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History
History
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Ireland
Ireland
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St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
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The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom
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Trivia
Trivia
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When did Ireland win its independence from Great Britain, before plunging itself into a year-long civil war that ended up dividing the country?
A) December 6, 1821
B) December 6, 1921
C) December 6, 2021
B) December 6, 1921
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What colors are on the Irish Flag?
A) Orange, White, and Green
B) Red, White, and Blue
C) Black and White
A) Orange, White, and Green
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What is the date of St. Patrick's Day?
A) March 12th
B) March 17th
C) March 21st
B) March 17th
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True or False: Northern Ireland is another part of the country of Ireland?
A) True
B) False
B) False: It's part of the United Kingdom, which is a combination of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
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What breakfast cereal has a Leprechaun as its spokesman, plus the cereal is "magically delicious"?
A) Fruit Loops
B) Lucky Charms
C) Trix
B) Lucky Charms
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Who was the Irish revolutionary, soldier, and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence?
A) Gandhi
B) Michael Collins
C) William Wallace
B) Michael Collins
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True or False: The entire island of Ireland is one whole country?
A) True
B) False
B) False. The island of Ireland is shared by the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
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What happens if you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day?
A) You're no fun
B) You get pinched
C) A Leprechaun will kill you
B) You get pinched
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What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
A) Belfast
B) Derry
C) Dublin
A) Belfast
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What is Ireland's nickname?
A) The Emerald City
B) The Emerald Isle
C) Not England
A) The Emerald Isle
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When did Saint Patrick die?
A) March 17, 161
B) March 17, 461
C) March 17, 1461
B) March 17, 461 AD
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What is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland?
A) Dingle
B) Dublin
C) London
B) Dublin
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How many leaves are there on a shamrock?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
B) 3; which is why a 4-leaf clover is especially lucky.
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What natural wonder and World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of Northern Ireland?
A) The Giant's Causeway
B) The Leprechaun's Lair
C) The Titanic Shipyard
A) The Giant's Causeway
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According to legend, how many Leprechauns per square mile in all of Ireland?
A) 1
B) 1.7
C) 5
B) 1.7 Leprechauns per square mile
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Croagh Patrick is the mountain from which St. Patrick supposedly banished what creatures from Ireland?
A) Leprechauns
B) Rabbits
C) Snakes
C) Snakes
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With its medieval towers and Gothic cathedral, what is one of Ireland's most famous castles?
A) Blarney Castle
B) Hogwarts
C) The Rock of Cashel
C) The Rock of Cashel
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What does a leprechaun give you, if you can find one?
A) Cereal
B) Gold
C) Hives
B) Gold
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What famous ship was built in the northern Irish city of Belfast? [Hint: it didn't like ice]
A) The Lusitania
B) The Titanic
C) The Love Boat
B) The Titanic
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The entire island of Ireland is 32,595 square miles, which is about the size of which U.S. state?
A) Alabama
B) Indiana
C) Texas
B) Indiana
500
That legendary Irish "gift of gab" has its roots in the ancient Celtic culture that first inhabited the island of Ireland. What was the name for original language of Ireland?
A) English
B) Gaelic
C) Latin
B) Gaelic
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True or False: If you kiss the famous Blarney stone, legend says that you will always know the right thing to say and have the power to persuade with words?
A) True
B) False
A) True
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In 1959, Walt Disney made a movie about many Irish legends including the king of the Leprechauns. What was it called?
A) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
B) Darby O'Gil and the Little People
C) Swiss Family Robinson
B) Darby O'Gil and the Little People
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True or False: The River Shannon in Ireland is the shortest river located in the British Isles, at 240 miles long?
A) True
B) False
B) False. It is the longest river in the British Isles
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What holiday traces its origins to the Gaelic festival of Samhain, a harvest festival?
A) Halloween
B) Oktoberfest
C) Thanksgiving
A) Halloween
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The hard times which occurred in the years 1845–1852, caused over a million Irish people to die, and many more to emigrate away from Ireland. What do we referred to this time as?
A) The Black Plague
B) The Irish Potato Famine
C) The Sinking of the Titanic
B) The Irish Potato Famine
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What group of Irish islands are known for their craggy, vertical cliffs fortifying the southern flanks of each island, plus a must-see Iron Age fort?
A) The Aran Islands
B) The Faroe Islands
C) The Hawaiian Islands
A) The Aran Islands
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Which American River is dyed green?
A) The Chicago River
B) The Hudson River
C) The Mississippi River
A) The Chicago River
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True or False: Legends say that the Giant's Causeway was made by a giant named Finn MacCool, who knew of a rival giant living on the Scottish island of Staffa. After building a bridge to connect to Scotland, Finn would almost immediately knock down the bridge after discovering the Scottish giant was much bigger than himself?
A) True
B) False
A) True
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What loud and hard to listen to musical instrument is always played in St. Patrick's Day parades?
A) Bagpipes
B) Fiddles
C) An out-of-tune piano
A) Bagpipes
