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Quiz about Irish Writers
Quiz about Irish Writers

Irish Writers Trivia Quiz


Can you identify these Irish writers from the clues? Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Fiachra
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
114,798
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
943
Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (7/10), Guest 24 (0/10), Flukey (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I treated art as the supreme reality and life as a mere mode of fiction." I spent time in Reading Gaol and wrote the "De Profundis". Who am I?

Answer: (Two words)
Question 2 of 10
2. I am a master short story writer. "Guests of the Nation" and "My Oedipus Complex" are among my most famous works. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I am a poet born in 1944. My first major collection was "The War Horse" in 1975. Who am I? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. There was a full scale riot at my play "The Plough and The Stars", at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. Who am I? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 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? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I am best remembered for my plays which include "The Field", "Sive" and "The Year of The Hiker". Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 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? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I wrote short stories in the nineteenth century. The collection "In a Glass Darkly", has become a genre classic. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 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.
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "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? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 50: 7/10
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 24: 0/10
Feb 28 2024 : Flukey: 6/10
Feb 22 2024 : Guest 199: 6/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I treated art as the supreme reality and life as a mere mode of fiction." I spent time in Reading Gaol and wrote the "De Profundis". Who am I?

Answer: Oscar Wilde

"I have nothing to declare but my genius."
2. I am a master short story writer. "Guests of the Nation" and "My Oedipus Complex" are among my most famous works.

Answer: Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor left Ireland in 1958 because of the very strict censorship laws at that time.
3. I am a poet born in 1944. My first major collection was "The War Horse" in 1975. Who am I?

Answer: Eavan Boland

Enjoy "Outside History" and "The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me".
4. There was a full scale riot at my play "The Plough and The Stars", at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. Who am I?

Answer: Sean O'Casey

The nationalist audience of the day could not accept the unpatriotic presentation of the 1916 soldiers.
5. 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?

Answer: Flann O'Brien

Myles na Gopaleen column translates very roughly as Myles of the little horse.
6. I am best remembered for my plays which include "The Field", "Sive" and "The Year of The Hiker".

Answer: John B Keane

My favourite has to be "Sharon's Grave", which is a love story woven around a legend.
7. 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?

Answer: Maurice O'Sullivan

This book brings peace to my soul.
8. I wrote short stories in the nineteenth century. The collection "In a Glass Darkly", has become a genre classic.

Answer: Sheridan Le Fanu

I was too terrified to read on. I left the whole investigation to Dr. Martin Hesselius and other more courageous readers.
9. 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.

Answer: Austin Clarke

I also wrote "Twice Around the Black Church" and "A Penny in the Clouds".
10. "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?

Answer: Brendan Behan

What a loss when he died so young!
Source: Author Fiachra

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