History
Ireland's Great Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1852, started with a massive destruction of what staple crop?
Potato
What river, also a common woman's first name, is the longest in Ireland at 224 miles?
Shannon
Which Irish author wrote Ulysses?
James Joyce
According to legend, if you catch a leprechaun, what must you do to get his pot of gold?
Never take your eyes off of him.
Used as one of the symbols of Ireland, the Library of Trinity College Dublin is home to a famous 29-stringed version of what instrument?
Harp
After the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, Gaelic culture no longer faced a major threat from which seafaring people?
Vikings
What “K” Irish town sits on the shores of Lough Leane in County Kerry, and is home to St. Mary’s Cathedral and Muckross House?
Killarney
What brand of Irish whiskey was named after a bird in 1912, since the chairman at the time of Gilbey's, the manufacturer, was a bird-fancier?
Redbreast
The objective of what sport, part of Ireland's native "Gaelic games," is to hit a small ball called a "sliotar" through your opponent's goalposts with an ash wood stick?
Hurling
What famous Irish rock band originated from Dublin and is known for hits like “With or Without You”?
U2
In what year did Ireland gain independence from Britain?
1922
Which city is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
Which festival is celebrated on March 17th every year in honor of Ireland’s patron saint?
St. Patrick's Day
What is the traditional Gaelic greeting meaning ‘health’ and used as a toast?
Slainte
"Oh Danny Boy, the ____, the ____ are calling"
Pipes
Although often misattributed to France, what beheading device was first used in Ireland in 1307?
Guillotine
Name two famous Irish landmarks, one a prehistoric tomb and the other a natural wonder of cliffs.
Newgrange and Cliffs of Moher
What is the traditional Irish dance that involves rapid leg and foot movements?
Irish Stepdance
What is the traditional Irish ring that represents love, loyalty, and friendship?
Claddaugh Ring
The skin of what animal is traditionally used on the Irish drum, the bodhran?
Goat
Which famous ship was built in Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Titanic
What directional Channel, sometimes called the Irish Channel, is the strait between Northeastern Ireland and Southwestern Scotland?
North Channel
What is the name of the famous stone that bestows the gift of eloquence?
Blarney Stone
There's rarely enough powder in Southern Ireland to pull what skiing maneuver with an off-axis spin or inverted horizontal rotation?
Cork / Corkscrew
Irish playwright Oscar Wilde wrote what one-act tragedy about the title character from the Bible, who dances the "dance of seven veils?"
Salome