Landmarks of Ireland (1)

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1. Which Belfast city centre hotel is known as the most bombed hotel in Europe, but was stayed in by President Bill Clinton during visits to the North of Ireland in 1995 and 1998? Raffles The Ritz The Europa The Waldorf

2. The small village of Cong on the border of Counties Mayo and Galway achieved a moment of renown in 1952 when it was the location for which John Ford-directed film about a fictional Pittsburgh boxer? 'The Quiet Man' 'Kid Galahad' 'Fighting Tommy Riley' 'Against the Ropes'

3. Situated on the banks of the River Erne in County Fermanagh, what is the name of this village that has been the home of Ireland's most prestigious porcelain pottery since 1857? Hornsea Belleek Stoke Beswick

4. Which building in Dublin city centre was taken over in Easter Week 1916 as headquarters for the Irish Volunteers uprising against British rule? Davy Byrne's pub Bewley's Café Swenys Chemist shop The General Post Office

5. By far the largest lake in the Irish and British Isles, what is the name of this expanse of water that borders five of the North of Ireland's six counties? Loch Lomond Lough Allen Lake Coniston Lough Neagh

6. Reputed to be once the biggest shipyard cranes in the world, they can be seen right across the Belfast skyline. What's the name given to these two bright yellow giants? Samson and Goliath Fionn and Cú Chulainn Icarus and Daedalus Little and Large

7. What is the name popularly given to the circular tourist trail around the beautiful Iveragh peninsula in Ireland's south west, between Killarney and Killorglin? Atlantic Drive The Ulster Way The Ring of Kerry The Glens of Antrim

8. A famous landmark of 'the Troubles' is a house gable wall on which the slogan 'You Are Now Entering Free Derry' has been painted since 1969. In which district of Derry city, famous for the 'battle' which bears its name, is this gable wall? Tullyally The Fountain Bogside Gobnascale

9. Which flat and sandy plain in County Kildare is the home of Irish horse racing, and was the scene for the filming of battle scenes in Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart' (1995)? Salisbury Plain The Curragh Wallachian Plain Plain of Catania

10. Off which landmark on the Irish coast was RMS Lusitania sunk in May 1915? Malin Head, Donegal Achill Head, Mayo Carnsore Point, Wexford Old Head of Kinsale, Cork