Geography table quiz
Which country has the most castles in the world?
Germany
What sport does Shane Lowry play?
Golf
Which famous Irish brand created the World Records Book?
Guinness
Which instrument can you find on both Guinness and Ryanair logos?
Harp
What was the Roman name for Ireland?
Hibernia
What type of race are The Galway Races?
Horse race
On the London Tube network, which is the only station to begin with the letter 'I'?
Ickenham
10. Which town's name translates as "Church of the sloes"?
Killarney
Which Irish actor was the fifth actor to play James Bond?
Pierce Brosman
17. Which river flows under Dublin Castle?
Poddle
The Great Famine was caused by a shortage of which crops?
Potato
What is the main ingredient in a boxty?
Potato
Who is the Queen's youngest child?
Prince Edward
What religions were the Unionists?
Protestants
Which river flows through Glasgow?
River Clyde
15. On which river would you find the Powerscourt Waterfall?
River Dargle
24. According to legend the devil spat out what?
Rock of Cashel
8. In Connacht, which county does not have a coastline?
Roscommon
What is Ireland's biggest airline?
Ryanair
Ireland is part of an annual European men's rugby union competition. Which one is it?
Six Nations Championship
What is a hurling ball called?
Sliotar
What does "Mac" in Irish surnames mean?
Son of
Which European country uses .es at their end of their internet addresses?
Spain
What did Ceylon change its name to in 1972?
Sri Lanka
Who is the Saint Patron of Ireland?
St. Patrick
What is Lady Gaga's real name?
Stefani Germanotta
Who directed Jaws?
Steven Spielberg
7. What is the capital of the Australian state of New South Wales?
Sydney
Where can you find the Book of Kells?
Trinity
In which Irish university was Jack Gleeson a scholar?
Trinity college
Which famous Irish band owns the Temple Bar Pub?
U2
What is the collective noun for a group of giraffes?
a tower
2. In which county is Roaringwater Bay located?
cork
What is the name of the final book in the Harry Potter series?
harry potter and the deathly hallows
Fort Knox is located in which US state?
kentucky
What colour are aircraft black boxes?
orange
Fifty Shades of Grey was originally fan-fiction based on which young adult book series?
twilight
Whose assassination in June 1914 sparked the First World War?
winston churchill
What is the Irish name for Ireland?
Éire
Which famous ship was built in Belfast?
Titanic
Which city currently has the highest population in the world?
Tokyo
11. Which group of islands in Ireland also give their name to a type of sweater?
Aran
1. Which Irish town name means "Ford of the Kings"?
Athenry
9. How many counties touch the River Shannon?
11
How many children had Arthur Guinness?
11
On which date is Saint Patrick's Day?
17th of March
How many countries are there in the world?
195
In what year was the Chernobyl disaster?
1986
In which year was the Belfast Agreement (Good Friday agreement) signed?
1998
In which year did Queen Elizabeth visit the Republic of Ireland for the first time?
2011
What percentage of the River Nile is located in Egypt?
22%
How old do you have to be to stand for US president?
35
What was the score at the 2018 World Cup final?
4-2
How many times did Ireland win the Eurovision song contest?
7
On the periodic table, what symbol stands for silver?
Ag
Who discovered Penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
What is an Irish fairy called?
Aos Sí
2. Which line on a London underground map is coloured brown?
Bakerloo
5. Which city lies where the river Lagan meets the Belfast Lough?
Belfast
Where can you find the Titanic Studios?
Belfast
Who is U2 lead singer?
Bono
What's a turnover in Irish cuisine?
Bread
3. Which of these towns is most Northerly - Ballyshannon, Letterkenny or Buncrana?
Buncrana
How is Irish Folklore called in Irish?
Béaloideas
Which Irish sport is a stick-and-ball sport played by women?
Camogie
Phoebe Waller Bridge's Fleabag popularised which alcoholic beverage?
Canned gin and tonic
13. Name the county town of Leitrim?
Carrick on Shannon
Which landmark was featured in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince?
Cliffs of Moher
Which Irish actor had the lead role in Tigerland?
Colin Farell
Which Irish band is known for the song "Zombie"?
Cranberries
What is the largest stadium in Ireland?
Croke park
Which Netflix show features Irish teenage girls?
Derry Girls
In which city can you find the Guinness Storehouse?
Dublin
6. Which two Irish cities are situated at either end of the N9 Primary Route?
Dublin and Waterford
Where was Oscar Wilde born?
Dublin, Ireland
George Clooney starred as Doug Ross on which US medical drama?
ER
Where do Leprechauns hide their pot of gold?
End of rainbow
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin is the full name of which Irish singer?
Enya
In which language did Samuel Beckett originally write "Waiting for Godot"?
French
What is an Ulster fry?
Full Irish
What does the Irish slang word "craic" mean?
Fun
What is the most popular sport in Ireland?
Gaelic football
Which song by Ed Sheeran mentions an Irish city?
Galway girl
Which famous HBO show was mainly filmed in Northern Ireland?
Game of Thrones
What was legalised by public referendum in May 2015 in the Republic of Ireland?
Gay Marriage
The Irish tricolour is the flag of which African country when turned backwards
Ivory coast
Which Irish author wrote "Ulysses" in 1922?
James Joyce
Which is the best selling Irish Whiskey in the world?
Jameson
Which famous Irish actress passed away in 2007?
Joan O'Hara
Who wrote Gulliver's travels?
Jonathan Swift
12. Which Irish town won the overall national Tidy Towns Award in 2000?
Kenmare
7. Where would you find Kate Kearney's Cottage?
Kerry
14. Which holy place is regarded as the Lourdes of Ireland?
Knock
10. Which American city is served by McCarran International Airport?
Las VegasO
What is the capital of Peru?
Lima
Name the most northerly & southerly points in Ireland?
Malin head and Mizen head
16. Where in Ireland would you find Bangor Erris?
Mayo
The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsular from which African country?
Morocco
What type of race is the North West 200?
Motorcycle road race
What is the highest peak in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
In which country was Van Morrison born?
Northern Ireland
What is the Irish version of the Olympics?
Tailteann Games
Which Luc Besson movie starred Liam Neeson in 2008?
Taken
What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn
What is Steve Collins nickname?
The Celtic warrior
Which London Underground line is represented as green on the tube map?
The District Line
What is the tallest building on the island of Ireland? Where is it located?
The Obel Tower, Belfast
What is the name of the largest river to flow through Paris?
The Seine
Which national park is featured in "PS I love you"?
The Wicklow Mountains National Park
Which type of violin originated in Ireland?
The fiddle
Which Irish band is known for the songs "Hall of Fame" and "The man who can't be moved"?
The script
Where was St. Patrick from?
Wales
20. Where would you find Kilkenny West and the River Inny?
Westmeath
18. Cathair na Mairt is the Irish name for which Mayo town?
Westport
19. In which Leinster county would you find the village of Kilmuckridge?
Wexford
Where are St Valentine's ashes buried?
Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin
1. What Irish county serves as a filming site for Ballykissangel?
Wicklow
How many counties are there on the island of Ireland?
32
How many states are there in Australia?
6
How many large islands make up Hawaii?
8
To the nearest billion, how large is the world's population?
8 Billion
5. What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
What is the name of the microstate located between Spain and France?
Andorra
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Which currency is used in the Republic of Ireland?
Euro
In which city would you find La Sagrada Familia?
Barcelona
If you are flying to George Best Airport. Where are you flying to?
Belfast
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
Which Irish city was nicknamed Linenopolis?
Belfast
3. In which European country is the region of Wallonia?
Belgium
4. What is the name of the second highest mountain the United Kingdom after Ben Nevis?
Ben Macdui (in the Cairgorms National Park)
What is the highest mountain in Britain?
Ben Nevis
What is the colour of the carpet in the Dáil chamber?
Blue
1. Which country of South America shares a land border with the most other countries?
Brazil (borders every other South American country except Ecuador and Chile)
Which currency is used in Northern Ireland?
British pound
In which European city would you find Manneken Pis - a statue of a small boy urinating into a fountain?
Brussels
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What is the highest mountain on the island of Ireland?
Carrauntoohil
What is the most populous city in the US state of Illinois?
Chicago
8. In which country would you find the Lop Desert?
China
What is the oldest recorded town in the UK?
Colchester
4. According to Greek Mythology, the Labyrinth held the Minotaur on which Greek island?
Crete
4. Which major river either passes through or touches the border of Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine?
Danube
What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
Dublin
1. In which country is the Port of Alexandria?
Egypt
How many boroughs are there in New York City?
Five The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
How many countries still have the shilling as currency?
Four - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia
2. What is the official language of Liechtenstein?
German
In which UK city would you find the river Clyde?
Glasgow
What does "O" in Irish surnames mean?
Grandson of
What is the biggest island in the world?
Greenland
Which popular autumn celebration originated in Ireland?
Halloween
9. How was John F. Kennedy Airport known until it was renamed in memory of the former president in 1963?
Idlewild Airport
What is the national and first language of Ireland?
Irish
Constantinople and Byzantium are former names of which major city?
Istanbul
2. What is the capital of the US state of Alaska?
Juneau
7. Which American state's nickname is the 'Sunflower State'?
Kansas
Astana is the capital city of which country?
Kazakhstan
In which US state would you find Fort Knox?
Kentucky
Which county is nicknamed the Treaty County?
Limerick
Which animal appears on the flag of Sri Lanka?
Lion
What is the biggest lake in Ireland?
Louth Neagh
3. Bamako is the capital of which African country?
Mali
In which US state would you find Harvard University?
Massachusetts
Which planet is considered to be Earth's closest neighbour?
Mercury
6. Which historical region of Western Asia corresponds approximately with large parts of Iraq and Kuwait plus some of Saudi Arabia and Syria?
Mesopotamia
Mount Vesuvius casts a shadow over which modern Italian city?
Naples
3. Which is the further distance as the crow flies: from London to New York or from London to St. Petersburg?
New York (to New York = 3461 miles, to St. Petersburg= 1305 miles
Which African country has the largest population?
Nigeria
8. How many countries border Germany?
Nine (Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands)
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
8. In which English county would you find Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens?
Oxfordshire
In which country would you find Machu Picchu?
Peru
7. What is the national currency of Peru?
Peruvian sol
Which river flows through the centre of Dublin?
River Liffey
What is the longest river in the UK?
River Severn
What is the longest river in Ireland?
River Shannon
Dracula famously lived in the historical region of Transylvania - but in what country would you now find his castle?
Romania
If you travelled to the city of Volgograd, which country would be in?
Russia
Which country is the newest in the world to be recognised by the UN?
South Sudan (2011)
To which country do the Canary Islands belong?
Spain
Which country has the most pyramids in the world?
Sudan
What is the currency of Sweden?
Swedish krona
10. Which is the taller structure: the Empire State Building or Trump International Hotel and Tower?
Trump International Hotel and Tower (in Chicago is 423.2m, the Empire State Building is 381m)
9. Name two of the three US states which border California.
Two of: Oregon, Nevada and Arizona (also borders the Mexican state of Baja California to the south)
1. Apart from the United Kingdom, name two other European countries where residents drive on the left.
Two of: Republic of Ireland, Malta or Cyprus
Which three countries does Mexico share a land border with?
USA Belize Guatemala
The world's first national park was established in 1872 in which country?
USA Yellowstone
Which country issue passports for people in Northern Ireland?
United-Kingdom.
There are three US states with just four letters in their name: can you name them?
Utah, Iowa, Ohio
What is the capital of Malta?
Valetta
Ireland is home to the longest coastal driving route in the world. Which one is it?
Wild Atlantic way
What is the national symbol of Ireland?
harp
