Q 01/05

In which Dublin suburb was Conor McGregor raised?

A) Crumlin

B) Tallaght

C) Ballymun

D) Finglas

Answer · why

A) Crumlin

He attended Irish-language schools in Harold's Cross and Tallaght before the family moved to Lucan when he was 13.

Q 02/05

McGregor's father Tony comes from which English city?

A) Manchester

B) Liverpool

C) Birmingham

D) Leeds

Answer · why

B) Liverpool

Tony was born to an English mother and an Irish father; Conor is a Manchester United and Celtic supporter anyway.

Q 03/05

Which trade apprenticeship did McGregor start at his parents' urging?

A) Electrician

B) Carpentry

C) Plumbing

D) Bricklaying

Answer · why

C) Plumbing

He lasted about a year and found the work difficult and uninteresting; his later court records note he was still an apprentice in 2009.

Q 04/05

Which future UFC fighter did McGregor meet in Lucan and begin training MMA alongside?

A) Artem Lobov

B) Gunnar Nelson

C) Charlie Ward

D) Tom Egan

Answer · why

D) Tom Egan

Egan became the first Irish fighter in the UFC; McGregor followed him as the second in 2013.

Q 05/05

Who began coaching McGregor at Straight Blast Gym in Dublin in 2008?

A) John Kavanagh

B) Owen Roddy

C) Firas Zahabi

D) Greg Jackson

Answer · why

A) John Kavanagh

Kavanagh's SBG Ireland also produced Gunnar Nelson, Artem Lobov and Charlie Ward.