History Quiz

In what river was the salmon of knowledge caught?

• The Shannon

• Lough Derg

• River Boyne

• None of the above

Where was Christopher Columbus born?

• Rome

• Genoa

• Milan

• None of the above

In what city did the story of Androcles take place?

• Rome

• Venice

• Paris

• None of the above

What does the word Aotearoa mean?

• Land of the long white cloud

• Land of the long dark cloud

• Land of the lost

• None of the above

What is the national bird of new zealand?

• Peacock

• Dodo bird

• Sparrow

• None of the above

The Dunbrody was.....

• An explorer ship

• A famine ship

• A modern ocean liner

• None of the above

Where was Tom Crean born?

• Killarney

• Annascaul

• Dingle

• None of the above

Who was the leader of the terranova expedition

• Ernest Shackleton

• Roald Amunsen

• Robert Scott

• None of the above

Which of the following was Constance Gorebooth's favourite sister?

• Mabel

• Eva

• Daphne

• None of the above

Which famous poet is associated with lissadell?

• Patrick Kavanagh

• William Butler Yeats

• Louis Mc Neice

• None of the above