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Ireland Quiz
Do you know Ireland well?
• Read the questions and choose the correct
answer to fill in the gap
The population of Ireland is…….
A 3 million
B 4,234 million
C 6 million
True
False
Another name of the Irish Republic
is……….
A Eire
B Greenland
C Kingdom
True
False
The capital of Ireland is…………
A Derry
B Limerick
C Dublin
True
False
The capital of Northern Ireland is….
A Ulster
B Belfast
C Cork
True
False
The national symbol of Ireland is….
A O’Carolan’s Harp
B Bald Eagle
C the maple leaf
True
False
Who is at the head of the state of
Ireland?
A Prime Minister
B King
C President
True
False
The war of Independence split the
island into the Independent Irish Free
State and Northern Ireland.
A 1919 – 1921
B 1727 - 1729
C 1889 - 1895
True
False
The currency of the Irish Republic is……
A The British pound sterling
B US dollar
C Australian dollar
True
False
The main colours of the Irish flag are….
A black white red
B green white orange
C green white red
True
False
The Northern Ireland is washed by…..
A the Irish sea
B the Black sea
C the Pacific ocean
True
False
“ The Book of Kells” is on permanent
display at…………
A Trinity College
B Clontarf Castle
C Irish Houses of Parliament
True
False
Finish the Irish proverb: “ A……is a
stranger you haven’t met yet.”
A brother
B friend
C companion
True
False
People say,” May the luck of the…. Be
with you!”
A world
B people
C Irish
True
False
St. Patrick is the ……saint of Ireland.
A father
B patron
C saving
True
False
St.Patrick was a Christian missionary
and used a shamrock to explain about
the….. to the Irish.
A holy trinity
B love
C laws of nature
True
False
A Leprechaun is a type of fairy in
Irish………
A humour
B cartoons
C folklore
True
False
St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the…..
A 17th of March
B 18th of May
C 17th of April
True
False
Another superstition says that if you
….. a four leaf clover it will bring you
good luck.
A find
B will find
C found
True
False
The Leprechaun’s pot of gold is
believed to be at the end of the……
A bush
B rainbow
C road
True
False
The water in the …….. has been dyed
green since 1962 on Patrick’s Day.
A Chicago River
B Shannon River
C Liffey River
True
False
The traditional meal is corned beef,
potatoes and………
A carrots
B tomatoes
C cabbage
True
False
The Irish Republic consists of….
counties.
A 15
B 28
C 32
True
False
The Irish Free state or Eire was officially
proclaimed an independent state in…….
A 1939
B 1949
C 1959
True
False
The longest river in Ireland is……..
A the Tar
B the Derry
C the Shannon
True
False
This Irish city name sounds like a
woman’s name……….
A Lena
B Kate
C Nina
True
False
The President of Ireland is usually
directly elected by the people
for………….years.
A five
B seven
C four
True
False
Which other country is St.Patrick
patron saint of?
A Nigeria
B Algeria
C Cameroon
True
False
The most famous feature of Blarney
Castle in County Cork, Ireland is…….
A the crown
B the well
C the stone
True
False
Europe’s tallest mobile sculpture
”Wave” is in…….
A Dublin
B Galway
C Waterford
True
False
Ireland’s winner of the Nobel Prize for
Literature:
A George Bernand Shaw
B Wlliam Faulkner
C John Galsworthy
True
False
The most popular sport in Ireland is…..
A Ice Hockey
B Gaelic Football
C baseball
True
False
UNESCO protects one of Northern
Ireland’s top tourists attractions. What
is it?
A Irish oak
B The Giant’s Causeway
C shamrock
True
False
There is a public holiday on the 12th of
July in Ireland.
A Pancake Day
B Saint Patrick’s Day
C the anniversary of the Boyne
True
False
Newgrange is more than 500 years
older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in
Egypt. What is it?
A the passage tomb
B a castle
C a city
True
False
The end ;)

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