Trivia Quiz: Irish Trivia

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Question 1: What popular Irish dish is made from shredded cabbage, onions, mashed potatoes, and butter?

 A: Mulligatawny
 B: Shepherds' Pie
 C: Colcannon
 D: Fairy Porridge

Question 2: What is a shillelagh?

 A: A walking stick
 B: An Irish ballad
 C: The Celtic spelling of "Sheila"
 D: None of the above

Question 3: What instruments do the oldest-known Irish stone carvings show people playing?

 A: Fiddles
 B: Harps
 C: Flutes
 D: Bagpipes

Question 4: What food are the Irish believed to have brought to America?

 A: Oatmeal
 B: Pancakes
 C: Waffles
 D: Dry cereal

Question 5: What instruments did the clergy condemn in Ireland in the early days?

 A: Harps and lutes
 B: Fiddles and violins
 C: Pianos and organs
 D: Fiddles and bagpipes

Question 6: Where does the city of Cork get its name?

 A: From the manufacture of cork for wine bottles
 B: From the name of an ancient Celtic ruler
 C: From the word "cork" as a synonym for marshes
 D: None of the above

Question 7: What does the circle in the middle of the Celtic cross represent?

 A: The sun
 B: The moon
 C: Eternity
 D: Unity

Question 8: What is the city of Waterford best known for?

 A: Ships
 B: Fishing
 C: Crystal
 D: Mining

Question 9: What does the prefix "Mac" mean?

 A: Son of
 B: Father to
 C: Born of
 D: Mother to

Question 10: What is the ratio of pubs to people in Ireland?

 A: 1 per every 100
 B: 1 per every 350
 C: I per every 750
 D: I per every 1,100



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