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🇮🇪 Ireland, Primary and Secondary

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. Who is traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century?

Saint BrigidSaint PatrickSaint KevinSaint Columba

2. What are the colours of the Irish tricolour flag, from the flagpole outward?

Green, white and goldOrange, white and greenGreen, white and orangeGreen, gold and white

3. The Irish word "Sláinte", often said when raising a glass, roughly means what?

Good health, or cheersGoodnightGood morningWell done

4. What does the Irish greeting "Dia duit" mean?

GoodbyeHelloThank youPlease

5. What kind of government does the Republic of Ireland have?

A parliamentary republicA one-party stateA military governmentAn absolute monarchy

6. A striking formation of thousands of hexagonal rock columns on the coast of County Antrim is called what?

The Giant's CausewayThe Cliffs of MoherSlieve LeagueThe Burren

7. Which Irish writer wrote "Gulliver's Travels"?

Bram StokerJonathan SwiftGeorge Bernard ShawW. B. Yeats

8. Early Irish monasteries became famous across Europe for producing what?

Beautifully decorated, illuminated manuscriptsCoins and metal currencyPrinted newspapersMaps of the known world

9. Ireland's parliament has two houses. What are they called?

The Commons and the LordsDáil Éireann and Seanad ÉireannThe Congress and the SenateThe Assembly and the Council

10. What is Ireland's national parliament called?

The OireachtasThe Dáil CouncilThe SenateThe Assembly

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