Irish Quiz Questions
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. On which date is St Patrick's Day celebrated each year?
February 1
March 17
April 23
March 1
2. You see the element “Bally” in Irish place-names such as Ballycastle. From the Irish word “baile,” what does it generally indicate?
A mountain summit
A town, settlement, or homestead
A narrow sea channel
An ancient burial chamber
3. According to tradition, what did St Patrick use the shamrock to illustrate?
The three colors of the Irish flag
The four provinces of Ireland
The stages of the Celtic calendar
The Christian Trinity
4. A tour claims to visit every historic province of Ireland. How many distinct provinces must its itinerary include?
Four
Five
Three
Six
5. A driving route is promoted as the Wild Atlantic Way. Which part of Ireland would its scenery mainly follow?
The western Atlantic coast
The central plain around the River Shannon
The eastern coast facing the Irish Sea
The urban corridor between Dublin and Belfast
6. A postcard is labeled “Cliffs of Moher.” Which county should appear in its address?
County Clare
County Donegal
County Kerry
County Wicklow
7. A timeline includes Newgrange, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the main stone settings at Stonehenge. Which site was constructed earliest?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Newgrange
The main stone settings at Stonehenge
All three were constructed in the same century
8. Under Ireland's Constitution, which languages are designated the first and second official languages, respectively?
English first and French second
English first and Irish second
Irish first and Latin second
Irish first and English second
9. A visitor wants to see the Book of Kells in its established exhibition setting. Where should the visitor go?
Dublin Castle
University College Cork
Trinity College Dublin
Kilkenny Castle
10. Which pair consists of sports governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association?
Rugby union and association football
Cricket and field hockey
Hurling and Gaelic football
Road bowling and rugby league
11. Someone travels overland from Belfast to Cork. Which political boundary does the journey cross?
From the Republic of Ireland into Wales
From Scotland into Northern Ireland
From Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom into the Republic of Ireland
From an Irish province into a separate sovereign province
12. Which symbol serves as the official heraldic emblem used by the Irish state?
The Celtic cross
The shamrock
The red hand
The harp
13. A geologist examining the Giant's Causeway would identify its famous columns as the result of what process?
Layers of limestone folded by continental collision
Volcanic lava cooling and contracting
Sand dunes compressed by glacial ice
Coral reefs lifted above sea level
14. A literature course assigns the novel “Ulysses,” set largely in Dublin on a single day. Who wrote it?
Oscar Wilde
W. B. Yeats
James Joyce
Samuel Beckett
15. A traveler buys lunch in Dublin and then visits Belfast. Which currency pairing should the traveler expect?
The euro in both cities
Pound sterling in both cities
Pound sterling in Dublin and the euro in Belfast
The euro in Dublin and pound sterling in Belfast
16. When the Irish national flag is displayed vertically from a flagpole, what is the correct color order from the pole outward?
Green, white, orange
Green, orange, white
White, green, orange
Orange, white, green