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1
When Cuchulainn pucked his sliotar from his home to the King's palace at Eamhain Macha across which mts did he travel..
Caha
Carrauntoohill
Cooley
Comeragh
2
What is the name of this well-known Wicklow hiking peak, which at 501 metres, is the 404th–highest peak in Ireland
Djouce
Lugnaquilla
Great Sugar Loaf
Kippure
3
The Blue Stack Mts are NORTH of the Caha Mts...
False
True
4
In which counties would you find most of the Blackstairs Mts...?
Wexford & Wicklow
Carlow & Kilkenny
Carlow & Kildare
Wexford & Carlow
5
In which Irish county are the
Blue Stack mountains
...?
Mayo
Cork
Donegal
Kerry
6
In which Irish county are the Partry Mountains located?
Galway
Mayo
Donegal
Sligo
7
Omagh is located at the foothills of which mountain range?
The Cooley Mts
Derryveagh Mts
The Blue Stack Mts
The Sperrin Mts
8
In which county is the Slieve Bloom mountain range located..?
Carlow and Wexford
Laois and Tipperary
Offaly and Galway
Antrim and Down
9
Which precious metal was found in the Sperrin Mountains...?
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Titanium
10
Mountains sometimes cause a meteorological effect known as "____ shadow"
Rain
Downhill
Cloud
Cold
11
Which mountain in Co Kerry is traditionally climbed on the feast of St Brendan (16th May)...?
Caher Mountain
Mount Brandon
Carrauntoohill
Beenkeragh
12
In which Mountain range would you find Ireland's highest mountain - Carrauntoohill....?
Knockmealdown Mts
Mullaghareik Mts
McGillicuddy Reeks
Comeragh Mts
13
Percy French wrote a song containing the line "Where the mountains of _____ sweep down to the sea."
Mayo
Mourne
Antrim
Down
14
What are the names of two major mountain ranges in Co. Tipperary?
Bluestack Mts and Derryveagh Mts
Caha Mountains and Sliabh Mish Mts
Sperrin Mts and Mourne Mts
Silvermines and Knockmealdown Mts
15
Which Irish mountain range gives its name to a food producing company that makes cheese, rashers etc...
Galtee Mts
Gwedore Mts
Galway Mts
Glanbia Mts
16
Name the Donegal mountain range that the white arrow is pointing towards...
Blue Stack mts
Ox mountains
Silvermines Mts
Blackstairs mts
17
One of the mountain ranges in Galway is known as the ___ Pins / Bens.
12
5
10
6
18
St Brendan is said to have looked across the ocean from Mt Brandon in the Sliabh Mish mts.
False
True
19
In Ireland most of the mountains are in the centre of the country.
False
True
20
The Irish name of the Derrynasagart Mts comes from two words meaning....
Woods / Church
Woods / Boggy
Woods / Deer
Woods / Priest
21
The Devil's Bit mountain in north Tipperary is the highest mountain in the county.
True
False
22
The Silvermines are in County Offaly.
False
True
23
The nearest mountains to Dublin are....
The Cooley Mountains
The Wicklow Mts
The Slieve Bloom Mts
The Blackstairs Mts
24
Errigal Mountain is part of which mountain range in Donegal...?
Derryveagh Mountains
Sperrin Mountains
Mountains of Mourne
Blue Stack Mountains
25
In which mountain range is the Glen of the Downs located..?
Blackstairs Mts
McGillicuddy Reeks
Wicklow Mts
Mountains of Mourne
26
So at a height of 917metres (3,011 ft) what
is
the highest peak in the county of Tipperary?
Knockmealdown
Slievenanmon
Galtymore
Temple Hill
27
Powerscourt Estate is located at the foot of which mountain in Co Wicklow?
Great Sugar Loaf Mountain
Djouce Mountain
Lugnaquilla Mountain
Tonlegee Mountain
Kippure Mountain
28
What is the highest mountain in the province of Connacht?
Knocknapeasta Mt
Mweelrea Mt
Lugnaquilla Mt
Beenkeragh Mt
29
In which Irish county are the Comeragh Mts and Knockmealdown Mts. located?
Co Mayo
Co Kerry
Co Donegal
Co Waterford
30
Name the Laois mountain range that the white arrow is pointing towards...
Slieve na mBan
Sliabh Aughy
Sliabh League
Sliabh Bloom
31
According to the legend the Brown Bull of Cooley when dazed and injured charged against the side of Ben Bulben...?
False
True
