Ireland facts Flashcards

1

What currency do they have?

Irish Euro
British pound
Euro
Irish pound

2

What is the official name of Ireland?

Irish Britain
Eire
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland

3

What is the time difference to Austria?

- 2 hours
- 1 hour
+ 1 hour
+ 2 hours

4

Name the capital city of Ireland:

Limerick
Edinborough
Dublin
Belfast

5

What is the Irish (Gaellic) name of Ireland?

Irish Britain
Eire
Reie
Eirland

6

Tell me the size of Ireland

70 182 km²
170 800 km²
83 878 km²
7182 km²

7

The sixth part of the Irish Island belongs to

Scotland
England
the United Kingdom
Australia

8

What is not an Irish city?

Cork
Limerick
Galway
Brighton

9

Irish economy today is very strong in the <br>

agricultural business
metal industry
financial business
IT business

10

The patron saint of Ireland is

St. Josef
St. Henry
St. Patrick
St. Thomas

11

How many people live in Ireland?

4,6 million people
6,4 million people
8,6 million people
46 million people

12

What are the official languages in Ireland?

Irish and Gaelic
English and German
English and Gaelic
Gaelic

13

Today many people of Irish descent live

in Great Britain
in Austria
in the USA and Australia
in Germany

14

Many people emmigrated in the 19th century because of the

financial crises
religious persecution
national bank holidays
great famine 1845 - 1849

15

The colours of the national flag are

green, white, orange
blue, orange, green
blue, white, green
blue, white, orange

16

What is the oldest symbol and national emblem of Ireland?

the harp
cliffs of Moher
the shamrock
a leprechaun

Ireland facts

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Ireland facts

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