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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


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