Ireland Quiz Questions
Round 1
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How many wheels does a jaunting car have?
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On what would you see Ogham writing?
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Which of two kinds of wood can a shillelagh be made from?
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In which city is the Maze Prison?
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Which is Ireland’s chief river?
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Which lake is the British Isles’ largest?
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What is the mine at Navan famous for?
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What are the columns of the Giant’s Causeway made from?
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What is the county town of Fermanagh?
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Which mountains stretch from Carlingford Lough to Dundrum Bay?
Round 1 Answers
- Two
- Stone
- Oak or blackthorn
- Belfast
- Shannon
- Lough Neagh
- Lead-zinc
- Lava
- Enniskillen
- Mountains of Mourne
Round 2
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Which county’s Irish name is Corcaigh?
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What is Dublin’s most famous theatre called?
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What are the highest uplands in Ireland?
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What is the name of the fertile vale in Limerick?
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Which two of the counties of Northern Ireland begin with A?
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What is Belfast’s university called?
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What are Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh?
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Whose Saint’s day is celebrated on 2nd February?
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If you bought the RTE Guide what information would you receive?
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In the early years of this millennium what was banned from pubs in Ireland?
Round 2 Answers
- Cork
- Abbey Theatre
- Macgillicuddy’s Reeks
- Golden Vale
- Antrim, Armagh
- Queen’s
- Mountain peaks
- St, Brigit
- TV listings
- Smoking
Round 3
- Which is further north, Waterford or Cork?
- What are the quartzite mountains in Connemara called?
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What are drumlins?
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What did Laoighis used to be called?
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Which province of southeast Ireland includes the counties of Wexford and Wicklow?
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What is St Ann’s Shaldon Church famous for?
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Which three counties of the Republic of Ireland begin with K?
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Which county does Westlife come from?
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Which university is at Coleraine?
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Which three places in Northern Ireland may officially use the title “city”?
Round 3 Answers
- Waterford
- The Twelve Bens
- Hills
- Queens’s County
- Leinster
- Bells
- Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny
- Sligo
- University of Ulster
- Armagh, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry