Irish Authors
Who is the (Irish) author of the novel Normal People?
Sally Rooney
Ireland's Great Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1852, started with a massive destruction of what staple crop
Potato
Ulysses is inspired by and directly which parallels epic poem?
The Odyssey
What is the original religion of Ireland (before Christianity)?
Pagan/Celtic
What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture
Leprechauns
Two years following his publications of “The Watter’s Mou’” and “The Shoulder of Shasta”, what Irish author released his famous Gothic novel “Dracula” in 1897?
Bram Stoker
Which famous ship was built in Belfast between 1911 and 1912?
The Titanic
In what country was Ulysses banned for 12 years due to its "pornographic nature"?
The United States
What is the most common surname in Ireland?
Murphy
The first-ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1762 didn't take place in Ireland as you might have thought. Where did it take place?
The United States
Four of these Irish writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Who are they?
W.B. Yeats George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Oscar Wilde, Edna O'Brien
W.B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, and Seamus Heaney
Located within the Irish province of Munster, what city in Ireland is also a type of five-line poem which famously follows an AABBA rhyming scheme?
Limerick
Although the setting of Ulysses is Dublin, was it written in Dublin?
By the time he wrote it, Joyce hadn’t lived in Dublin for years
What St. Patrick's Day tradition is Chicago most known for?
Dying the Chicago river green
To celebrate St. Paddy's Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days?
four
Famous for their series of fantasy novels and Christian apologetic writing
What is C.S. Lewis
What was a "Banshee"?
A fairy woman reputed to wail and cry at the impending death of members of certain families
Whose interior monologue can we read in the final chapter?
Molly Bloom
What is Ireland's National Color?
Blue (For the Virgin Mary)
What was St. Patrick's Day originally meant to celebrate?
It was a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century.
Irish poet Seamus Heaney was born and raised in County Derry, Northern Ireland, and later lived in Dublin. He also spent time in the United States as a professor at which university?
a. Columbia University
b. Princeton University
c. Yale University
d. Harvard University
D. Harvard University
Jack Butler Yeats, Mary Swanzy and Sir John Lavery are all known for what?
fire art/painting
What literary technique did Joyce use frequently in Ulysses
Stream of Consciousness
What is the national symbol of Ireland?
The Harp
True or False: Saint Patrick was born in Britain, not Ireland.
True