Ireland Quiz

Ireland expereinced a "golden age" of being the island of "saints and scholars" partially because it was not affected by the fall of...

• Bronze Age

• The Roman Empire

• Mongolian Empire

• American Empire

These people are little known in ancient history, but seemingly lived in Ireland before the Celtic Invasions and had mounds of gold. They made Beakers

• Celtic culture
• Beaker culture
• Bronze Age society
• Viking settlers

Fineon ended up with all the words Knowledge because he licked his finger and accidentally ate some

• Magic Rabbit

• Magic Salmon

• Magic Stag

• Non Magic Bird

The Giants Causeway on the coast of Northern Ireland and Scotland looks to be manmade, supposedly was formed by Giants, but in fact is just a result of

• Geology (volcanic activity)

• ocean wave action
• sedimentary deposits
• glacial erosion

This is the name of the Irish Giant that scared away the Scottish Giant back across the Giants Causeway

• Lugh
• Oisin
• Goliath
• Finn McCool

Thousands of Irish starved in the mid 1800's because their main source of food under British Rule fell under a blight (plant disease). What was this food and situation?

• Wheat blight
• Corn disease
• Barley rot
• Potato blight

Osian traveled to the land of youth, and what happened when he stepped off his horse upon returning to Ireland?

• Osian found a treasure hidden in the forest.
• Osian turned into a bird and flew away.
• Osian aged rapidly and realized he had been gone for a long time.
• Osian was greeted by a crowd celebrating his return.

The early history/mythology of how Ireland became to be populated is centered on books called what?

• Books of Invasions

• Druidic Chronicles
• Gaelic Tales
• Celtic Legends

Scotland and Ireland have held long rivalry shown by the Giants Causeway and recently can be found in the Scottish soccer rivalry between Celtic and Rangers...being divided between what two religions?

• Protestantism and Catholicism
• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Atheism and Agnosticism
• Judaism and Islam

When Osian returned to Ireland from the eternal youth, he found it to be in what type of shape?

• Unchanged and fresh
• Deteriorated, Aged and changed

• Young and vibrant