county in the country, but how familiar are you with all […]

5 years ago

People of Kildare, show us what you’re made of. It’s back to Leinster for the latest edition of our county-specific quizzes and we are rocking up to the epicentre of horse racing in Ireland, Kildare, a county which boasts superb racing venues in the form of The Curragh, Punchestown and Naas. As well as plenty […]

5 years ago

Another week, another music quiz. The JOE music quiz has been a difficult quiz to nail all answers correctly in. It’s not easy, never is. Nor is it today. However, we believe it’s a little bit easier than it has been of late. This week’s quiz features questions on Amy Winehouse, Paul Weller, and Bell […]

5 years ago

We head out west for a Galway test. These county-specific quizzes have certainly grabbed your attention and who are we to deny you what you want? The latest edition takes us out west and to the hugely popular county that is Galway. Second in size in Ireland only to Cork, Galway is one of the […]

5 years ago

Donegal is the county in the latest edition of this series and 100% is your goal. We’re heading up north in the latest instalment of our home-based geography quizzes, to the beautiful county of Donegal. Residents of the county have had it tough of late with a recent spike of Covid-19 cases prompting a move […]

5 years ago

It should be like a slice of Black Forest, a piece of cake There are 27 member states of the EU, but you knew that. We love testing your knowledge about this, but you knew that. When time limits are part of a quiz, it cranks up the pressure, but you also knew that. Ergo, […]

5 years ago

Just how good is your geographical knowledge of all things Mayo? We’ve dipped our toe in the water with county-specific quizzes about the towns and villages of Dublin and Cork. This time, we’re bringing it out west with a test on Mayo that’s better than the rest. Do you really need to be from Mayo […]

5 years ago

Another JOE music quiz to test your music mettle. It’s JOE music quiz time and yet another chance for you to show off your musical nous. We’re not going to lie, this week’s edition is pretty difficult and we’d be amazed if anyone gets 15/15 correct. But, who knows, this could be the week that […]

5 years ago

Naming EU countries seems easy on the surface. Just when you thought you were going to get a break from geography quizzes… we’ve reeled you back in! It’s a slightly different format this time around, but enough of a challenge to get the adrenaline going. We’re giving you 16 countries and your task is to […]

5 years ago

Are you a spelling bee or a spelling has been? Another geography quiz for your pleasure, but this time we are testing more than your geographical knowledge. Yes, we also want to gauge your spelling ability. There are quite a few cities and countries which force you to pause and really think about how they […]

5 years ago

Week 25 will sort the mimers from the singers. It’s that time of the week again. Another music quiz to excite you, to test you, and to downright annoy you. We won’t lie. Some of these questions are difficult and much like the government’s Covid-19 response, you might have to take a guess or two. […]

5 years ago

Get your teeth into this week’s music quiz. It’s Friday so it’s time for our weekly music quiz. Another mixed bag that will require some decent musical knowledge along with a lucky guess or two. Of course, when you guess right, nobody needs to know and you can bask in the glory of being one […]

6 years ago

There are 12 official countries in South America. We don’t want to hear about your dependent territories such as the Falklands or French Guiana for the purposes of this quiz, we want the actual countries. And just in case there’s any confusion, no countries in Central America will be included, so you can forget about […]

6 years ago

Here’s your Friday earworm courtesy of Wild Youth. Wild Youth are back and yes, they’ve come back with another banger of a tune. The Dublin foursome has made major strides on the Irish pop scene over the past few years and this time, they are looking to take the first steps to global domination. Homegrown, […]

6 years ago

24 countries in less than five minutes. We’ll be honest, this geography quiz will test you. It’s a bit more difficult than our previous quizzes on this topic, but fear not, help is at hand. The answers will be in alphabetical order, from A to Z… nearly. Why didn’t we pick 26 countries, I hear […]

6 years ago

There are a dozen capital cities to name here. The geography quizzes are being consumed with great gusto by you all, so here’s another one to keep you occupied. It’s yet another to test your EU capital cities knowledge. Of the 27 member state capital cities in the European Union, there are 12 which contain […]

6 years ago

Get your weekly music quiz on, right here. Week 23 of the Music Quiz series has arrived and it’s a mixed bag. Some ridiculously easy questions, others are easily ridiculous. In any case, there are 15 questions for you to get your teeth into. You’ll be doing very well to score full marks here, but […]

6 years ago

There are 14 capital cities in the EU containing the letter S. Most of you are probably experts with our geography quizzes at this stage. Most of you will also probably know that there are, at present, 27 member states of the European Union. There were 28 up until very recently, but something called Brexit […]

6 years ago

There are 14 cities to name here in total. Hope you are enjoying these tests of your knowledge of the EU Capital cities. We want them to be a test, so with that in mind, we’ve reduced your time back to 3 minutes on the clock. Nothing like the panic of a ticking clock to […]

6 years ago

A little over half of all US states contain the letter ‘I’. There is absolutely no let-up in these quizzes and we welcome that. It’s another eye-watering quiz about the US States and this time we want you to name all the states that contain the letter ‘I’. Remember, there is no ‘I’ in team […]

6 years ago

There are 27 in total….. There are 27 US States which contain the letter ‘O’. As Michael Obafemi might suggest, that’s interesting. These quizzes have proven very popular but we do realise they can play havoc with your stress levels. You know what it’s like when you’ve only one state to name and the timer […]

6 years ago

There are 13 in total….. How well do you know your EU capital cities? With Brexit kind of put on the back burner, it’s been a while since anything of note concerning the EU (Phil Hogan excluded) has been in the news. We’re addressing that and bringing it into the realm of our quizzes. There […]

6 years ago

There are a whopping 33…… There are 50 states in total in the US. There are 33 US States which contain the letter ‘N’. That’s a lot of states and for that reason alone, we are extending the clock to seven minutes., which challenges you to name about five states every minute. Again, we encourage […]

6 years ago

There are 19 in total….. These countries of the world quizzes are difficult and, if we do say so ourselves, none more so than this one. There are 19 countries beginning with M and we’ll be honest, we created the quiz, tested it and still failed to get all of the answers right! If you […]

6 years ago

There are 11 in total…. Of the 193 countries in all of the world, there are a mere 11 that begin with the letter ‘G’. To mark that fact, this is a great, gigantic, ginormous, gargantuan, geographical game, but one in which we think you’ll do quite well. There will be, of course, in all […]

6 years ago

There are 21 to name in total… Just like our last American states quiz, this is another one with 21 answers, the 21 states in America which contain the letter ‘S’. Seeing as we were so kind to give you a very generous seven minutes in the last one, it would be remiss of us […]

6 years ago

You have seven minutes to name 21 states. There are 50 states in the United States of America and we want you to name almost half of them, all of which contain the letter ‘R’. With that in mind, we have given you a generous seven minutes to get as many as you can on […]

6 years ago

Just the 25 to get… These quizzes are so easy in theory, yet often so tricky in practise. There are 25 countries in Europe which contain the letter ‘L’. Seeing as that’s quite a significant number of countries, we’ve generously extended your time limit to a whole 10 minutes. As there is some confusion over […]

6 years ago

There are 18 to get… We love quizzes and we know you do too. Especially these geographical quizzes with the added adrenaline of a ticking clock. Your task today is to name all countries in Europe containing the letter ‘S’. As there is some confusion over whether or not some countries are actually a part […]

6 years ago

There are 30 in total…. Okay, this is a tough one, even just for the sheer volume of countries in Europe which contain the letter ‘R’. As there is some confusion over whether or not some countries are actually a part of Europe, we have decided on a list of entities that, according to Wikipedia, […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Club Orange Loads of prizes up for grabs here including phones, drones and headphones. Who doesn’t love winning prizes? Nobody, that’s who! We have your back covered yet again with another competition where you can win a dizzying array of prizes such as phones, drones and headphones. Thanks to our good […]

6 years ago

How well do you know your movie stars? Well enough to know if one is older than another? We’re not going to lie, this quiz is tough and we don’t expect to get full marks without cheating. The names of four movie stars are provided in each question and all you have to do is […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by 21 Bridges Ahead of the release of action packed cop thriller 21 BRIDGES (starring Chadwick Boseman and J. K. Simmons), we want to test your knowledge of some of the greatest cop movies of all time We all love a good cop movie and there have been many classics over the […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by TG4 The new episode of Hector USA sees him chat to a former leader of the KKK and visit the birthplace of one Elvis Presley. Last week we saw Hector visit Alabama where he did some fishing, some pageantry and he also got to play some American Football. Hector will be […]

6 years ago

The Derry Girls soundtrack is sublime. With Derry Girls season one now on Netflix, what better time to test your knowledge on one of the sharpish aspects of the show? Across two seasons, Derry Girls has been top heavy with quality tunes as part of its excellent soundtrack. We want to know if you know […]

7 years ago

The weekend comes at us fast. Maybe not fast enough for some, but it’s here and yet again we’ve got you covered with suggestions on how to make the most of the coming days. Cootehill Arts Festival 2019 Cootehill Arts Festival returns this year in its new time slot of 26 June – 1 July. […]

7 years ago

More synth-pop goodness from Ódú. Ódú is the stage persona of performer and songwriter Sally Ó Dúnlaing. The Bray native has always been a self-proclaimed singer and songwriter of pop music. She’s a performer in full flight with a definite sense of direction and has an ear for an infectious melody. So much so that this is […]

7 years ago

Fruitz are back with a rock/pop gem. Dublin four-piece Fruitz, consisting of James Keegan (vocals, guitar), Adam Whelehan (bass, backing vocals), Jamie Bond (guitar, backing vocals) and Jacqueline Campion (drums), are back with a new single, ‘U&I’. The band have been on the go since launching their debut EP, 5ive A Day, at the end of 2017 and have since gone […]

7 years ago

Another weekend of activity beckons. It stopped raining for a few minutes there and as a result, we reckon summer is here. When summer arrives, options for things to do at the weekend increase. We’ve had a trawl through some of the events taking place throughout the country and have chosen some highlights to be […]

7 years ago

The festival kicks off today and runs until 30 June. There is a huge amount being packed into festival and you can find details on all the events here, but we’ve picked out some of the highlights to look out for over the next 10 days. The Pride Rebel Tour When: 21, 22 and 28 June Where: […]

7 years ago