World Wildlife Day
What is commonly known as Britain's favourite bird?
Robin
Which female English actor played the main role in 'The Sound of Music'?
Julie Andrews
Released in 1942, this movie was set in North Africa during WWII. The story is about an American bar owner who is torn between helping the woman he loves and her husband, a resistance leader with the Germans on his tail, escape safely or sending him off alone, and keeping his love with him.
Casablanca
Which Irish emblem did St. Patrick use to explain the Trinity?
Shamrock
What springtime allergen often triggers hay fever?
Pollen
What is the largest songbird in North America?
Common Raven
How old was Mary Shelley when she began writing 'Frankenstein'?
a. 18
b.21
c.23
18 years old
Released in 1946, this Christmas fantasy initially flopped at the box office. It was then nominated for five Academy Awards and became one of the most acclaimed films ever. An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. He reflects over his life and counts his blessings. This is a sincere and disarming Christmas story.
It’s a Wonderful Life
hat is the official currency of Ireland?
Euro
What is the first month of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
March
True or False? An owl can rotate their necks 270 degrees.
True
Who is the Greek Goddess of Love?
Aphrodite
Released in 1949, this movie was based on a novel by Graham Greene. It is set in post-war Vienna, Austria. A penniless man arrives as a guest of his childhood friend, only to find him dead. Broken-hearted, he attempts to investigate his friend’s death which he considers suspicious.
The Third man
What gift is a person supposed to receive if they kiss the Blarney Stone?
The gift of the gab
What does Spring put an end to for some sleepy animals?
Hibernation
Which of theses countries have no wild parrots: (a) Brazil (b) Samoa (c) Australia (d) Ireland
(d) Ireland
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
This Italian film was released in 1948 and received an Academy Award for ‘Most Outstanding Foreign Film’. The story is about a poor man and his son searching for a stolen bicycle in post-war Rome.
The Bicycle Thief
In Irish folklore, what animal did St Patrick banish from Ireland?
Snakes
True or False: More than 7 million tulips bloom in the Netherlands each spring.
True
Which one is not a bird? (a) Canary (b) Tern (c) Bat (d) Sparrow
(c) Bat
Which woman aviator disappeared while attempting to fly around the world?
Amelia Earhart
his drama and mystery movie was released in 1941 and is considered by many as the greatest film ever made. After the death of a newspaper magnate, a reporter is assigned to decipher his dying words. The reporter fears he may never penetrate the enigma of the man’s final word, ‘Rosebud’.
Citizen Kane
Can you name the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
What Spring flower can you blow to make a wish?
Dandelion