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St. Patrick's Day Event - 2021
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1
When was the very first Amazon Prime Day ?
2015
2014
2012
2018
2
The name of how many Irish counties begins with the letter M?
3
2
5
4
3
What color badge border does somebody with 15 years Amazon service have?
Silver
Gold
Red
Purple
4
Where was the AWS re:Invent conference been held each year until 2021?
Seattle
Las Vegas
San Francisco
New York
5
Name this famous Dubliner?
Brendan Behan
Bram Stoker
Oscar Wilde
George Bernard Shaw
6
Guido van Rossum is the creator of which programming language?
Python
Swift
Rust
Ruby
7
Which of these countries joined the EU most recently?
Croatia
Bulgaria
Slovenia
Romania
8
Who in 1947 said,
"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom"
.
Archibald Wavell
Queen Elizabeth II
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
9
What is the name of this famous Dublin landmark building?
Collins Barracks
The Customs House
Trinity College
Leinster House
10
Name the flag?
Netherlands
Russia
Luxembourg
Hungary
11
AWS just celebrated a birthday 2 days ago on the 14th March. Which birthday?
15th Birthday
18th Birthday
14th Birthday
17th Birthday
12
Which European country has the longest total coastline?
Italy
Ireland
Norway
Greece
13
What is the name of this Dublin Bridge?
James Joyce Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Rosie Hackett Bridge
14
Why would you kiss the Blarney Stone?
To gain the gift of Fortune
To gain the gift of Eloquence
To gain the gift of Friendship
To gain the gift of Fame
15
The
Maximum duration
of a Lambda function when Lambda first launched was?
Undefined Duration
15 minutes
5 minutes
1 minute
16
What is the name of the NASA rover that just landed on Mars?
Curiosity
Preseverance
Opportunity
Spirit
17
In which Seattle neighborhood is Amazon HQ located?
Capital Hill
Belltown
South Lake Union
Pioneer Square
18
What year did the AWS EU-WEST-1 (DUB) region launch?
2005
2010
2007
2012
19
What is the 2nd highest mountain in Ireland?
Croagh Patrick
Lugnaquilla
Mount Brandon
Galtymore
20
Name the flag?
Fiji
Australia
New Zealand
Tuvalu
21
What is the name of this famous Dublin landmark building?
Mansion House
Merrion Hotel
Provost's House
Powerscourt Townhouse
22
When was "Riverdance" first shown as a full show?
1995
2005
1975
1985
23
What drink is just as popular as vodka in Russia?
Whiskey
Tea
Coffee
Wine
24
Who are the current All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions?
Clare
Wexford
Tipperary
Limerick
25
Name the flag?
Texas
Cuba
Chile
Puerto Rico
26
Winston Churchill was born in and spent the first 6 years of his life in Dublin?
False
True
27
Who purchased the very first book sold on Amazon.com?
John Carter
John Wainwright
John Dewey
John Stackhouse
28
What AWS service is associated with this image?
DynamoDB
Lambda
EC2
CloudWatch
29
Which of these is
NOT
an Amazon building name?
UNICORN
REDSHIFT
MAYDAY
CRICKET
30
Lebanon derives it's name from the Arabic word Lubnan, meaning what?
Vast
Cold
Sandy
White
31
Who are the current All-Ireland Senior Camogie Champions?
Kilkenny
Tipperary
Cork
Dublin
32
What is the 2nd longest river in Ireland?
The Lee
The Corrib
The Suir
The Barrow
33
In 1976 Larry Mullen pinned a 'musicians wanted' ad on the notice board of which Dublin school?
Castleknock College
Wesley College
Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Blackrock College
34
How many times has Ireland won the Eurovision song contest?
Eight
Seven
Five
Once
35
The Amazon
"Just Do It"
award recognizes which 2 of our core values?
Innovation and Bias for Action
Ownership and Bias for Action
Are Right, A Lot and Bias for Action
Deliver Results and Bias for Action
36
Under FIFA rules, which of these US presidents would have qualified to play for the ROI soccer team?
Ronald Regan
John. F. Kennedy
Andrew Jackson
Joe Biden
37
In which body of water can WB Yeats's
"Lake Isle of Innisfree"
be found?
Lough Gill
Lough Derg
Lough Corrib
It is a fictional place
38
What is the approximate population of Serbia?
5 million
9 million
4 million
7 million
39
For which film did Saoirse Ronan earn her first Oscar nomination?
Mary Queen of Scots
Lady Bird
Atonement
Little Women
40
What do Irish people typically stock pile in a Global Pandemic? (COVID 19)
Canned Foods
Pasta
Toilet Paper
Water
41
Which of these sequences is the correct route for the countries the Danube flows through from origin?
Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary, Serbia,Bulgaria, Romania,Moldova, Ukraine
Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria
Germany,Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia
Switzerland, Germany,Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey
42
What country has the most time zones?
France
Russia
Canada
China
43
After which Irish lighthouse is a famous yacht race named?
The Fastnet
The Loop
The Mizen
The Metal Man
44
When was the Sam Maguire Cup first awarded?
1928
1922
1932
1934
45
How old is the Hook Head lighthouse?
400-600 year old
800-1000 years old
600-800 years old
200 - 400 years old
46
In which Irish county is Croagh Patrick located?
Cork
Armagh
Mayo
Donegal
47
If you are awarded the "Freedom of the City of Dublin" you are entitled to graze what in St. Stephen's Green?
Your Horse
Your Goat
Your Sheep
Your Cattle
48
Amazon went public in 1997. How many employees did the company have at year end?
768
158
614
1187
49
Which of the following are common phrases in Amazon? (Select all that apply)
Do we have a Press Release and FAQ for this?
Good intentions aren't enough, what are our mechanisms?
Are we looking around the corner on this?
Are we showing enough bias for action on this?
50
How far did Perseverance travel to get there?
471 million kilometers
513 million kilometers
118 million kilometers
236 million kilometers
51
What is the largest city (population wise) on the Aegean Sea?
Athens
Izmir
Thessaloniki
Bodrum
52
Which of the following Irish writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature? (
Select all that apply)
William Butler Yeats
Seamus Heaney
James Joyce
Samuel Beckett
53
In 2020, AWS generated growth in Ireland's economic output by approximately ..........
2 Billion Euro
1 Billion Euro
1.5 Billion Euro
1.25 Billion Euro
54
What is the most southerly capital in the world?
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sanitago, Chile
Wellington, New Zealand
Canberra, Australia
55
What is the German word for chair?
Stuhl
Silla
Tasse
Chaira
56
The Gaelic Chieftan sculpture commerates the 1599
"Battle of the Curlieus"
on a mountain pass between which 2 counties?
Donegal and Leitrim
Cork and Kerry
Laois and Offaly
Sligo and Roscommon
57
The Book of Kells was written in what language?
Latin
Modern Irish
Old Irish
Norse
58
How many counties share a border with Tipperary?
6
8
7
9
59
In what year was the Ha'penny Bridge across the river Liffey built?
1840
1851
1834
1816
60
Who is this famous Irish woman?
Mary Robinson
Mary McAleese
Helen McEntee
Mary Harney
61
St. Patrick is supposed to have banished what from Ireland?
Tin Whistles
Fun
Whiskey
Snakes
62
Dublin got its name from the black pool (Dubh Linn) on which river?
Poddle
Dodder
Liffey
Camac
63
Where in the world was St. Patrick's Day first celebrated?
New York, New York
Dublin, Ireland
Boston, Massachusetts
Glasgow, Scotland
64
Name the famous Irish landmark?
Kilmainham Gaol
Bunratty Castle
Ross Castle
The Rock of Cashel
65
Which Irish city is known as "The City of the Tribes?"
Galway
Cork
Limerick
Waterford
66
In the Chinese Zodiac 2021 is the year of the what?
Dragon
Horse
Tiger
Ox
67
What is the official symbol of Ireland?
Shamrock
Celtic Cross
The Harp
The Claddagh Ring
68
Amazon's three wind energy projects in Ireland will produce enough renewable energy to power how many Irish homes?
250,000 homes
145,000 homes
100,000 homes
185,000 homes
69
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Belgrade
Skopje
Sofia
Bucharest
70
In 1759, Arthur Guinness signed a lease for St. James Gate Brewery. How long was the lease?
500 years
200 years
1000 years
9000 years
71
Dublin was founded by the Vikings in what year?
841 AD
1012 AD
988 AD
1066 AD
72
In which Chinese city would find "The Bund"?
Shanghai
Beijing
Shenzhen
Nanjing
73
George Bool who invented Boolean logic was the first Professor of Mathematics at which Irish University?
University College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
University College, Cork
Queen's University, Belfast
74
What country does Brazil NOT share a border with?
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Argentia
75
Name this famous Dubliner?
Gabriel Byrne
Luke Kelly
Phil Lynott
Flann O'Brien
76
Which of these is
NOT
a common phrase in Amazon?
How does our competitor do this?
Are we working backwards from the customer?
Do we have the right metrics?
Do we have our tenets right?
77
Which of these man made structures is the oldest?
Stonehenge
The Pantheon
Newgrange
Pyramid of Giza
78
Which of these countries' capitals is spelt the same in its native language as in English?
Poland
Spain
Austria
Italy
79
The month of August is the 8th month of the year due to which pharaoh?
Cleopatra
Ramses
Tutankhamun
Khufu
80
At launch Lambda supported just a single Language runtime which was?
Ruby
Python
JavaScript
Java
81
What is the Irish word for pig?
tarbh
madra
muc
capall
82
The Long Room in Trinity College contains how many books?
200,000
100,000
500,000
400,000
83
Brazil is the largest world producer of which of the following products?
Tobacco
Corn
Bananas
Coffee
84
What is the official name of the DUB12 building?
Helix
Shannon
Shackleton
Doppler
85
Name the flag?
Bolivia
India
Egypt
Niger
86
Which of these languages is the most commonly spoken first language in Europe?
Italian
German
French
English
87
How many cities called Dublin are their in the USA?
9
8
15
5
88
Where is Ernest Shackleton's grave?
South Georgia
Kildare
London
Antarctica
89
Which major festival in India signifies the victory of light over darkness?
Diwali
Ramadan
Onam
Holi
90
AWS CEO Andy Jassy once appeared at Croke Park?
False
True
91
Where in Dublin would you find Fusilier's Arch?
The Phoenix Park
St. Stephen's Green
Blackrock Park
Herbert Park
92
Which dance style is the most important cultural symbol of Russia?
Chechotka (Russian Tap Dance)
Khorovod
Classical Ballet
Karelian Dance
93
What does a Dubliner mean when they say
"I'm scarlet"
?
I am horribly embrassed
I feel really hot
I feel really jealous
I am horribly sun burnt
94
What is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt?
Red Pyramid
Temple of Hatshepsut
The Sphinx
Step Pyramid
95
In James Joyce's novel, Ulysses, a character muses, it would be a good puzzle to cross Dublin without passing, a what?
Butchers
Priest
Church
Pub