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IRELAND + Northern Ireland

A. Ireland is:

1. A country
2. An island
3. A region of Great Britain

B. The Irish name for the Republic of Ireland is:

1. Eire
2. Ulster
3. Jill

C. Northern Ireland is also called:

1. Eire
2. Names
3. Ulster

D. The capital of the Republic of Ireland is:

1. Dublin
2. Berlin
3. Londonderry

E. Which of these landscapes is Irish?

1. Cliffs of Mother                   
2. Cliffs of Moher
3. Cliffs of Mohair

F. Ireland’s total population is:

1. 5 million
2. 15 million
3. 50 million

G. What is the emblem of Ireland?

1. The shamrock
2. The ayresrock
3. The skyrock

H. The majority of the Irish population is:

1. Catholic
2. Atheist
3. Protestant

I. The climate of Ireland:

1. Oceanic
2. Irrelevant
3. Continental 

J. Who is the Patron Saint of Ireland?

1. Saint Patrick
2. Saint Brendan
3. Saint Seamus

K. Ireland has often been dominated by:

1. England
2. Scotland
3. Wales

L. In the 19^th century, the population declined because of:

1. Starvation
2. Emigration
3. Civil war

M. Which President of the USA had Irish origins?

1. Ronald Reagan
2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
3. Bill Clinton

N. Ireland joined the UE in:

1. 1948
2. 1973
3. 1982

O. Which French President fled to Ireland?

1. François Mitterrand
2. Charles de Gaulle  
3. Jacques Chirac

P. Which writer was Irish?

1. Jonathan Swift
2. Oscar Wilde
3. Samuel Beckett

Q. Which of these groups are Irish?

1. Riverdance
2. Pogues
3. Dubliners

R. The rugby players of the Irish national team wear:

1. Black
2. Red
3. Green

S. What is “hurling”?

1. A ball game which uses a stick
2. The nickname of the National Theatre in Dublin
3. A street show using Guiness bottles