Quiz on Quiz on IrelandIreland

1. 1. What are the What are the symbols of Ireland? symbols of Ireland? What does at least What does at least

one of them one of them represent?represent?

2. 2. Who is the patron Who is the patron saint of Ireland and saint of Ireland and

when is his day when is his day celebrated?celebrated?

3. 3. Which of these crosses is Which of these crosses is named after the patron named after the patron

saint of Ireland? Describe saint of Ireland? Describe it.it.

4. 4. What are the What are the official languages of official languages of

Ireland?Ireland?

5. 5. Which of these two prefixes Which of these two prefixes are used in Ireland and what are used in Ireland and what

do thedo theyy stand for? stand for? MacMac DeDe LlanLlan DiDi O’O’ SanSan VonVon

6. 6. What is the national What is the national instrument of instrument of

Ireland?Ireland?

7. 7. What is the poetic What is the poetic name of Ireland name of Ireland ((hhint: connected int: connected with gems) and with gems) and

what is the Gaelic what is the Gaelic name for Ireland?name for Ireland?

8. 8. What nicknames What nicknames are used for are used for Irishmen?Irishmen?

9. 9. What do the colours What do the colours of this flag mean?of this flag mean?

10. 10. Which is the most Which is the most widespread religion widespread religion

in Ireland?in Ireland?

11. 11. How is How is the the Titanic Titanic connected with connected with

Ireland?Ireland?

12. 12. Name as many Name as many naturalnatural beauty spots beauty spots

in Ireland as you in Ireland as you cancan..

13. 13. Why did about one Why did about one million people million people emigrate from emigrate from

Ireland in the 19th Ireland in the 19th century?century?

14. 14. How many and How many and who from the world who from the world famous band the famous band the

Beatles are of Irish Beatles are of Irish descent?descent?

15. 15. How many times How many times has Ireland won the has Ireland won the

Eurovision song Eurovision song contest?contest?

16. 16. Who of them are of Irish descent?Who of them are of Irish descent? Oscar WildeOscar Wilde George ClooneyGeorge Clooney Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw BonoBono Ben AffleckBen Affleck EnyaEnya Sinead O’ConnorSinead O’Connor Noel GallagherNoel Gallagher

17. 17. Who is this person Who is this person – a green suit, – a green suit,

leather shoes, short, leather shoes, short, mischievous, with a mischievous, with a tiny hammer in his tiny hammer in his

hand?hand?

18. 18. What item is What item is considered to be the considered to be the national treasure in national treasure in Ireland (Ireland (hhint: kept at int: kept at

Trinity College)?Trinity College)?

19. 19. What is the Irish What is the Irish currency?currency?

20. 20. When was Ireland When was Ireland declared a Republic?declared a Republic?