First dedicated Derry quiz book in nearly 40 years out in time for Christmas
A fabulous new Derry quiz book – the first with an entirely North West theme in almost 40 years – has hit the shops just in time for Christmas.
The Handy Wee Derry Quiz Book contains hundreds of questions in dozens of categories, all with a Derry/Donegal flavour.
Publisher Garbhán Downey, of Colmcille Press, notes: “From what my colleagues tell me, it's 37 years since there was last a Derry quiz book (1988).”
The book runs to 108 pages and features chapters on ancient Derry, the City of Culture, songs and songwriters, Derry Girls, World War II, street names, beauty spots, Derry between the wars, Creggan, local sport, the city’s famous murals, Seamus Heaney and the River Foyle.
There are sections on theatre during the Troubles, Gaeilge i nDoire, the City Walls, The Bogside, Civil Rights, Derry GAA, Derry City, Placenames, The Long Tower, Shantallow, the Derry Journal, St Columb’s Hall and radio in the North West.
Mr. Downey reflects: “The Derry quiz scene was one of the very few forms of live entertainment in the city for large parts of the Troubles - and our quiz men and women were feared the length and breadth of the English and Irish-speaking world!
“From the reaction we're getting to this book - and from the pre-sales – it's possible that this could become an annual affair, and that this edition is very much Volume One. It'd be the type of thing that would be perfect for an office party at Christmas.”
The Handy Wee Quiz Book is retailing for just £10 and can be purchased at local bookshops or online at https://www.colmcillepress.com/product-page/the-handy-wee-derry-quiz-book