Famous Personalities
Very famous mixed martial artist and former UFC champion
Who is Conor McGregor?
Religion brought to Ireland in the fifth century by missionaries such as Saint Patrick
What is Christianity?
Irish tradition held each year on March 17, celebrating the patron saint of Ireland
What is Saint Patrick's Day?
The recognized official first language of Ireland
Vegetable particularly associated with the Irish, though it is not native to the land
What is potato?
Famous Irish actor who starred in Schindler's List
Who is Liam Neeson?
Great famine that ravaged Ireland, leaving massive starving and leading to migration to other countries
What is the Irish Potato Famine or the Great Starvation?
Irish people typically gather at these locations to have a drink and socialize
What is a pub?
Country that received the spread of Irish Gaelic and created its own version
What is Scotland?
What is beef and lamb?
The famous Irish writer of Ulysses
Who is James Joyce?
Treaty signed that marked the foundation of the Irish Free State in December 1922
What is the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
Symbol used originally by Saint Patrick to explain the Trinity; now a symbol of Irish pride and resilience
What is the shamrock?
Number of letters in the Irish alphabet
What is 18 letters?
The national dish of Ireland
Irish Stew
Famous Irish Scientist; considered father of modern chemistry
Who is Robert Boyle?
Year the first female president of Ireland (Mary Robinson) was elected
What is 1990?
Famous Irish mythical creature that is believed to foretell death when it is heard wailing
What is a banshee?
The year Irish Gaelic attained the official status of language in the EU
What is 2007?
Traditional Irish potato pancake
What is the boxty?
Irish physicist who split the atom's nucleus
Who is Ernest Walton?
Armed insurrection by Irish revolutionaries that lasted several days but was ultimately put down
What is The Easter Rising?
Fair that involves the crowning of a goat as king
What is the Puck Fair?
Another name for Irish Gaelic
What is Gaeilge?
Yeast bread with sultanas and raisins traditionally eaten on Halloween in Ireland
What is barmbrack?