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100

What kind of vehicle was used in the infamous Mountjoy Prison prison escape by IRA prisoners?


Helicopter

100

It was once said that the ______ never _______ on the British Empire.

The sun never sets on the British Empire
100

What was the name of the paperclip that helped users in earlier versions of Microsoft Word?

Clippit (commonly nicknamed Clippy)

100

Where might you find Pho noodles?

Vietnam

100

What was the name of Pablo Escobar's cartel?

MedellĂ­n Cartel

200

Where was gunpowder invented?

China

200

Why were anglo-saxon women said to be attracted to Viking men?

Their good hygiene.

200

What was the name of the code machine used by the Germans in the second world war?

The Enigma machine

200

What is the national dish of Hungary?

Goulash

200

Which American President started the War on Drugs?

Nixon

300

What two countries joined the EU with Ireland in 1973?

The UK and Denmark

300

What is the Irish word for province "cuige" as it is believed that there were once five provinces? What is said to be the fifth province?

Meath

300

What four countries border Italy?

Slovenia, Switzerland, France, Austria
300

From the milk of what animal is pecorino cheese made?

Sheep

300

Which bank was robbed by the Provisional IRA in 2004?

Northern Bank, Belfast

400

What year was Facebook founded?

2004

400

Glen Hansard won an Oscar for his song "Falling Slowly", but what was the name of the film?

Once
400

Where is the worlds highest waterfall?

Venezuala

400

In what country was the Hawaiian pizza invented?

Canada

400

What is the difference between first and second-degree murder?

Second-degree murder is not premeditated or planned in advance.

500

Who gave Erskine Childers the revolver he was arrested and executed for carrying during the Irish civil war?

Michael Collins

500

Which country in the world has the most "convinced" atheists?

China

500

The Treaty of ______ formed the EEC.

The Treaty of Rome
500

What country did potatoes originate from?

Peru

500
For what crime was mob boss Al Capone eventually sent to Alcatraz in 1931?

Tax Evasion