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100

This poetic technique repeats the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words

What is alliteration?

100

The president of Ireland 

Who is Michael D. Higgins?

100

This is the date that Halloween occurs on every year. 

What is October 31st?

100

This was an emperor who was assassinated in Ancient Rome. He also created a new calendar. 

Who is Julius Caesar?

100

The name of the author who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Who is Roald Dahl?

200

A comparison using the words "like" or "as," such as "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

What is a simile?

200

This is the longest river in Ireland

What is the Shannon?

200

This was used to make Jack-O-Lanterns before pumpkins. 

What are turnips?

200

This was a method to bring water into cities in Ancient Rome

What is an aqueduct?

200

In grammar, this part of speech describes a noun, often giving more detail about it.

What is an adjective?


300

This technique gives human qualities to non-human things, as in "The wind whispered through the trees."

What is personification?

300

An Irish symbol associated with St Patrick

What is the Shamrock?

300

The original festival that was celebrated before Halloween.

What is Samhain?

300

This ancient form of Irish writing, often seen on stones and monuments, dates back to the 5th century and is known for its distinctive knotwork designs.

What is ogham?

300

In poetry, this is the name for a group of lines arranged together, similar to a paragraph in prose?

what is a stanza?

400

This technique uses words that imitate the sound they describe, like "sizzle" or "bang."

What is onomatopoeia? 

400
A rock in Cork that people kiss for the gift of the gab. 

What is the Blarney Stone?

400

The name of a place where famous witch trials occurred in America. 

What is Salem?

400

This is the name given to a time in Ireland when many people died because of potato blight

What is the Famine?

400

The term for the time and place in which a story occurs, often including details about the environment and atmosphere?

What is setting?

500

A comparison that says one thing is another, such as "Time is a thief," but it does not use "like" or "as."

What is a metaphor?

500

This prehistoric monument in County Meath is older than both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza

What is Newgrange?

500

In Mexican culture, this holiday, celebrated around the same time as Halloween, honours deceased loved ones with offerings and altars

What is the day of the dead?

500

This is when people use tree rings to date how old the tree is. It can also tell us about the weather during different years. 

What is dendrochronology? 

500

In literature, this is the term for the main character’s opponent or enemy in a story, often referred to as the "villain".

What is an antagonist?