Facts of Ireland
Traditions of Ireland
Wildlife of Ireland
Attractions of Ireland
Eating and drinking in Ireland
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What is the capital?
Dublin
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What is the currency?
euro
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Are there snakes in Ireland?
There are no snakes in Ireland for the simple reason: they couldn't get there because the climate wasn't favorable for them to be there.
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Dance show with Irish step dancers
A) Square Dancing
B) Riverdance
C) Zumba
B) Riverdance
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A blight (plíseň) on what crop caused a severe decline in Ireland’s population in 1845?
a) corn
b) wheat
c) potato
c) potato
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What are the Official languages of Ireland?
English and Irish
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The orange in the national flag of Ireland represents what?
a) sunrise
b) abundant harvest
c) financial prosperity
d) Protestants
d) Protestants
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What is the most common animal in Ireland?
A) Snakes
B) Sheep
C) Goats
B) Sheep
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What is Ireland's highest selling export world famous beer and brewery?
Guinness
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What is black pudding?
a dish made with animal blood, cereal, and other ingredients
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What is the population of Ireland?
a) 4 mil.
b) 5,3 mil.
c) 7 mil.
b) 5,3 mil.
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What is the national symbol?
harp
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This bird is?
A) Atlantic Puffin
B) Atlantic Penguin
C) Atlantic Brown Tail
A) Atlantic Puffin
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True or False:
Ireland has the most castles in the world.
False.
The country with the most castles is Germany! It's thought that Germany has around 25,000 castles within its borders.
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What is Irish coffee?
Typical drink made of coffee, whipped cream, whiskey and brown sugar
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What are the colors of the Irish flag?
A) Green, yellow and orange
B) Green, white and orange
C) Green, white and red
B) Green, white and orange
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When is St. Patrick's Day?
17 March
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Which famous band is from Ireland?
a) Coldplay
b) The Beatles
c) U2
d) Nirvana
c) U2
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Name two famous Irish writers
James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift
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What is soda bread?
This is an Irish bread baked with baking soda instead of yeast.
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Who is the head of the country?
President
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Who is the man who brought Christianity to Ireland?
St. Patrick
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What is the name of the stone people kiss for luck at Blarney Castle?
a) The Luckstone
b) The Giant’s Stone
c) The Blarney Stone
d) The Emerald Rock
c) The Blarney Stone
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What are the famous sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare called?
Cliffs of Moher
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How would you describe Ireland's climate?
mild, humid and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes