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1 trivia quiz  Irish Literary Figures icon
I will give a pair of works by an Irish literary figure. You need to give the novelist, playwright, or poet who wrote both of those works.
Average 10Q
669 plays
Feb 22 02
kevinatilusa
2 trivia quiz  Irish Writers icon
Can you identify these Irish writers from the clues? Good Luck.
Tough 10Q
483 plays
Feb 11 03
Fiachra

Some sample questions from this category:

* Which playwright wrote 'Philadelphia, Here I come!' and 'Translations'?
* Which poet wrote 'Easter, 1916' and 'The Wild Swans At Coole'?
* Which poet wrote 'Digging' and 'Bogland'?
* Which playwright wrote 'Playboy of the Western World' and 'Riders to the Sea'?
* Which playwright wrote 'The Plough and the Stars' and 'Juno and the Paycock'?
* Which novelist wrote 'Reading in the Dark' and 'Strange Country'?
* Which novelist wrote 'The Butcher Boy' and 'Carna'?
* I am a master short story writer. "Guests of the Nation" and "My Oedipus Complex" are among my most famous works.
* I am a living poet. My first major collection was "The War Horse" in 1975. Who am I?
* There was a full scale riot at my play "The Plough and The Stars", at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. Who am I?
* I was a journalist for "The Irish Times", where I wrote using Myles na Gopaleen, as my pseudonym. I also wrote "At Swim Two Birds". Who am I?
* I am best remembered for my plays which include "The Field", "Sive" and "The Year of The Hiker".
* I dedicated my book, "Twenty Years A Growing", to the women of the Blasket Island. "To send my voice into their ears again". Who am I?
* I wrote short stories in the nineteenth century. The collection "In a Glass Darkly", has become a genre classic.
* I am a poet who used old Gaelic verse forms when writing in English. "The Blackbird of Derrycairn" and "The Planter's Daughter" are my most well known poems.
* "It's a queer world, God knows, but the best we have to be going on with ". I was in prison, (borstal), and died young. Who am I?

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