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