School quiz - Ireland

1. What are the colours of the Irish national flag?
2. Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
3. How do the Irish call their country?
4. What plant is the symbol of Ireland?
5. What instrument is the national symbol of Ireland?
6. When do the Irish celebrate national holiday?
7. Give the names of at least two writers of Irish origin.
8. What is the capital of Ireland?
9. Is Ireland a monarchy?
10. What does IRA stand for?
11. How does Ireland differ from the Northern Ireland?
12. What is the highest mountain of Ireland?
13. What is the most famous beer produced in Ireland?
14. Who is the head of the country?
15. What is the most common vegetable grown in Ireland?
16. What river flows through the capital?
17. What religion is dominant in Ireland?
18. Do the Polish need visas do get to Ireland?
19. Give the names of three famous musicians/bands that come from Ireland.
20. Name three big towns in Ireland.
21. How long has Ireland been the member of the European Union?
22. What tribes were the first inhabitants of Ireland?
23. What is the area of Ireland in sq. km?
24. What is a pub for the Irish?
25. Is Belfast a port town of Ireland?
26. What is the climate of Ireland?

KEY
1. orange, white, green
2. Saint Patrick
3. the Emerald Island
4. a shamrock
5. a harp
6. on the 17th of March - St Patrick's Day
7. James Joyce, G.B. Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift
8. Dublin
9. No
10. Irish Republican Army
11. The Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom
12. Carrauntoohil - 1041
13. Guiness
14. the president
15. potato
16. the Liffey
17. Catholicism
18. No
19. U 2, the Cranberries, the Corrs, Enya
20. Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford
21. 30 years
22. the Celts, the Picts
23. 70.280 sq.km
24. a place of social meetings
25. No
26. temperate maritime

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