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General Information Questionnaire

1. Which of these statements is true?
a) Ireland is part of the United Kingdom
b) Ireland is part of Scotland
c) Ireland is an independent country


2. Which colour is associated with Ireland?
a) green
b) red
c) blue


3. What is the approximate population of Ireland?
a) 4.3 million
b) 21.5 million
c) 43 million


4. Which two sports are both very popular in Ireland?
a) football and American football
b) football and Gaelic football
c) golf and baseball


5. What is ‘Guinness’?
a) a kind of beer
b) the capital of Ireland
c) a kind of Irish music


6. Which of these has not increased in Ireland since the 1990s?
a) the number of immigrants
b) foreign investment
c) the number of people leaving the country to live abroad


7. Which of these statements is true?
a) Irish people have a reputation for being talkative
b) Ireland’s national day is called Saint Rafael’s Day
c) It doesn’t rain very often in Ireland.


8. What is ‘Gaelic’?
a) a language
b) a kind of food
c) the capital of Ireland








• Full country name: Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland (part of the UK)

• Population: The population of Ireland is about 5,5 million people; 3,9 on the Republic and 1,6 in Northen Ireland.

• Capital city: The capital city of the Republic is Dublin, and the Northern Ireland's capital city is Belfast.

• Religion: The 95% people in the Republic of Ireland is Roman Catholic, 3,4% Protestant. In Northern Ireland, the 60% is Protestant and the 40% is Roman Catholic

• National Holiday: St. Patrick's day

• Government: Democracy

• Official languages: The official languages are English and Gaelic

• Flag: It's a vertical tricolour of green white and orange

• Climate:Ireland has a cool, often cloudy climate

• Major Rivers: Shaman Riverm Blackqwater River, Suir River, Lee River and Inny River.

• Highest Point: Carrauntoohil ,at 1,038 metres above sea level. It is in County Kerry, a Western country in Ireland.

• An Irish saying: "May your home always be too small to hold all your friends. "

• A common social custom: red hat, black jacket, white trousers

• Famous musicians/bands: The Wolf Stoner and The Dubliners

• Symbols: The harp and the shamrock

• Landscape: It's green, very beautiful, with the coastline very rugged

• Traditional values: Family and friends

• A popular drink: Guinness beer

• Famous writer: Oscar Wilde is a very famous Irsish writer

• A Traditional dish: The coddle

• Sports: Gaelic football

• Leisure/Hobbies: Go to pubs and be with family and friends

Irish Quiz

1. When did St Patrick arrive in Ireland?
St Patrick arrived in Ireland in 432 A.D.
2. What happened in 800?
Ireland was attacked by Vicking Norsemen, off Dublin, on Lambay Island.
3. What began in 1167-9?
The 800 years struggle between English and Irish.
4. When did Henry VIII declare himself king of Ireland?
He declares himself king of Ireland in 1541.
5. What happened in 1690?
William III landed at Carrickfergus and defeated James II at Battle of the Boyne. The"wild geese" soldiers sailed in France.
6. When was the Easter Rising in Dublin?
It was during the Easter week in 1916.

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