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100

What currency does most of Ireland use?

Euros

100

What are Northern Ireland's two main languages?

English and Irish (Gaelic)

100

What are the three colors of the Irish flag?

Green, white, and orange

100

What's the tagline for the breakfast cereal Lucky Charms?

They're magically delicious

100

What is the most celebrated holiday in Ireland?

St. Patrick's Day

200

Walter Osborne is an Irishman famous for doing what?

Painting

200

After immigrating to America, name one of the three most common jobs Irish immigrants would have.

Pub owners, politicians, or businessmen

200

What were the two main causes of Ireland's potato famine?

A potato plant disease and England stealing other sources of food from Ireland 

200

Which iconic New York skyscraper turns green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day?

The Empire State Building

200

What's Ireland's most popular sport?

Soccer (Gaelic football)

300

What holiday originated in Ireland (we're not talking about St. Patrick's Day here!)?

Halloween

300

How many cities are in Northern Ireland?

6

300

During the 9th century AD, which group of invaders plagued Irish shores?

Vikings

300

What U.S. president was the first Irish Catholic to be elected to the office?

John F. Kennedy

300

James Joyce's seminal book Ulysses takes place on a single day in Dublin, but is heavily based on what epic poem that covers a decade of travel around the Mediterranean Sea?

The Odyssey

400

What currency does Northern Ireland use?

Pound Sterling

400

Of the following rivers, which is the longest in Ireland?

River Barrow

River Erne

River Maigue

River Shannon

River Shannon

400

Of the following, what saint's remains are in a church in Ireland?

Saint Patrick

Saint Valentine

Saint Columba

Saint Colman

Saint Valentine

400

What are Paddy, Shanahans, and Bushmills types of?

Irish Whiskey

400

What is the name of the Irish author of Dracula?

Bram Stoker

500

Trinity College Dublin's fabled "Long Room" boasts among its collections what type of musical instrument, supposedly owned by Irish king Brian Boru and a symbol of Ireland?

The harp

500

What is the giants causeway?

A collection of basalt islands that stretch from Scotland to northern Ireland

500

Established in 1592, which is the oldest university in the Republic of Ireland?

Trinity College

500

What is the most populated city in Ireland?

Dublin (the capital)

500

According to legend, what animal did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?

Snakes

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