Quiz: Ireland

Ireland is the full name of ________.

1. a part of the UK
2. a republic
3. a union
4. an island

Which of these colours is NOT on the Irish flag?

1. green
2. orange
3. red
4. white

Who is the patron saint of Ireland?

1. St. Nicholas
2. St. Patrick
3. St. Peter
4. St. Wenceslas

What is a ‘shamrock’?

1. a Celtic cross
2. a city in Ireland
3. a three-leaf clover
4. an Irish dance

The population of Ireland is ________.

1. about 10 million
2. about 14 million
3. about 18 million
4. about 6 million

In the 1840s many Irish people died or left Ireland because of ________.

1. a flood
2. hunger
3. political problems
4. religious problems

A typical Irish family name ________.

1. ends with -san
2. ends with -son
3. is Smith
4. starts with O'

‘Hurling’ is a typical Irish ________.

1. dish
2. drink
3. musical instrument
4. sport

The Republic of Ireland has been independent since the ________.

1. 1890s
2. 1920s
3. 1940s
4. 1960s

Which of these writers was NOT Irish?

1. G. B. Shaw
2. Jonathan Swift
3. Oscar Wilde
4. x – all of them were Irish