Grammar
Education
Irish Mythology
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Irish Songs and Stories
100

Shrank is the past simple of which verb?

Shrink

100

I think Rachel is doing/making progress at her new school.

making

100

How many years did Lir's children spend as swans?

900 years.

100

Living or going on forever (adjective)

Immortal

100

What was Molly Malone's job?

She was a fishmonger.

200

Shot is the past tense of which verb?

Shoot

200

In exams, you are not supposed to cross/rub out your mistakes you must put a line through them.

rub

200

What was Lir's second wife called?

Aoife
200

To punish somebody by making them go away somewhere (verb)

To banish

200

What type of seafood did Molly Malone sell?

Cockles and mussels

300

What is the past tense of buy?

Bought

300

Michael has finally made/done a decision - he's going to study medicine at university.

made

300

How do you say "cheers" in Irish?

Slainte

300

Very old / from a long time ago (adjective)

Ancient

300

What did the protagonist in James Joyce's Ulysses have for breakfast?

Kidneys

400

What is the past tense of lay?

Laid

400

The teacher asked me to give out/in the test papers so we could start straight away.

out

400

How many sets of twins did Lir have?

One

400

To pull or knock down a wall, building, etc (phrasal verb)

To tear down

400

What did Molly Malone push through the streets of Dublin?

Her wheelbarrow

500

What is the past tense of lie?

Lay

500

I'm not interested in how other students did in the exam. Did you make/do your best?

do

500

What were Lir's children's names?

Aodh, Fionnuala, Conn, Fiachra

500

To step heavily on something so that you crush/damage it (verb)

To trample

500

What date is Bloom's Day celebrated each year in Dublin?

The 16th of June

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