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The IRISH Quiz - Checking how "Oirish" YOU are for Paddy's Day...?
The IRISH Quiz - Checking how "Oirish" YOU are for Paddy's Day...?
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Questions about the Emerald Isle and its people.... #Ireland #Irish #green #Gael #St Patrick #celtic
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1
Ireland contested a World Cup Final in Women's Hockey versus the Netherlands in London at the 2016 World Cup...
False
True
2
What item is traditionally placed under a bush the night before an Irish wedding....?
A Ha'penny
A Child of Prague statue
A bottle of brandy
the groom!
3
Paul O'Donovan & Fintan McCarthy won Gold at the Tokyo Olympics (2021) in Rowing. They both row with which Cork club?
Ballincollig
UCC
Berehaven
Skibereen
4
What did Bertie Aherne reputedly NOT HAVE during the period when he was Minister for Finance in the 1990s
A make-up stylist
A State Car
A Bank Account
An up-to-date Passport
5
Which unusual second job did Irish-born Hollywood actress, Maureen O'Hara hold down during the late 1970s?
Promoting her own line of Womens Fashion & Clothing
Serving as Chief Executive of a Commercial Airline
Singing in the touring Operas across Europe
Producing a line of Fitness Exercise videos
6
Which 20th Century dictator did Irishwoman, Violet Gibson shoot... but not kill - in April 1926
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Vladimir Lenin
Josef Stalin
7
In which major American city is the river dyed green each St Patricks Day
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
New York
8
Under current FIFA rules, which of these celebs would qualify to represent the Republic of Ireland at soccer...?
Ed Sheeran
Hunter Biden
Billie Eilish
Mel Gibson
9
Name New Zealand rugby player who arrived in Oranmore, 2014 to sign for Connacht & who later represented Ireland & Lions
Rodney Ah You
Bundee Aki
George Naoupu
Niyi Adeolokun
10
When Bundee Aki first arrived in Galway he attributed some initial weigh gain to....
Too many nights out on the town in Galway
Too many visits to Supermacs in Eyre Square
His partner adopting the Irish-style breakfast as the norm
Team mates convincing him that Irish butter was zero-fat
11
Irish American pilot, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan flew from New York to Dublin, 1938 having set off for California
False
True
12
Irish-American gunslinger, William Bonney ("Billy the Kid") was a member of which Wild West
posse...?
The Regulators
The Wild Bunch
The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang
The Red-legs
13
Where did Catherine Coleman play a flute & tin whistle belonging to The Chieftains members on St Patricks Day 2018..?
aboard the International Space Station
on top of Mount Everest
in Kim Il-Sung Square, Pyongyang in North Korea
at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
14
Which of these is NOT a Eurovision Song Contest winning entry, either written or performed by Johnny Logan
What's Another Year
Why Me?
Hold Me Now
My Lovely Horse
15
Which of these monuments is NOT lit up in green each March 17th...?
The Eiffel Tower, Paris
The Great Pyramids, Giza
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
House of Parliament, London
16
What was the name of Adolf Hitler's real-life IRISH nephew, born to an Austrian waiter and his Irish wife..?
Patrick (Paddy) Hitler
William (Willy) Hitler
John Joseph (J.J.) Hitler
Gerald (Gerry) Hitler
17
During 2015's Storm Desmond what advice did RTE's Teresa Mannion keep repeating during this sodden report from the West?
"Don't make unnecessary journeys"
"Don't go outdoors"
"Don't go out taking selfies on the seashore"
"Don't shelter close to buildings or trees"
18
Why was the 1600s pirate queen, Grace O'Malley often referred to as "Grainne Maol" (Granuaille in English)
because "Maol" means cruel
because "Maol" means bald-headed
because "Maol" means widowed
because "Maol" means fierce
19
For the 2015 film version of Colm Toibin's novel "Brooklyn", where were the New York scenes actually filmed..?
Toronto
Los Angeles
Kennsington, London
Montreal
20
Which Irish sports star is the 2021 BBC World Sports Personality of the Year
Rachael Blackmore
Katie Taylor
Leona Maguire
Kellie Harrington
21
Where was the first St Patricks Day parade anywhere in the world held in the year 1601
Floriana, Malta
St John's, Newfoundland
St Agustine, Florida
Coatbridge, Scotland
22
Other than its famous monastery, what else was based on Skellig Michael over its long history (NOT "Star Wars")
Lighthouse
British naval base
Victorian Penal Colony
Viking fishing pier
23
Which British army regiment is traditionally presented with shamrock by a member of the royal family each 17th of March
The Irish Guards
The Royal Irish Fusiliers
The Royal Irish Regiment
The Connaught Rangers
24
Which 1798 rebel leader led a guerilla band into the Wicklow mountains and continued to fight from there...
Henry Joy McCracken
Napper Tandy
Michael Dwyer
Theobald Wolfe Tone
25
Joe Biden's Irish-American mother apparently once slept on a hotel room floor rather than in a bed once slept in by....
Margaret Thatcher
Winston Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Queen Elizabeth II
26
Which Irish actor first came to noteriety and fame after his character machine-gunned a cat in Love / Hate (2013)..?
Lawrence Kinlan
Tom Vaughn-Lawlor
Aidan Gillen
Barry Keoghan
27
What was the Saipan Incident in 2002...?
Dail Golfing outing to South Pacific despite COVID restrictions on travel
A Joe Dolan Hawaiian concert broadcast illegally in the Asian TV market
Irish soccer Captain being thrown out of squad in build-up to the World Cup
A row between Irish fishing trawler & Japanese navy in territorial waters
28
A cow belonging to Irish emmigrant Catherine O'Leary was famously blamed for causing which great disaster?
The Great Fire of London - 1666
The Great Chicago Fire - 1871
The Buttevant Rail Crash in Cork - 1980
The Aberfan mining disaster - 1966
29
Which Irish artist / entertainer won the
Croix de Guerre & Medalle de la Resistance
for their actions during World War 2
William Butler Yeats
Samuel Beckett
George Bernard Shaw
James Joyce
30
Whose photo did Sinead O'Connor tear to pieces an appearance on "Saturday Night Live" in 1992?
Pope John Paul II
Charlie Haughey
Ian Paisley
Maggie Thatcher
31
In a 2021 documentary "Finding Jack Charlton" which former Irish player could Big Jack recall despite onset of dementia
Ray Houghton
Mick McCarthy
Paul McGrath
Packie Bonner
32
Name the young Irish goalkeeper who saved a Ronaldo penalty in the World Cup Qualifier versus Portugal in September 2021
Caoimhin Kelleher
Gavin Bazumu
Darren Randolph
Mark Travers
33
In 2021 Rhasidat Adeleke became first athlete in 10 years to win which double at the u-20 European Championships
100m and 200m
100m and 110m Hurdles
200m and 400m
100m and 4x100m relay
34
On which Caribbean island is St Patricks Day a public holiday?
Barbados
Jamaica
Bahamas
Montserrat
35
According to one American tradition anyone not wearing green on St Patricks Day can be "wedgied"
True
False
36
"He's a good golfer. He's good for what he needs to be." - Leona Maguire's Late Late Show summation of which of these...
Davy Fitzgerald
Donald Trump
Niall Horan
Rory McIlroy
37
The Mary Eames Bridge in Cork City is named after an aid worker who is sometimes referred to as "Ireland's ____________"
Florence Nightingale
Mata Hari
Oskar Schindler
Mother Teresa
38
Which Irish music act introduced one of their songs over the years with the disclaimer "This song is NOT a rebel song.."
U2 - "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
The Cranberries - "Zombie"
Christy Moore - "Back Home in Derry"
The Dubliners - "Fields of Athenry"
39
Which international music icon gave their last ever outdoor performance at Dalymount Park in 1980?
Jimi Hendrix
Meat Loaf
Bob Marley
The Pointer Sisters
40
Micheal O'Muircheartaigh on Sean Og O'hAilpin in a commentary - "His father's from _________ His mother's from ______
Tyrone / Samoa
Fermanagh / Fiji
Antrim / New York
Monaghan / New Guinea
41
Which of these English sports stars did
NOT
represent Ireland earlier in their sporting careers?
Declan Rice
Paula Radcliffe
Tyson Fury
Jack Grealish
42
Which of these miracles is said to have been performed by St Brigid of Cill Dara..?
Expanded her cloak to giant size to get more land for building on
Turned muddy water into fresh to supply her convent in Kildare
Turned bathwater into beer to supply a leper colony
Sailed her ship onto an island which was really a whale
43
What was the homemade armour worn by Irish-Australian bushranger, Ned Kelly made out of...?
old cast-iron stoves
steel milk churns
plough blades
lead roof tiles
44
Which of these was NOT part of DeValera's rosy vision of a modern Ireland in his Patricks Day radio broadcast in 1943
The contest of athletic youths
The laughter of happy maidens
The clatter of ringing shop tills
The romping of sturdy children
45
For which Mexican conflict is the role of the mostly Irish San Patricios Battalion's efforts commemorated every March...
The Spanish-American War, 1898
The Texas Revolution, 1835-36
The Mexican-American War, 1846-48
The War of 1812
46
In Ulysses what does Leopold Bloom pretend to read, as he stands & awaits a tram's noise to cover him as he passes wind
Socrates' Apology
Dickens' David Copperfield
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Robert Emmet's Speech from the Dock
47
What was the unusual motive for the 16 murders carried out by Irish serial killers, Burke & Hare in Edinburgh in 1829..
They were selling human flesh to Edinburgh butchers
They were selling bodies to Royal College of Surgeons for anatomy studies
They did it for a bet
They thought there was a bounty on the heads of their victims
48
Which Irish employer ran a campaign in 2022 for new recruits using the slogan "
Get thanked for a living
."..?
Pfizer
Eir Customer Services
The Revenue Commissioners
Dublin Bus
49
In Normal People's TV version, Connell takes part in a GAA game. In Sally Rooney's original book what sport does he play
Soccer
Rugby
Basketball
Hurling
50
At the 1985 Shamrock Summit between Ronald Reagan and Canada's PM, Mulroney what Irish song did they sing on a TV duet
"Seven Drunken Nights"
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
"Danny Boy"
"Come Out You Black and Tans"
51
In 2019 which Irish writer was convinced by a prank caller that they had won the Nobel Prize for Literature..?
John Banville
Roddy Doyle
John Boyne
Colm Toibin
