Irish Idiomatic Expressions

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1. An easy one to start out with: If you hear an Irish person say "There was great craic (pronounced crack) last night", what do they mean? I was off my rocker on cocaine last night There were prostitutes at the bar last night There were a lot of drugs at the party last night I had a lot of fun last night

2. In particle physics, the little tiny things that make up protons, neutrons and electrons are called "quarks". In which book by Irish writer James Joyce does the word first appear? (In the original context, it has nothing to do with physics). "Finnegan's Wake" "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" "Ulysses" "Dubliners"

3. Which of the following words were *not* introduced into the English language by the Irish? doyle lynch boycott smirt

4. If you are having a party in Ireland, and you tell everyone to come at 8pm, what time do you expect them at? Any time from 9pm onwards Exactly at 8pm Between 7 and 8pm They are not expected at all, they know you just asked them to be polite

5. What does "the divil a one" mean at all, at all? he's a young rebel none the devil is one lots

6. Which of the following does not mean "drunk"? banjaxed langers floored treed

7. Which of the following is not a (slightly derogotary) term to describe an Irish person from a particular part of the country? Skanger Culchie Jackeen Biffo

8. This is an old Irish proverb. What does it mean? "If you lie down with dogs, you will rise up with fleas." Sleeping with dogs leads to vermin problems. If you run around in bad company, you'll come to a bad end. Bestiality is illegal. If you're stuck in a rut, don't stay there, because if you don't do something different soon, you'll never get out of it.

9. Which of the following is *not* an Irish proverb? There's no fireplace like your own fireplace The man with boots doesn't care where he steps When the whiskey goes in the truth comes out Never ask a leprechaun to mend your thatch

10. Here's a hard one to see what you've learned. Which of the following Irishisms is the closest in meaning to "eejit"? langer fool blackguard (pronounced "blaggard") jackeen