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100

This musician founded the band Dire Straits and wrote "Sultans of Swing  

Mark Knopfler

100

Three countries are hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

United States, Canada, and Mexico?

100

This lobe, located behind your forehead, helps with planning, decision-making, and self-control.

Frontal Lobe

100

This prehistoric passage tomb in County Meath is older than the pyramids of Egypt.

Newgrange

100

Richard Gadd created and starred in this Netflix drama based on his real-life experience with a stalker.

Baby Reindeer 

200

This Scottish singer-songwriter had a hit with "The First Cut Is the Deepest" before it was covered by other artists.

 Cat Stevens

200

This four-letter word was added as a graduate outcome in Trinity College Dublin's new medical curriculum.

LOVE

200

This part of the brain helps coordinate balance and movement.

Cerebellum

200

This famous rock in County Cork is said to give the gift of eloquence to those who kiss it.

Blarney Stone

200

This is the only mammal capable of true flight.

BAT

300

This Canadian singer-songwriter released the album Jagged Little Pill in 1995

Alanis Morissette

300

 What is the Cell Broadcast Public Warning System?

 Ireland has approved this new emergency system that will send alerts directly to mobile phones during severe weather and other emergencies. what is it called

300

This seahorse-shaped structure deep within the brain helps us form and store new memories.

Hippocampus

300

This UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Antrim coast is made up of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns.

Giant's Causeway

300

What is the only continent with no active volcanoes

Australia

400

A 1992 head injury sustained by this Australian rock star has been cited as contributing to significant neurological changes later in his life.

Michael Hutchence from the band INXS  

400

This 22-year-old adventurer from Dunmore East, County Waterford, became the youngest Irish person to summit Mount Everest in May 2026.

Adam Sweeney

400

Your brain is divided into two of these, commonly called left and right.

Hemispheres

400

This South Dublin landmark, built over 1,000 years ago, is one of Ireland's best-preserved round towers.

Clondalkin Round Tower

400

This planet is known as the "Red Planet" because of iron oxide on its surface.  

MARS 

500

This French singer is famous for the song "La Vie en Rose.  

Édith Piaf

500

Beginning on July 1, 2026, this country will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Cyprus

Ireland

500

The human brain contains approximately this many billion neurons.

86 Billion

500

Designed by Scottish architect William Chambers, this Dublin folly is considered one of the finest examples of Neoclassical architecture in Europe.

Casino Marino

500

This Irish-language film, whose title means "The Quiet Girl," became the first Irish-language movie ever nominated for an Oscar IN 2022.  

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