| 1. What is a capital of Ireland?
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| a) Cork
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| b) Birmingham
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| c) Dublin
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| d) Glasgow
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| 2.What is separate Ireland from Great Britain?
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| a) Irish sea
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| b) Atlantic Ocean
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| c) Celtic Sea
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| d) North Sea
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| 3. In what century Ireland were captured by the British?
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| a) XIV
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| b) VIII
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| c) X
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| d) XII
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| 4. When did Ireland become the part of an extended United Kingdom?
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| a) 1541
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| b) 1801
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| c) 1945
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| d) 1812
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| 5. When did the Northern Ireland become an independent republic?
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| a) 1949
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| b) 1919
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| c) 1973
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| d) 1901
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| 6. What are the official languages in Ireland Republic?
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| a) English and Scotish
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| b) Irish and English
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| c) Irish, English and Scottish
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| d) Only English
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| 7. The flag of Ireland is green, white and orange. What are these colures symbolize?
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| a) Green- forests in Ireland; white – the fog which envelops the island; orange - Irish sea
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| b) Green – St Patrick’s Day; white – truce between the Irish and British; orange – independence
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| c) Green – Catholics; orange is for Protestants; white symbolizes the hope for peace between the two groups.
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| 8. It rains a lot in Ireland, making everything very green. It is often called
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| a) “The Emerald Isle”
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| b) “Foggy Albion”
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| c) “Highlands Island”
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| d) “Land of shamrocks”
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| 9. What is the biggest lake in Ireland:
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| a) Loch Ness
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| b) Loch Oich
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| c) Loch Leane
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| d) Loch Con
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| 10. The ancestral home of the O'Donoghue clan though it is better known for its association with the Brownes of Killarney who owned it until recently:
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| a) Keller Castle
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| b) Hamper Castle
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| c) Newshire Castle
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| d) Ross Castle
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| 11. A symbol of Ireland. It can be seen on the presidential flag and on the back of the Irish Euro coin:
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| a) Harp
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| b) Shamrock
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| c) St. Patrick
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| d) Irish Castle
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| 12. When do people celebrate the national holiday St. Patrick’s Day?
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| a) April 17
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| b) June 17
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| c) February 17
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| d) March 17
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| 13. After who this holiday was named?
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| a) Patron Saint of Ireland.
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| b) One fool guy, who had name Patrick
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| c) Nobody knows
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| d) Leprechaun Patrick (myth)
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| 14. You might hear someone say “Erin go bragh” on St. Patrick’s Day, which is Gaelic for:
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| a) “Merry holiday”
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| b) “Good luck”
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| c) “Let’ celebrate”
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| d)“Ireland forever”
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| 15. It is always worn on St. Patrick’s Day.
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| a) A harp
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| b) A hat
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| c) A shamrock
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| d) A national flag
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| 16. What is the name of a mass of stone columns that extend from a cliff in Northern Ireland and disappear under the sea towards Scotland.
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| a) A Bridge of Fin M’Coul
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| b) The Giant’s Causeway
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| c) Stonehenge
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| d) Causeway Castle
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| 17. A mischievous fairy type creature in emerald green clothing who is said to have a pot of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow, and if ever captured by a human it has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for release. Who is this?
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| a) Leprechaun
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| b) Gnome
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| c) Troll
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| d) Fairy
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| 18.The famous Irish writers, who won Nobel prizes for literature:
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| a) John Butler Yeats, William Orpen, Jack Yeats
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| b) Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Burke
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| c) John Banim, Gerald Griffin, Charles Kickham
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| d) William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett
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| 19. A type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash
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| a) Wine
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| b) Whisky
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| c) Gin
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| d) Vermouth
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| 20. An early Irish farming settlement
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| a) County Kerry
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| b) Loch Leane
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| c) Lough Gur
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| d) Ross Castle
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| 21. What are the kinds of Irish dance:
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| a) Folk, polka, step
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| b) Jig, reel, hornpipe
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| c) Reel, step, polka
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| d) Waltz, reel, quickstep
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| 22. The most famous old style step dancing is called:
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| a) sean-nós dancing
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| b) Set dance
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| c) Irish dance
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| d) Treble dancing
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| 23. The soft shoes only worn by girls, which are called:
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| a) Horns
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| b) Clogs
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| c) Pointes
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| d) Ghillies
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| 24. The dancing shoes worn by men are called:
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| a) Step shoes
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| b) Wood shoes
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| c) Reel shoes
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| d) Fabric shoes
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| 25. How was named the clothes which dancers wore on performance several centuries ago, also known as ‘clothes one would wear to church’
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| a) ‘Monday best’
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| b) ‘Saturday best’
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| c) ‘Friday best’
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| d) ‘Sunday best’
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| 26. The most famous Irish sport game:
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| a) Rugby
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| b) Soccer
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| c) Tennis
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| d) Hurling
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| 27. What is the most national dish in Ireland:
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| a) Steak
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| b) Stew
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| c) Grilled sausages
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| d) Oatmeal
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| 28. The famous beer and a traditional symbol of St Patrick’s Day:
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| a) Guinness
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| b) Foolness
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| c) Leffe
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| d) Hoegaarden
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| 29. Irish musical instrument drum is called:
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| a) Damphu
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| b) Tabla
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| c) Bodhrán
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| d) Conga
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| 30. An Irish singer, musician nown by his stage name Bono:
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| a) Delia Murphy
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| b) Paul David Hewson
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| c) Ruby Murray
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| d) Daniel O'Donnel
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