| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Located in this county | County Antrim | 93%
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| Parliamentary constituency | East Antrim | 93%
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| Anglo-Norman knight who constructed the town's castle | John de Courcy | 71%
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| Located on this body of water | Belfast Lough | 64%
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| Titular folk song of the same name | Carrickfergus | 64%
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| NIFA Football team | Carrick Rangers FC | 64%
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| Meaning of name | Rock of Fergus | 64%
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| Peerage title; reinstated in 2011 when bestowed upon Prince William | Baron Carrickfergus | 57%
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| Located in this council area | Mid and East Antrim | 57%
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| Coal-fired power station located outside the town; due to be replaced soon | Kilroot Power Station | 50%
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| What this body used to be called | Carrickfergus Bay | 43%
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| Earl of Ulster who redesigned the castle and constructed St Nicholas' Church | Hugh de Lacy | 43%
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| Their home ground; largest stadium | Taylors Avenue | 43%
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| Population | 27,998 | 36%
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| Cottage which was the ancestral home of US President Andrew Jackson | Boneybefore | 36%
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| A massive complex of this lies to the east of the town, extending over 25 km underground | Salt mines | 36%
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| The streets and roads are mostly laid in this pattern | Grid | 29%
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| United Irishman captured in the town in 1798 | Henry Joy McCracken | 29%
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| Anglo-Irish satirical writer and essayist who lived outside the town; best known for writing Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift | 29%
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| Poet who wrote the titular poem 'Carrickfergus' | Louis MacNeice | 29%
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| Railway which served the town prior to nationalisation | Northern Counties Committee(LMS) | 29%
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| What used to be located within the town | Prison | 29%
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| The town was the location of Ireland's last what in 1711? | Witchcraft trial | 29%
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| Actress who moved to Australia; best known for her role in Neighbours | Jackie Woodbourne | 21%
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| Victorian ghost story writer | Charlotte Riddell | 14%
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| French naval captain who captured and held town during Seven Years War | Francois Thurot | 14%
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