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Ireland on Screen Trivia Quiz

Ireland is either the subject of, or location of, many TV shows and movies. This is a selection of a few of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by mega44. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mega44

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
372,148

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these TV shows does not feature many external scenes filmed on location in Northern Ireland? Hint

The Fall

Downton Abbey

Line of Duty

A Game of Thrones

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Question 2 of 10

2. Cong is the location for which museum? Hint

The Irish Movie Museum

The Quiet Man Museum

The Titanic Museum

The Colin Farrell Museum

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 1947 movie "Odd Man Out" is about political unrest in a city of Northern Ireland. Who was the leading actor? Hint

Stewart Granger

Robert Donat

Sir John Mills

James Mason

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Stanley Kubrick movie featured many Irish locations. Ryan O'Neal played the lead. What was the movie? Hint

A Clockwork Orange

Eyes Wide Shut

Paths of Glory

Barry Lyndon

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Question 5 of 10

5. The movie "The Crying Game" was set against the back drop of "the Troubles". Which male actor played the lead role? Hint

Kenneth Brannagh

Liam Neeson

Adrian Murphy

Stephen Rea

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 1992 movie "Hear My Song" was based on the story of which Irish tenor? Hint

John McCormack

Josef Locke

Dennis Day

Joseph White 'The Silver-Masked Tenor'

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the BBC series "Mrs. Brown's Boys", Brendan O'Carroll plays which role? Hint

Buster Brady

Cathy Brown

Agnes Brown

Winnie McGoogan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Northern Irish based BBC series of drama "Play for Today", in the '70s, featured Sir Kenneth Brannagh in the lead role? Hint

The Billy Plays

The Johnny Plays

The Jimmy Plays

The Gerry Plays

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which IRA leader did Liam Neeson play in a 1996 biopic? Hint

Michael Collins

Eamon de Valeira

Gerry Adams

James Connolly

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Question 10 of 10

10. An Oscar winning performance by Daniel Day Lewis in "My Left Foot" was a portrayal of which Irish writer? Hint

Oscar Wilde

Christy Brown

Samuel Beckett

James Joyce

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these TV shows does not feature many external scenes filmed on location in Northern Ireland?

Answer: Downton Abbey

Northern Ireland has developed a very successful film and TV industry through government backed agencies such as Northern Ireland Screen.

2. Cong is the location for which museum?

Answer: The Quiet Man Museum

Cong is a village that lies on the border of counties Galway and Mayo. In 1951, the movie "The Quiet Man" was filmed here. In August 2011 at the age of 91 Maureen O'Hara returned to visit Cong. During the filming the stars stayed at nearby Ashford Castle.

3. The 1947 movie "Odd Man Out" is about political unrest in a city of Northern Ireland. Who was the leading actor?

Answer: James Mason

Carol Reed directed this 1947 movie. Set in an unnamed Northern Irish city (but clearly Belfast - the scene in the Crown Bar is the give away). James Mason plays Johnny McQueen the Irish Nationalist who is on the run from the authorities.

4. This Stanley Kubrick movie featured many Irish locations. Ryan O'Neal played the lead. What was the movie?

Answer: Barry Lyndon

"Barry Lyndon" was made in 1975 by director Stanley Kubrick. Although pertaining to be England most of the outdoor filming took place in Ireland. The interior scenes were filmed in Powerscourt House, a famous 18th-century mansion in County Wicklow.

5. The movie "The Crying Game" was set against the back drop of "the Troubles". Which male actor played the lead role?

Answer: Stephen Rea

"The Crying Game" is a film written and directed by Neil Jordan. Stephen Rea takes the role role of Fergus, a member of the IRA for which he was also nominated nominated for an Oscar.

6. The 1992 movie "Hear My Song" was based on the story of which Irish tenor?

Answer: Josef Locke

"Hear My Song" is a 1991 comedy film based on the story of Irish tenor Josef Locke. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 1993 BAFTA awards and starred Adrian Dunbar and Ned Beatty playing Locke.

7. In the BBC series "Mrs. Brown's Boys", Brendan O'Carroll plays which role?

Answer: Agnes Brown

Brendan O'Carroll stars as the mammy Mrs. Brown. The production is a family based affair with wife (Jennifer Gibney) playing his daughter Cathy, his son (Danny O'Carroll) playing Buster Brady and his sister ( Eilish O'Carroll ) playing best friend Winnie McGoogan.

8. Which Northern Irish based BBC series of drama "Play for Today", in the '70s, featured Sir Kenneth Brannagh in the lead role?

Answer: The Billy Plays

"The Billy Plays" were a series of three plays written by Graham Reid. The trilogy was Brannagh's earliest starring role on TV. The plays also starred Belfast born actor James Lynch,

9. Which IRA leader did Liam Neeson play in a 1996 biopic?

Answer: Michael Collins

Liam Neeson played Collins in 1996's Neil Jordan historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the British and who negotiated Ireland's independence in the 1920s.

10. An Oscar winning performance by Daniel Day Lewis in "My Left Foot" was a portrayal of which Irish writer?

Answer: Christy Brown

"My Left Foot" was made in 1989 and directed by Jim Sheridan. It tells the story of Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. The movie received the Best Picture Oscar and both Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker also received an Oscar

Source: Author mega44

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