Geography
What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
Dublin
What black beer is very famous and from Ireland?
200 pts BONUS- Where is this beer made?
Guinness
Dublin
Name an Irish sport.
Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, etc
What is the national holiday of Ireland?
200 pts BONUS- What is the date?
St. Patricks Day
March 17th
What are the official languages of Ireland?
English and Irish
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
What delicious fish can you find in Ireland’s River Shannon?
Salmon
What is the name of the popular traditional Irish stick-and-ball game?
Hurling
Ireland is nicknamed “____”
The Emerald Isle
In the 1800's Ireland had a crisis because their popular crop wouldn't grow. It is known as the Great Famine. What crop wouldn't grow?
Potatoes
The ____________ form a part of Ireland's western coastline.
Cliffs of Moher
_____________ is an oven-baked dish with beef, vegetables, and mashed potatoes.
Shepherd's pie
True or false: Croke Park holds more spectators than Bernabéu
True
Croke Park holds 82,300; Bernabéu holds 81,044
What animal famously doesn't live in Ireland because St. Patrick ran them out?
Snakes
A very popular, low cost airline is from Ireland. What is the name?
RyanAir
In _______, Irish became a fully independent republic.
1820, 1922, 1948, 1976
1948
What ingredients make Irish coffee?
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar and cream
The ____ _____ are the traditional Irish sports that are thousands of years old.
Gaelic Games
Ireland's two national symbols are the ______ and the _____.
Shamrock (clover) and the harp
Irish dancing, also known as ________, was popularised internationally in the early 1990s.
Riverdance
The longest river of Ireland is called...
the River Shannon
If you ask for a white or black pudding in Ireland, what will you get?
Black pudding- oatmeal and pigs blood sausage
White pudding- normal pork sausage
Ireland has a few famous athletes. George Best is their most famous football player. What team did he play for?
Hint: it's not an Irish team
Manchester United
Ireland was invaded many times in history. Name one group of invaders.
200 pts BONUS- Name 3
Celts, Vikings, British (will also accept Christians)
There is a rock group from Ireland that is very famous and has toured around the world many times. Their name is very short. What is the band?
200 pts BONUS- What is the name of the lead singer (hint: he always wears sunglasses)
U2
Bono