Norman Darlo
This is a fairly basic general knowledge quiz about my country, Ireland. Simple? Of course it is – now let’s see how well you do!
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Question of
Is Ireland an island?
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Yes
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No
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Which part of the island is still part of the UK?
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A
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B
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Neither
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It’s all part of the UK, silly!
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Question of
The Irish for ‘province’ is ‘cúigiú’ meaning ‘fifth’. How many provinces are in Ireland?
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5
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4
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Zero! There are no provinces in Ireland 🙂
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Question of
Which is Ireland’s capital city?
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Limerick
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Cork
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Dublin
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Galway
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What is Dublin’s famous black beer?
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Saint Patricks
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Guinness
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Carlsberg
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Question of
The Irish language is most closely related to…
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English
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Welsh
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Scots Gaelic
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Question of
What is the TLD suffix for Irish websites?
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.ie
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.ir
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.irl
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Question of
Ireland’s national plant is…
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Leek
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Shamrock
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Thistle
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The shamrock/clover is our national plant, supposedly because…
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Its three leaves represent the three elements of the Irish soul: Faith, Family and Friendliness
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St Patrick used it as a prop in explaining the Christian trinity (three gods in one) when converting the Irish in the 5th century
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It’s very pretty and grows freely all over the country
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Question of
The Irish are big tea drinkers. So much so, that there is only one country where the per capita consumption exceeds ours. Which country is that?
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China
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India
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Turkey
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Morocco
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England
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