Bray Emmets GAA Club
Draw Details for September 6 2024
| Prize |
Value |
Winners |
Jackpot
Match 4 numbers to win/share. |
€ 17,000.00 |
0 |
There was no Jackpot winner this week with the Jackpot standing at €16,400. The winner of the Lucky Dip for €25 was XX. Congratulations XX.
Answers to quizzes at end of newsletter
GAA County Nicknames:
Donegal: “The Tír Conaill Men”
While there are a whole plethora of alternative nicknames for Donegal, including The Hills, The Forgotten County and The O’Donnell County, its most iconic is undoubtedly Tyrconnell, after the medieval kingdom of the same name.
Fun fact: Donegal are also the proud owners of yet another herring-related nickname – The Herring Gutters!
Groaner of the Week:
- Teacher: "Anyone who thinks he's stupid may stand up!"
*Nobody stands up*
Teacher: "I'm sure there are some stupid students over here!"
*Little Johnny stands up*
Teacher: "Ohh, Johnny you think you're stupid?"
Little Johnny: "No... I just feel bad that you're standing on your own..."
Riddle of the Week:
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
Seanfhocail na Seachtain:
“Ní daoirse go huaigneas.”
“There is no hardship like loneliness.”
This or That:
Pick between the two items below and see if you’re right.
What is the best-selling soft drink in the USA: Coca-Cola or bottled water?
On This Day: On this day in 1888 Edith Eleanor McLean is the first baby in the world to be placed in an incubator, at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward's Island, New York.
Brain Teaser:
A woman named Maria was at the funeral of her mother. She met a nice young man that she had never seen before and after the service, they spent a bit of time together. Then she got busy and didn’t get his name or phone number before he left. She tried to find him, but no one knew who he was or how to contact him. A few weeks later, Maria’s older sister dies and the police suspect murder. Who killed the sister?
Answers to this week’s puzzles:
Riddle of the Week:
He was born on February 29th.
‘This or That’:
Bottled water. In the US bottled water outsells all other soft drinks combined
Brain Teaser:
Maria—she hoped the man would show up at her sister’s funeral just as he had for her mother’s funeral.
