Irish History
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100
Which Scandinavians invaded Ireland in the 9th and 10th centuries?
A. Danes
B. Vikings
C. Sami
What are the Vikings
Vikings is the modern name given to seafaring people primarily from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and settled throughout parts of Europe. They also voyaged as far as the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East, and North America. In some of the countries they raided and settled in, this period is popularly known as the Viking Age, and the term "Viking" also commonly includes the inhabitants of the Scandinavian homelands as a collective whole. The Vikings had a profound impact on the early medieval history of Scandinavia, the British Isles, France, Estonia, and Kievan Rus'.
100
What country is Northern Ireland a part of?
United Kingdom
100
You won't want to drive on this side of the road in Ireland.
What is the right side
100
A leprechaun is really an Irish _____
What is a shoemaker with a mean reputation.
Other researchers say that the word leprechaun may be derived from the Irish leath bhrogan, meaning shoemaker. Indeed, though leprechauns are often associated with riches and gold, in folklore their main vocation is anything but glamorous: they are humble cobblers, or shoemakers.
100
Maewyn Succat is the birth name is who?
Who is St. Patrick
The man we know as Saint Patrick, aka Maewyn Succat, was born in the second half of the 4th century, so it is little wonder that the details of his life are a little sketchy, to say the least. So much so that even the year of his birth is up for debate, some scholars believing it was the year 373 and some 390.
200
What famous ship was built in a Irish Shipyard called Harland and Wolff?
What is the Titanic
200
How many Provinces does Ireland have?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
What are 4
Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.
200
What currency is used in the Republic of Ireland?
What is Euro
200
Kissing the Blarney Stone is suppose to give you what?
What is the gift of gab
200
St. Patrick is suppose to have removed what from Ireland
What is Snakes (or toads)
300
An Gorta Mor, which started in 1845, is known in English as? Hint: Think Potato
What is the Great Famine
Great Famine, also called Irish Potato Famine, Great Irish Famine, or Famine of 1845–49, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
300
How many counties in Ireland?
A. 17
B. 24
C. 32
What is 32 (26 in Republic of Ireland and 6 in Northern Ireland)
300
In 1997, this became legal in Ireland.
A. Could go to a movie theater on a Sunday
B. drinking at the age of 18
C. Divorce
What is Divorce
300
What Irish plant is suppose to represent the Trinity used by Christians?
What is the shamrock with its 3 leaves.
300
In traditional Irish Stew there's lots of potatoes and the meat used is?
What is Lamb
400
What is Ireland's National Holiday?
What is St. Patrick's Day.
400
Which U.S. state is approximately the same size as the island of Ireland? (hint it starts with an I)
What is Indiana
400
You probably should not joke about this vegetable.
Potato : The Great Famine, or the Great Hunger, was a period in Ireland between 1845 and 1849 of mass starvation, disease, and emigration. Population fell by 20–25% due to mortality (1 million) and emigration (another million)
400
What are the colors of the Irish flag?
What is Green, white, and orange
The green represents Irish nationalism or Catholics; the orange, Ireland's Protestant minority, and the Orange Order; the white, lasting peace between the two.
400
The first St. Patrick's Day celebration was in 1737 in what town?
A. Louisiana
B. New York
C. Boston
What is Boston.
500
What is the most iconic Irish instrument? Hint: It is featured on some of their flags.
What is the Harp.
500
What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
A. Galway
B. Cork City
C. Dublin
What is Dublin
Dublin being the capital of Ireland dates back to the 1st century BC as the settlement of Dubh Linn. Hereafter a monastery was built there. But it was founded by the Norse in 841 as a town. After the Norman conquest of Ireland, Dublin became the capital and the power was gathered in Dublin until independence.
Note: Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland.
500
A sure way to insult the Irish in a pub. Hint: it has to do with buying drinks.
What is not buying your round of drinks. If someone buys you a drink, you should buy the next round, no matter how expensive and no matter how drunk, apparently.
500
Another prefix that many Irish names have is the "O" such as O'Riley. What does the "O" represent?
What is "Grandson of"
500
According to the Irish, what's customary to do at a wake?
What is Sing a song
Music is very common in Irish funeral ceremonies. Music is often sung or played on popular instruments, often the bagpipes. It's common to hear Catholic funeral songs, particularly during the mass service. Outside of religious music, songs are based on folk traditions.