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Irish Quiz
1950
100

What is another name for a cornucopia?

horn of plenty

100

Named for a major Midwestern city, what long-running Broadway musical features songs like "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango," and "Mr. Cellophane?"

Chicago

100

What happens if a lizard loses its tail?

It grows back

100

Which of these is commonly known in Ireland as “the black stuff”?

Guinness

100

Which iconic doll was introduced to the world in 1959?

Barbie

150

What does a camel store in its hump?

Fat

150

In which city is ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ primarily set?

Paris

150

Why do otters hold hands in water?

So they don't drift apart when sleeping

150

Ireland is the only country to have a musical instrument as one of its official symbols. What is it?

harp

150

What toy, named after a Hawaiian dance, became a huge fad in the late 1950s?

Hula Hoop

200

How many legs does a lobster have?

10

200

One of Broadway's longest-running musicals, what Jonathan Larson show with a four-letter title featured characters singing about how they couldn't afford to pay their New York City landlord?

Rent

200

what creature can give birth as a male?

seahorses

200

The orange in the national flag of Ireland represents what?

Protestants

200

Who starred as the leading role in the 1954 film ‘On the Waterfront’?

Marlon Brando

250

What is the most commonly broken human bone?

clavicle, also known as the collarbone

250

The title character and his comrade in arms, Lafayette, tell the story of the Battle of Yorktown in "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)," a rousing number in what hit Broadway musical?

Hamilton

250

Which animal has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom?

Colossal squid

250

Who was the only Irish actor to play James Bond?

Pierce Brosnan

250

What 1950s dance move, named after a bird, became a popular trend?

The Chicken Dance

300

What Canadian Island was the setting for "Anne of Green Gables"?

P.E.I

300

What classic Broadway musical, adapted for film in 1961 and again in 2021, features warring New York City gangs known as the Jets and the Sharks?

West Side Story

300

 Which mammal has the most teeth?

Armadillo
300

In 1541, which English Tudor king beheaded Irish sovereignty and declared himself King of Ireland which the Irish parliament acknowledged the following year with the passage of the Crown of Ireland Act?

King Henry VIII

300

Which famous singer known as ‘The Man in Black’ began his recording career in the 1950s?

Johnny Cash

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