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Useless Knowledge: All things Irish
Test your luck with quiz
By Linsay Carlson - 08/07/2008
How much do you know about the Emerald Isle.
1. How many leaves does a shamrock have?
2. What does Hibernia mean in translation?
3. Which actor who portrayed James Bond was born in Ireland?
4. How many U.S. cities are named Dublin?
5. What is Ireland’s largest church?
6. What does Dublin mean in translation?
7. What has fewer calories, a pint of skim milk, orange juice or Guinness?
8. Which author of “Treasure Island” was said to have taken a supply of Guinness with him on his travels to Samoa?
9. What is the most common surname in Ireland?
10. Which U.S. state is closest in size to Ireland?
11. What does the circle in the center of the Celtic cross represent?
12. What African nation’s flag is opposite in design to the Irish flag?
13. What is a bodhran?
14. What type of meat is traditionally used in Irish stew?
15. What side of the road do the Irish drive on?
16. The world’s most northerly what resides in County Cork, Ireland?
Information in part from: www.irishcultureandcustoms.com, www.irishtrivia.com Linsay Carlson is a copy editor for The Montana Standard. She enjoys trivia immensely and may be reached via e-mail at linsay.carlson@mtstandard.com.
ANSWERS: 1. three; 2. Ireland; 3. Pierce Brosnan; 4. nine; 5. St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin; 6. black pool; 7. Guinness; 8. Robert Louis Stevenson; 9. Murphy; 10. Maine; 11. the sun; 12. Ivory Coast;13. a drum; 14. lamb; 15. left; 16. vineyard
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