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The island of Ireland is divided into four provinces and also between two countries, with one of the provinces (Ulster) being mostly (but not entirely) a constituent part of the United Kingdom. The rest of Ireland has been a fully independent republic since 1922. The history of Ireland has been long, colourful and often violent. The country is famous for many things, not least the major contributions its writers have made to world literature.
How much do you know about Ireland? Here is your chance to find out!
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Question of
The name of which Irish city means “black pool”?
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Kilkenny
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Galway
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Dublin
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Limerick
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Question of
Which Irish city is most famous for its crystal factory?
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Armagh
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Waterford
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Cork
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Galway
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Question of
When is St Patrick’s Day?
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1st March
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17th March
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23rd April
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30th November
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Question of
What is Ireland’s only native toad?
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Green toad
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European common toad
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Golden toad
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Natterjack toad
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Question of
Ireland only has one Taoiseach, but what does the word mean in English?
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chief
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archbishop
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capital
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airline
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Question of
What happened at Dublin`s General Post Office on 24th April 1916?
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The building was destroyed by fire
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A new telegraph service began
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A stamp collectors` fair was held
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A proclamation was made that declared an Irish republic
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Question of
Where did Titanic pay its last call before sinking in 1912?
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Wexford
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Waterford
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Cobh
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Limerick
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Question of
Which dean of St Patrick`s Cathedral, Dublin, was also a famous writer?
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Jonathan Swift
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Oliver Goldsmith
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Samuel Beckett
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Oscar Wilde
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Question of
What is the significance of 16th June 1904 in Irish literature?
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Oscar Wilde died
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Samuel Beckett was born
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The first collected edition of W B Yeats`s poems was published
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It is “Bloomsday” in Ulysses by James Joyce
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Question of
The failure of which crop in the 1840s led to more than a million deaths from famine?
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Wheat
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Potato
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Cabbage
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Oats
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7 out of 10. And I got the toad correct. ? Great quiz! ?
the artist was great and efficient i only had one revision after initial request
Got 3 correct…didn’t do too well but I learned a lot!
Only got 5 right but learned a lot about Ireland. Missed the toad as well. 🙂
Enjoyed looking over this info in quiz form.
Loved the quiz! Delightful only got 6 but I learned something which of course, I love!
Happy to be of service, Doc!
7 out of 10. And I got the toad correct. 😀 Great quiz! 🙂
Clever Zaklina 😀
Hahahahahaha! Let’s switch places, for a while. You could be a Serbian and I could be an Irish.
Sounds like a great idea! Especially now that spring is coming. Leave lots of slivovic in the house for me 😉
Hahahahaha! I don’t drink rakija, but could find some. I could prepare some meze, because I have really spicy ajvar and can find the most tasteful smoked meat, called veshalica. 😀
Okay you’ve sold the idea to me already: meze, ajvar and vesalica, and a little rakija 🙂
I forgot to mention pogacha- fresh baked homemade bread…… 😀
You’ve already won me over, but I’ll have some pogaca too – please!!
Hahahahahaha! Sold. Serbia is famous for tasty food. And rakija is famous for itself. 😀
I got the toad wrong! Fun quiz 🙂
Norman, I had an idea that you might do quite well at this! Would you like to hazard a guess as to where I took the photo?
Upper lake, Glendalough? Surely Wicklow, anyway 🙂
Other side! County Mayo!
Ah sure lookit! I hardly know Mayo, as it happens 🙂