Ancient Ireland
What is the name of the ancient Irish festival that marks the beginning of winter?
A) Samhain
B) Beltane
C) Imbolc
D) Lughnasa
Samhain
What county has won the most All-Ireland Senior Football Championships?
A) Kerry
B) Dublin
C) Galway
D) Cork
Kerry (38 wins)
The science of map making is called what?
(a) Geocaching
(b) Cartography
(c) Geology
(d) Topography
Cartography, The word cartography has two roots: Cart means “pertaining to maps” and graph means “write.” Thus, cartography is map-making (or map-writing).
What alcoholic drink is produced in Midleton, County Cork?
A) Guinness
B) Jameson Whiskey
C) Baileys
D) Poitín
Jameson Whiskey
Who played the title role in the 1980s detective series Magnum, P.I.?
A) Don Johnson
B) Tom Selleck
C) David Hasselhoff
D) Burt Reynolds
Tom Selleck
Which of these monuments is the oldest?
A) Stonehenge
B) The Pyramids of Giza
C) The Colosseum
D) Newgrange
Newgrange
Which Irish golfer won The British Open Championship in 2019?
A) Padraig Harrington
B) Shane Lowry
C) Rory McIlroy
D) Darren Clarke
Shane Lowry
Which European river flows through the most capital cities?
A) Danube
B) Rhine
C) Seine
D) Volga
Danube (the second longest river in Europe. It flows through Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade.)
What county is famous for producing the Blaa, a type of soft bread roll?
A) Cork
B) Tipperary
C) Waterford
D) Wexford
Waterford
In the film Dirty Dancing (1987), what is "Baby’s" real first name?
A) Rose
B) Frances
C) Jennifer
D) Susan
Frances ('Baby') Houseman
The High Kings of Ireland were crowned at which ancient site?
A) Hill of Tara
B) Rock of Cashel
C) Glendalough
D) Slane Hill
Hill of Tara
How many miles are in a marathon?
26.2 miles
Which Irish county shares a land border with the most other counties?
A) Fermanagh
B) Tipperary
C) Meath
D) Limerick
Tipperary (it borders 8 counties, can you name them?)
Durian fruit is notorious for:
A) Being highly addictive
B) Glowing under UV light
C) Its extremely strong smell
D) Being toxic to humans
Its extremely strong smell
In what film did Julia Roberts say, "Big mistake. Big. Huge!"?
A) Notting Hill
B) Erin Brockovich
C) Pretty Woman
D) Runaway Bride
Pretty Woman
Which goddess was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and associated with war and sovereignty and is often represented as a raven?
A) Aine
B) Brigid
C) Morrigan
D) Danu
Morrigan
Who participates in a famous rowing race on the river Thames every year?
Oxford and Cambridge
What is the highest capital city in the world by elevation?
A) La Paz, Bolivia
B) Quito, Ecuador
C) Kathmandu, Nepal
D) Thimphu, Bhutan
La Paz, Bolivia
(Roughly 3,640 metres above sea level.)
The Japanese dish okonomiyaki is best described as:
A) Grilled eel on rice
B) A savoury pancake
C) Cold buckwheat noodles
D) Fried tofu dumplings
A savoury pancake
Who was the original host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the UK?
A) Chris Tarrant
B) Jeremy Paxman
C) Terry Wogan
D) Michael Parkinson
Chris Tarrant
What is the name of the Irish High King who is said to have defeated the Vikings in the battle of Clontarf?
Brian Boru
How long was the longest tennis match in history?
(a) 8 hours 12 minutes
(b) 11 hours 5 minutes
(c) 21 hours 40 minutes
11 hours 5 minutes, John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the London Grand Slam. The game was played over a three day period.
What is the name of the worlds oldest national park that lies on an active "supervolcano"?
Yellowstone National Park.
Kimchi is typically made using which main vegetable?
A) Carrot
B) Daikon radish
C) Cabbage
D) Spinach
Cabbage
In The Sound of Music, how many children are in the Von Trapp family?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
7