Instruments
Irish facts
True or False
Culture
Irishmen & Irishwomen
100
Wood and strings, played with a bow, typically used to play music to dance to.
Violin or Fiddle
100
This Irish holiday is celebrated worldwide by many people who may not even have any Irish heritage
A. Fiddlers Friday
B. Easter
C. St Patrick's Day
C. St Patrick's Day
100
Like St Patrick's Day, Halloween also originated from Ireland
TRUE
100
In Ireland, they have their own language known as Irish, but it's actual name is this
Gaelic
100
Once a part of the popular boy band, One Direction, this singer was the only member from Ireland
Niall Horan
200
Known as a symbol of Ireland, this instrument is made of wood and strings ranging from very long to very short
Celtic Harp
200
Another name for Clover is...
A. Shamrock
B. Trileaf
C. Bumble Shrub
A. Shamrock
200
This city of Cork was named for the production of corks used to bottle wine
FALSE
Cork's largest export was Butter due to the large amount of dairy farms
200
Our class performed a Jig to this tune with an AABB pattern
The Irish Washerwoman
200
This Irish singer has many hits such as Take Me To Church and Too Sweet
Hozier
300
A percussion instrument played with a double sided mallet
Bodhran
300
Ireland is also known as...
A. The Green Country
B. The Emerald Isle
C. No Snake Land
B. The Emerald Isle
300
St Patrick wasn't actually Irish
TRUE
He was from Roman Britain in the year 386
300
St. Patrick is credited with dispelling this reptile from the country of Ireland.
Snakes, there are no snakes in Ireland
300
This man wrote the book about a vampire which rose to fame and is now a popular halloween costume
Dracula
400
Instrument with 6 strings and many frets running down the neck. Originally, this instrument is from Spain, but the Irish liked it enough to use it in many of their folk melodies.
Guitar
400
This Saint is laid to rest in a church in Ireland
A. St George
B. St Valentine
C. St Stephen
B. St Valentine
400
This town with the longest name is found in Ireland
TRUE
Muckanaghederdauhaulia
400
The Irish are a big fan of this vegetable that grows in the ground. Many traditional dishes will include it.
Potato
400
Fiona Shaw is an Irish Actress who is best known for her portrayal of this Harry Potter Character
Petunia Dursley
500
An 8 stringed instrument, this old instrument has been played in many different countries and by many different people.
One notable performer once began playing music on one of these instruments, Nicolo Paganini
Mandolin
500
Every year there is a festival where the Irish people travel into the mountains and capture a goat. This goat is then made king for three days and paraded through the city and celebrate. At the end of the festival he's returned to the mountains. What is it called?
A. Puck Fair
B. The GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)
C. King Arnold
A. Puck Fair
500
The Largest St Patrick's Day Parade was held in Boston
TRUE
500
Leprechauns are little green men, but considered to be one of these mythical creatures of Ireland
Fairies
500
W. B. Yeats was possibly the best known Irish poet. He would write about Irish folklore and legends. One of his most famous works about Ireland describes it as being this many shades of Green.
40