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1) Name the capital of Ireland
Dublin.
2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?
25 million.
3) Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. True or False?
True.
4) Ireland is part of the Commonwealth. True or False?
False.
5) Ireland fought in World War II. True or False?
True.
6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?
False? That was a guess.
7) The last two Presidents of Ireland are notable for what reason?
No idea. Funny accents.
8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?
It's based on the French Tricolore: Green & white represents catholics, orange is the protestants.
9) What does the term "Celtic Tiger" mean or imply?
No idea.
10) Ireland exports more computer software than the United States. True or False?
I'm fairly sure that's true.
11) What caused the Great Famine of 1847-48?
The potato crop was almost completely wiped out.
12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
About 1 million.
13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
About 1 million (my ancestors were among them)
14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?
8 million.
15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.
U2, Boyzone, The Pogues.
16) Name THREE famous Irish poets, authors or playwrights.
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17) Name THREE famous Irish actors, directors or filmmakers.
Piers Brosnan, er...
18) What are "The Troubles"?
Each human being has the eternal duty of transforming what is hard and brutal into a subtle and tender offering, what is crude into refinement, what is ugly into beauty, ignorance into knowledge, confrontation into collaboration, thereby rediscovering the child's dream of a creative reality incessantly renewed by death, the servant of life, and by life the servant of love.
19) Ireland is the closest part of Europe to the US. True or False?
False.
20) What is the predominant religion in the Irish Republic?
Catholicism.
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