Mephisto2

I think the recent post on Australia, asking our global community some basic questions on a non-American country, was an excellent idea. I hope citizens of many different countries follow suit. To that end, I'm posting a few about Ireland.

Please, Irish members do not respond. Let's see how much people actually know about the "auld country"


1) Name the capital of Ireland

2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?

3) Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. True or False?

4) Ireland is part of the Commonwealth. True or False?

5) Ireland fought in World War II. True or False?

6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?

7) The last two Presidents of Ireland are notable for what reason?

8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?

9) What does the term "Celtic Tiger" mean or imply?

10) Ireland exports more computer software than the United States. True or False?

11) What caused the Great Famine of 1847-48?

12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?

13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?

14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?

15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.

16) Name THREE famous Irish poets, authors or playwrights.

17) Name THREE famous Irish actors, directors or filmmakers.

18) What are "The Troubles"?

19) Ireland is the closest part of Europe to the US. True or False?

20) What is the predominant religion in the Irish Republic?



Some of these should be easy, some of them hard. Try answering them without Googling...

And if you're a citizen of another country, why not post your own quiz? This is both fun and educational!!


Mr Mephisto

PS - A pint of Guinness to the first poster to get all the answers correct. And I'm flying over to the US soon, so you may even be able to take me up on that!

Pacifier

1) Name the capital of Ireland

dublin

2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?

~4 mio

3) Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. True or False?

true

4) Ireland is part of the Commonwealth. True or False?

true

5) Ireland fought in World War II. True or False?

false

6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?

true

8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?

I only know a mixed booze calld "irish flag"

9) What does the term "Celtic Tiger" mean or imply?

dont know

10) Ireland exports more computer software than the United States. True or False?

false ... i guess

12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?

~1mio

13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?

2mio?

14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?

8 mio

15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.

enya?

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?

catholic

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Pragma

Dublin
Around 4 million, I think
False
Part of Ireland, yes.
True
True
I believe they're both women named Mary, though I may be wrong.
The Protestants and the Catholics - and peace between them.
It's talking about the Irish economy, beyond that I'm not certain - though I assume it'd be an economic boom.
True
Potato blight
Around a million
Two million maybe? I know it was a large percentage of the population, but the population wasn't that large
eight million
Bono, The Corrs,
Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde
Pearce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell
Violent civil rights period in Northern Ireland from the 60s to the 80s
False
Catholic
I'm part Irish, and love the country, but not actually a citizen and I don't live there - so I hope I'm eligible

djtestudo

1) Name the capital of Ireland
Dublin
2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?
4 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?
False
6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?
True
7) The last two Presidents of Ireland are notable for what reason?
They're Protestant? I don't know...
8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?
I don't know...
9) What does the term "Celtic Tiger" mean or imply?
I don't know
10) Ireland exports more computer software than the United States. True or False?
False
11) What caused the Great Famine of 1847-48?
A fungus that attacked the potato crop
12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
One million
13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
three million
14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?
seven million
15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.
U2, Sinead O'Conner,
16) Name THREE famous Irish poets, authors or playwrights.
James Joyce
17) Name THREE famous Irish actors, directors or filmmakers.
Several guys from Boondock Saints?
18) What are "The Troubles"?
No clue
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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Nisses

1) Name the capital of Ireland
Dublin

2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?
5 Mill

3) Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. True or False?
False

4) Ireland is part of the Commonwealth. True or False?
Northern yes, rest no

5) Ireland fought in World War II. True or False?
sure

6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?
sure

7) The last two Presidents of Ireland are notable for what reason?
no idea

8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?
peace between the 2 warring beliefs

9) What does the term "Celtic Tiger" mean or imply?
Tiger is usually something about economic in Indonesia... Doubt it applies here as well... So not really sure

10) Ireland exports more computer software than the United States. True or False?
true

11) What caused the Great Famine of 1847-48?
potatoe blight

12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
1.8 Mill

13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
3 Mill

14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?
8 Mill

15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.
U2, the Corrs, and ... argl... dunno

16) Name THREE famous Irish poets, authors or playwrights.
James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, ...

17) Name THREE famous Irish actors, directors or filmmakers.
Pearce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell

18) What are "The Troubles"?
I'm sure I don't know

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?
catholic



Going over to Ireland in a month or so, gonna go visit a friend there, so I'll just get me my own guiness then

this is a neat quiz

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spived2

wow im part irish and didnt know any of the answers, besides the celebrity ones

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Spartak

1) Name the capital of Ireland
Dublin
2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?
6 million
3) Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. True or False?
T
4) Ireland is part of the Commonwealth. True or False?
T
5) Ireland fought in World War II. True or False?
F
6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?
T
7) The last two Presidents of Ireland are notable for what reason?
They drunk more Guiness combined than their predecessors
8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?
No clue, but I'd like to know.
9) What does the term "Celtic Tiger" mean or imply?
A drunk Glasgow Celtic fan.
10) Ireland exports more computer software than the United States. True or False?
F
11) What caused the Great Famine of 1847-48?
Potatoes not growing properly.. or the British.
12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
1 million.
13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
2 million.
14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?
4 million.
15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.
The Pogues , Ash , the singer from Garbage.
16) Name THREE famous Irish poets, authors or playwrights.
Pass
17) Name THREE famous Irish actors, directors or filmmakers.
Pass
18) What are "The Troubles"?
A band ?
19) Ireland is the closest part of Europe to the US. True or False?
F... Greenland is technically property of Denmark, innit ?
20) What is the predominant religion in the Irish Republic?
Catholic.

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World's King

I would answer your questions but I'm about 5 pints of Guinness deep.

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druptight

most of the answers have been said, but the one i didn't see was what the celtic tiger is, and if i'm not mistaken it's the boom of the irish economy in the last several years, mainly due to other countries putting plants (e.g. dell) in ireland to use their labor force.

also, no one's said thin lizzy!

Fremen

15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.

Clannad, Sir James Galway, and Ex-Clannad band member, Enya.

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Lebell

Without looking at any other posts and without googling:

1) Name the capital of Ireland
-Belfast

2) Approximately, what is the current population of Ireland?
-mmm, 3 million?

3) Ireland was never conquered by the Romans. True or False?
-I believe that is true.

4) Ireland is part of the Commonwealth. True or False?
Northern Ireland is a part of the Commonwealth.

5) Ireland fought in World War II. True or False?
-True

6) Ireland fought in World War I. True or False?
-False (?)

7) The last two Presidents of Ireland are notable for what reason?
-mmm, no idea.

8) What does the Irish flag (three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange) represent?
- I want to say something about Orange = protestants and green = Catholics, but I really don't know.

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'll guess true, simply because you asked.

11) What caused the Great Famine of 1847-48?
-Ah, the potato famine, was caused by a fungus of some type.

12) How many Irish died due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
-many thousands is all I know.

13) How many Irish emigrated due to the Great Famine of 1847-48?
- A couple of hundred thousand I think. My relations among them.

14) What was the Irish population before the Great Famine of 1847-48?
-?

15) Name THREE successful international Irish bands or musicians.
- U2, The Irish Rovers, and James Galway

16) Name THREE famous Irish poets, authors or playwrights.
- erm...

17) Name THREE famous Irish actors, directors or filmmakers.
- ??

18) What are "The Troubles"?
- no idea.

19) Ireland is the closest part of Europe to the US. True or False?
- well, is Iceland and Greenland considered part of Europe? If not, I would say sure.

20) What is the predominant religion in the Irish Republic?

- nice easy ending question: Roman Catholicism.

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jwoody

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.

...

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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