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Ireland and UK trivia 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the flag of UK?

a)

United Jack

b)

Union Jack

c)

Stars and Stripes

d)

St Patrick's Cross

2.

What is the name of the flag of Ireland?

a)

Saltire

b)

St Patrick's cross

c)

The Irish tricolour

d)

Irish Green Ensign

3.

Which of the parts of UK is the biggest one?

a)

Northern Ireland

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

Scotland

4.

What is Ireland's capital?

a)

Dublin

b)

Galway

c)

Cork

d)

Limerick

5.

Some people speak Cornish in ...

a)

Ireland

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

South West England

6.

What is the most common last name in Ireland?

a)

MacDonnell

b)

O'Sullivan

c)

Murphy

d)

O'Connor

7.

Which plant is recognized as the national flower of England?

a)

daffodil

b)

red rose

c)

shamrock

d)

thistle

8.

What is the Gaelic name of Ireland?

a)

Eire

b)

Limerick

c)

Ulster

d)

Irish Republic

9.

What is "CYMRU"?

a)

name of a dialect spoken in one part of UK

b)

name of one part of UK

c)

name of a town

d)

traditional sport in Wales

10.

When did Ireland become a part of the United Kingdom?

a)

1921

b)

1170

c)

1066

d)

1810

11.

What is true about Scotland?

a)

It is a part of Great Britain.

b)

Its capital is Dublin .

c)

Its flowrr symbol is white rose .

d)

Glasgow is the capital city

12.

What is St. Patrick famous for?

a)

bringing Protestantism to Ireland

b)

being the first priest in Ireland

c)

bringing Christianity to Ireland

d)

setting up plantations of potatoes in the north

13.

What is the name of the old Roman wall dividing England and Scotland?

a)

Adrian's Wall

b)

Hadrian's Wall

c)

Ceasar's Wall

d)

Arthur's Wall

14.

When did divorce become legal in Ireland?

a)

1958

b)

it's not legal

c)

1997

d)

2015

15.

British monarch is ...

a)

the head of the European Union

b)

the head of the United Nations

c)

the head of the Commonwealth

d)

the head of European Court of Justice

16.

The official language(s) of Ireland are :

a)

English

b)

English and Irish Gealic

c)

Irish Gealic

d)

Irish and Scots Gealic

17.

Select the FALSE piece of information about Stonehenge:

a)

In the past, it was a sacred site.

b)

Visitors can go near the stones

c)

It is in the South of England.

d)

A lot of people go visit it on June 21st for the solstice.

18.

What is the name of a typical Irish dance?

a)

horseshoe

b)

ceilidh

c)

flamenco

d)

tap dance

19.

"Big Ben" is...

a)

the most famous tower in London

b)

the same as "big bang"

c)

the name of the bell inside the clock tower

d)

A part of Buckingham Palace

20.

Which ocean surrounds Ireland?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Arctic Ocean

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Calm Ocean

21.

Who makes the most important decisions for the UK?

a)

the Parliament

b)

the Prime Minister

c)

the Queen

d)

the Cabinet

22.

What is it ?

a)

The Connemara National Park

b)

The Giant's causeway

c)

The Lake District

d)

The Cliffs of Moher

23.

What is Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son's full name?

a)

Archie George Mountbatten

b)

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

c)

William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor

d)

George Aleksander Louis Windsor

24.

When was the first Saint Patrick's Day Parade held?

a)

March 18, 1931

b)

March 17, 1737

c)

March 18, 1737

d)

March 17, 1931

25.

How old was the Queen when she became officially Monarch?

a)

17

b)

20

c)

25

d)

27

26.

When did Chicago start dyeing the river green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.?

a)

1934

b)

1959

c)

1962

d)

2001

27.

Which fictional character lives at 221 B Baker Street in London?

a)

Peter Pan

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

James Bond

d)

Winnie-the- Pooh

28.

Which of the Hollywood star is not of Irish origin ?

a)

Oliwia Wilde

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Kristen Bell

d)

Margot Robbie

29.

How many languages are spoken in Lodon ?

a)

150-200

b)

200-250

c)

250-300

d)

over 300

30.

What is Leprechaun in Irish folklore ?

a)

a fairy in the form of a tiny old man often with a cocked hat and leather apron

b)

is a legendary monster usually depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being

c)

a supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form

d)

a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures