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100
Association that invented Gaelic football in 1887?
What is the GAA
100
St. Patrick’s Day- March 17th is a religious celebration, by the Irish people, of the teachings of Christianity by ___________
What is Saint Patrick
100
At the end of secondary school students have to take an examination called _________ Certificate.
What is The Leaving
100
_______ was the carrier of the fungus that caused the Potato Famine.
What is wind
100
Boyne Valley is home to the Newgrange and Knowth burial tombs, both of which are over _______ years old.
What is 5000
200
The sliothar in Hurling can move up to ____mph
What is 90
200
_____________- is the Christian festival when all saints known and unknown are commemorated and prayers are offered to them and special masses are said
What is All Saints Day
200
Children are entitled to ______free year pre-school prior to year that they start primary school.
What is one
200
_______ means to “let it be”.
What is “Laissez-Faire”
200
Carrowmore is the largest and one of the most important megalithic sites in Europe, which is the site of a prehistoric ritual landscape and one of the ______ major passage cemeteries in Ireland.
What is four
300
The wooden stick used in hurling is the ______ and the ball used is called a sliothar.
What is hurley
300
A myth that the Irish people brought to the world is the myth about _________
What is leprechauns
300
There are two corresponding grades of kindergarten called Junior ______ and Senior _______.
What is infant
300
The Quakers provided food and funds to help the _____ rebuild their country and crops.
What is Irish
300
The Hill of _______ located near the River Boyne, contains a number of ancient monuments, and according to tradition, was the seat of the High King of Ireland.
What is Tara
400
______,_________,and _________ are the most famous places in Ireland for hurling
What is Corky, Kilkenny, and Tipperary
400
____________ was the first Catholic President of the United States of America, and he was Irish
What is John F. Kennedy
400
Secondary school is broken into three different categories; junior cycle, ___________, and senior cycle.
What is transition year
400
Prime Minister Peel secretly bought two shipments of _________to be given to the Irish.
What is corn
400
23. Blarney Castle, home of the Blarney Stone, originally dates before AD 1200. Although destroyed in 1446 Cormac MacCarthy, King of the ________, subsequently rebuilt it
What is Munster
500
A goal is equal to _____ points and the person with the most points wins.
What is 3
500
Ireland was the country that originated the ___________. This is used in the United States to celebrate Halloween.
What is jack-o-lantern
500
In some schools that transition year is ________.
What is optional
500
____________opened work programs to try and help the people of Ireland earn money for food from the British
What is Charles Edward Trevelyn
500
_________ Irish Whiskey of Dublin was opened 220 years ago by John James and is the fastest growing international whiskey in the world.
What is Jameson