Touring Ireland

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1. Blarney Castle is the most visited tourist spot in Ireland. It is situated outside of which major city? Dublin Cork Galway Derry

2. The best selling book “Angela’s Ashes” was an autobiography set in which Irish city? Letterkenny Belfast Limerick Tipperary

3. Which city boasts about being the last stop for Christopher Columbus before he headed west to discover the New World? Killarney Galway Cork Dingle

4. Which medieval city is famous for its black marble, abbey, and restored Castle ? Westport Ashford Kinsdale Kilkenny

5. The beautiful tour of the Ring Of Kerry originates in which area? Tullamore Kilkenny Killarney Tralee

6. While traveling through Sligo, be sure to stop to see the tombstone of which Nobel prize-winning poet? Robert Burns James Joyce Brendan Behan W.B. Yeats

7. The city of Waterford is world-renowned for its magnificent crystal factory, but it is also the home of the Royal Tara China factory. True False

8. Which Irish town was the last port of call for the Titanic? Derry Dublin Cobh Galway

9. The Cliffs Of Moher are a majestic sight for tourists. What neighboring town is famous for its pubs featuring traditional Irish music? Bunratty Westport Doolin Dingle

10. Which town is famous as the backdrop for the classic film “The Quiet Man”? Donegal Dublin Cong Roscommon

11. Where is the famous Church and Shrine where an apparition of the Blessed Mary appeared in 1879? Armagh Wicklow Knock Glenveagh

12. You have to take a ferry to visit this spot off the coast of Galway, where it is like going back in time to see the old traditional life with Gaelic spoken as the primary language. Tory Island Arranmore Island Isle Of Wight The Aran Islands

13. The famed Guinness Brewery is situated in which city? Dublin Cork Blarney Derry

14. John F. Kennedy traced his Irish ancestory to which area, where there is an arboretum dedicated to his memory? Cashel Westmeath Wexford Kilkenny

15. What is the popular attraction in County Antrim which consists of a pattern of large rocks going into the sea? Rockhall The Giant's Causeway The Celtic Crossing Rock Of Cashel