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WorksheetsAll About Ireland Chapters 4 and 5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
This is an ancient temple in County Meath, near the east coast of Ireland.
Pyramids of Giza
Newgrange
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Halicarnassus
This is the date when the sun shines through the hole of Newgrange and lights the floor of its passage.
21st of June
The Summer Solstice
21st of December
Spring equinox
How old is the Newgrange?
500000 years old
50000 years old
500 years old
5000 years old
This is a beautiful medieval manuscript containing the four Gospels of the New Testament.
The Bible
The Gütenberg Bible
The Book of Kells
The Papyrus Scrolls of Alexandria
Where is the Book of Kells exhibited right now?
Trinity College Library
Oxford University Library
Cambridge University Library
Harvard University Library
This castle near Cork receives over 200,000 visitors a year.
Alcázar of Segovia
Sandringham Palace
Glamis Castle
Blarney Castle
Why do a lot of people visit the Blarney Castle?
Because of a special stone found in the castle complex
Because of its sheer size
Because it also serves as an amusement park
Because it is where the Irish Royal Family lives
What happens when one kisses the Blarney stone?
People believe it provides good luck
One can speak with great eloquence
One will receive mystical powers
People think it cures diseases
It is a replica of a ship that journeyed Irish immigrants.
RMS Titanic
RMS Olympic
Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship
RMS Britannic
Who was the owner of the Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship?
John Smith
John Munn
Jeanie Johnston
John McCarthy
The Famine Sculptures found in River Liffey are sculpted by?
Diego Velázquez
Rowan Gillespie
Henry Moore
Edvard Munch
A male fairy wearing green jackets and hats are called as?
Unicorns
Leprechauns
Wisps
Elfs
What do leprechauns usually do?
Collect gold coins in a pot
Make shoes
Play tricks on humans
Befriend humans
What happens if a human catches a leprechaun?
He gets the leprechaun's pot of gold
He gets three wishes
The human will be cursed
The human will become a leprechaun as well
She is a female spirit in Irish mythology.
Abnoba
Artio
Sinann
Banshee
What does a Banshee do?
She escorts a person's spirit to the afterlife
She kills infants
She plays tricks on humans
Her screams are considered as a premonition of death
She is a jealous goddess married to Lir.
Aoife
Airdgeimm
Scathach
Cuchullain
What did Aoife do with Lir's children?
Cared for them wholeheartedly
Cursed and turned them into swans
Aoife became a loving mother to them
Aoife took care of them as they grew up
What was the only way for them to turn back to humans again?
Lir banishing Aoife
A sound of a bell of a new god
Aoife going back for them
Aoife loving them wholeheartedly
In the Tale of the Children of Lir, how were the children saved?
The arrival of Saint Patrick
Lir expelled Aoife
Christianity arrived in Ireland
Aoife died, so did her curse
Deformed babies by fairies according to Irish myths are called as?
Fairies
Elves
Leprechauns
Changelings
Why were young Irish mothers very vigilant over their new babies?
Because fairies might swap their babies
Because changelings are evil babies
Because leprechauns might take their babies away
Because changelings might eat their babies
What is the national symbol of Ireland?
The violin
The shamrock
The Harp
The leprechaun
Who was the leader and high priest of Irish blonde people?
Lir
Dagda
Aoife
Derravaragh
What was the main conflict in the tale of the Dagda's Harp?
The blonde and dark-haired people were at war
Dagda was a greedy God
The dark-haired people stole Dagda's magic harp
The blonde people killed Dagda
