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A TALE OF TWO ISLANDS: Do You know the Difference between Britain and Ireland? (QUIZ)

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Ireland and Britain, two islands on the edge of Europe. There have been migrations between the two since prehistoric times, resulting in much shared cultural heritage. But how hard is it not to confuse the two? See if you know which is which now with this fun quiz 🙂

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  • Question of

    Which of these islands is Ireland?

    • A
    • B
    • C
  • Question of

    And which is Britain?

    • A
    • B
    • C
  • Question of

    An international border runs through which island?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    This island contains 3 countries.

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    Some or all of this island forms part of a kingdom.

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    The Normans invaded this island in the 11th/12th centuries

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    Which island contains Wales?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    This island’s population is almost 7 million.

    • Ireland
    • Britain
  • Question of

    Britain is more populous than Ireland. In fact it has _____ the number of people as in Ireland.

    • Almost twice
    • Five times
    • More than nine times
  • Question of

    Throughout which island is the € euro NOT legal tender?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    Which island is nearer the European mainland?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • They are both equidistant from the mainland
    • They are both part of mainland Europe
  • Question of

    On which island is Glasgow?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
  • Question of

    Which island is the westernmost part of Europe?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither
  • Question of

    Which island has a city which gave its name to a humorous five-line poem?

    • Ireland
    • Britain
    • Both
    • Neither

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  5. No results yet but I messed on two questions I knew the answer too. Anyway I learned something. So Irish people don’t speak English. I used to think they also Britons but on a different country

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    • It;s easy to mess up, especially if I’m in a hurry, I find! But, “Irish people don’t speak English”? I swear I didn’t say that! All Irish people speak English, most as a first language. Ireland was an English colony for some 800 years, so it’s not surprising 🙂

  7. A TALE OF TWO ISLANDS: Do You know the Difference between Britain and Ireland? (QUIZ)

    You got 6 out of 14 right!
    Not so bad
    The Irish city which gave its name to a humorous five-line poem is… Limerick!

    ok .. now i know ?

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  13. I got 11 out of 14. I would have gotten 12 had I read question 13 all the way through. As I was clicking on Ireland I’m thinking “What. Iceland is part of Europe.”

    I should have my daughter take this test. She’s going to Britain and Ireland this summer.

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