A slightly more difficult quiz about Ireland - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Póg mo hón is an Irish phrase meaning what? Kiss my arse
79%
According to the most recent census, in 2016, what is the largest nationality in Ireland apart from Irish? Polish (122,000+)
74%
An Gorta Mór refers to which dark period of Irish history The Great Famine
74%
What type of instrument is the bodhrán? Drum
68%
Bunreacht na hÉireann refers to which document pertaining to the Irish state? The constitution
58%
If I were to give you a 'dig', what would I be doing? Punching you
53%
The opening scene of which 1998 award winning World War II classic was filmed on Curracloe Beach, County Wexford? Saving Private Ryan
53%
If I were giving you a 'dig out', what would I be doing? Helping you
47%
South-eastern town Enniscorthy hosts a festival dedicated to which fruit every June? Strawberry
47%
If you were to order a one and one, what food would you be ordering? Fish and chips
37%
Many of the scenes in the newest Star Wars films involving Luke Skywalker were filmed on which island off Ireland's south-west coast? Sceilig Mhichíl / Skellig Michael
37%
Glendalough, now Ireland's most visited tourist attraction, was home to the monastery of which saint? St. Kevin
37%
Hayes' Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary is famous for hosting the first meeting of which prominent organisation in Ireland? The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) / Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG)
32%
Peadar Kearney is famous for writing which famous Irish song? The national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann
32%
'Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed' is the opening line from which famous Irish novel? Ulysses by James Joyce
26%
Lambay Island, off the coast of Dublin, is home to which creature not indigenous to Ireland? Wallaby
21%
The word 'kill' is found in many Irish place names, to the humour of many tourists and non-Irish. What does it actually mean, though? Church or forest
16%
Who was Ireland's first head of government (effectively a prime minister), which he became in 1922? W.T. Cosgrave
16%
Economist, Paul Krugman used which expression to describe Ireland's economy? Leprechaun economics
11%
Irishman, Robert Mallet is famous for founding which scientific study in 1857? Seismology
11%
U2 are Ireland's most famous musical export. What were they called before changing their name to U2? The Hype
5%
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