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Quiz about Ireland by Numbers The Fifth Set

Ireland by Numbers - The Fifth Set Quiz

This is the fifth bash at the Ireland by Numbers series. Don't take it too seriously and, as always, go n-eiri and tadh leat (may the luck be with you).

A multiple-choice quiz by irishtinytim. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
irishtinytim

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,488

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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541

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This famous Irish author died in 1941. He was born in 1882 to the impoverished John Stanislaus and Mary Jane Murray, an accomplished pianist. One of his collections of short stories shares the same name as a famous Irish folk group. Who was he? Hint

James Joyce

Theobald Wolfe Tone

Micheal O'Clannad

John Millington Synge

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Question 2 of 10

2. Born in February 1942, which prolific pop composer from Derry worked with Bill Martin on such Eurovision Song Contest works as "Puppet on a String" and "Congratulations"? In later years he became known for his collections of classics played on piano. Hint

Phil Coulter

Paul Brady

Johnny Logan

Percy French

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Question 3 of 10

3. Born in 1943, this U.S. Senator won the Democratic Party Nomination and opposed George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential election. He shares a surname with which Irish county? Hint

Kerry

Kildare

Cork

Wexford

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mary Robinson, born Mary Bourke in 1944, was the first female President of Ireland. She was also the seventh person to hold the office.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What a career this singer has had! He was born with the forenames George Ivan in Belfast in 1945. He has been on a "Moondance" for "Astral Weeks" in his early career. Which singer, known for his affection to a lady with a certain colour eyes, is this? Hint

Daniel O'Donnell

Paul Brady

Van Morrison

Paul McCartney

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Dublin Bus route 46A will take you through this part of Dublin. It shares the same name as a type of fight or riot. What is the suburb called? Hint

Schemozzle

Punnchupp

Fracas

Donnybrook

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Question 7 of 10

7. The "Big Fall of 1947" refers to what in Ireland? Hint

A huge snowfall in February

The President's fall down the stairs of his residence

The opening of Powerscourt Waterfall

The fall in the value of the Irish pound

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Question 8 of 10

8. Born in 1948, who was elected President of Sinn Fein in 1983? Hint

Gerry Adams

Nick Clegg

Bertie Ahern

Martin McGuinness

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the owner of a Formula One motor racing team from 1991 to 2005? Hint

Seamus Ferrari

Bill Cullen

Jackie Stewart

Eddie Jordan

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Question 10 of 10

10. A famous Irish song called "The Golden Jubilee" begins: "Way down in the County Kerry, in a place they call Tralee". It concerns a couple who has been married for how many years? Hint

Ten

Twenty

Sixty

Fifty

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: James Joyce

Joyce studied at Clongowes Wood College in Co. Kildare. His legacy has been celebrated every year on Bloomsday, named for Leopold Bloom from 'Ulysses', on June 16th. Passages from the novel are enacted, and Bloomsday breakfasts are consumed. The date is, of course, when Joyce first dated Nora Barnacle (later his wife).

Answer: Phil Coulter

Coulter also wrote such classic songs as "The Town I Loved So Well", about his native Derry, and "Scorn Not His Simplicity", about his intellectually disabled son. He described "Congratulations" as his retirement fund. He met his future wife Geraldine through the Eurovision Song Contest, when he co-wrote a song she sang in the contest in 1975.

3. Born in 1943, this U.S. Senator won the Democratic Party Nomination and opposed George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential election. He shares a surname with which Irish county?

Answer: Kerry

Sen. Kerry has no connections at all with Ireland. His grand-parents were born in Austria, Hungary, China and France. The Massachusetts senator is, of course, best known for his jousts with George "Dubya" during the U.S. election campaign of 2004.

4. Mary Robinson, born Mary Bourke in 1944, was the first female President of Ireland. She was also the seventh person to hold the office.

Answer: True

Mary Bourke married Nick Robinson in 1970. Following her resignation from the presidency, she went on to become the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Answer: Van Morrison

Emigrating to the U.S. in 1967, Morrison's residence was enabled by marriage to Janet (Planet) Rigsbee. He later began a relationship with Michelle Rocca, with whom he had two children. Michelle was the former partner of John Devine, footballer, and Cathal Ryan, the deceased founder of Ryanair.

6. The Dublin Bus route 46A will take you through this part of Dublin. It shares the same name as a type of fight or riot. What is the suburb called?

Answer: Donnybrook

Donnybrook was the name given to a large collective fight. The origin is from Donnybrook Fair. Men who attended the fair were said to prefer fighting to eating. Donnybrook Fair is also a modern-day fine food store/delicatessen.

7. The "Big Fall of 1947" refers to what in Ireland?

Answer: A huge snowfall in February

The snowfall was exacerbated by northerly winds, which lasted from February until May. A Greenland Block (high pressure) meant that there was hardly any thaw in the ground. It presented farmers with great difficulties; even burying the dead was disrupted.

8. Born in 1948, who was elected President of Sinn Fein in 1983?

Answer: Gerry Adams

Big Gerry, as well as being Sinn Fein President, has also been M.P. (Member of Parliament) for Belfast West. He survived an assassination attempt in 1984. Paul Loughran was the voice of Gerry Adams during the Irish Section 31 ban of paramilitaries from the airwaves.

9. Who was the owner of a Formula One motor racing team from 1991 to 2005?

Answer: Eddie Jordan

Born in 1949, Eddie Jordan was the flamboyant owner of Jordan Racing, and was second to none in the publicity stakes. He is credited as giving Michael Schumacher his first drive in F1. He made good use of pneumatic glamour model Katie Price, also known as Jordan, during his tenure as team principal.

10. A famous Irish song called "The Golden Jubilee" begins: "Way down in the County Kerry, in a place they call Tralee". It concerns a couple who has been married for how many years?

Answer: Fifty

In the song, Kate and Pat Magee are planning a party to celebrate fifty years of wedded bliss. Gold and Ireland are closely entwined. Leprechauns have supposedly had hidden pots of gold in Ireland for centuries. It is said that they can be found at the end of a rainbow--to be sure, to be sure.

Source: Author irishtinytim

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