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