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Irish Trivia

Irish Trivia

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12th Grade

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In which County is The Giant's Causeway ?

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Londonderry

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Sligo

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Antrim

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Donegal

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Multiple Choice

In what year did the potato famine in Ireland start?

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1845

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1848

3

1853

4

1827

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Multiple Choice

Which Irish legend has four children turned into swans by their wicked stepmother?

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Changelings

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The Children of Lir.

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The Hag and CuChulainn

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The Pooka

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How many Counties are there in Ireland?

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43

2

12

3

32

4

27

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What famous Irish band had a hit with Seven Drunken Nights?

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The Fureys

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The Commitments

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The Dubliners

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U2

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Multiple Choice

In what county would you find Kate Kearney's Cottage?

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County Cork

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County Clare

3

County Kerry

4

County Limerick

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Multiple Choice

What is a banshee?

1

The woman of the house

2

A musician in a pipe band

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A woman barred from the pub

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A female spirit who heralds death.

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Multiple Choice

What does the Irish word "Grá" mean in English?

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large

2

child

3

girl

4

love

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Which is the most northerly of the Irish Provinces?

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Ulster

2

Munster

3

Connaught

4

Leinster

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Multiple Choice

What kind of dish is colcannon?

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Potato and cabbage

2

Cabbage and onion

3

Potato and carrots

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

Why is St Patrick’s Day held on 17th March?

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To celebrate his birthday.

2

The day St. Patrick died

3

The day he was made a saint.

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Multiple Choice

What was the hit comedy series about two hilarious priests?

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Father Joe

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Father forgive us

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Father and Father

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Father Ted

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What is the other name for the Liffey Bridge in Dublin?

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Pound Bridge

2

Shilling Bridge

3

The Wishing Bridge

4

Ha’penny Bridge

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What is the name given to an Irish ring with a heart, hands and crown?

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Cara

2

Claddagh

3

Crona

4

Craic

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The first Irish poet to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 was?

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George Bernard Shaw

2

W. B. Yeats

3

Seamus Heaney

4

Samuel Beckett

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Which woman starred opposite John Wayne in The Quiet Man?

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Julie Andrews

2

Bette Davis

3

Maureen O'Hara

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Kathleen Sullivan

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What is the most popular surname in Ireland

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Kelly

2

Murphy

3

O'Conner

4

Sullivan

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Who was the first person to be processed through Ellis Island?

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Molly Malone

2

Maureen O Hara

3

Annie Moore

4

Grace O'Malley

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Multiple Choice

Name the Irish band whose album The Bells of Dublin featured many US artists singing.

1

The Indians

2

Clannad

3

The Corrs

4

The Chieftains

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In what year did Ireland officially become a Republic?

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1916

2

1922

3

1937

4

1949

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