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Geography, History & Politics (Part 1)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Ireland?

a)

Galway

b)

Cork

c)

Belfast

d)

Dublin

2.

What ocean lies to the west of Ireland?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

3.

What sea lies to the east of Ireland?

a)

Baltic Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Celtic Sea

d)

Irish Sea

4.

What is Ireland’s longest river?

a)

River Shannon

b)

River Liffey

c)

River Boyne

d)

River Lee

5.

What is the highest mountain in Ireland?

a)

Slieve Donard

b)

Carrauntoohil

c)

Croagh Patrick

d)

Mount Errigal

6.

Which province includes County Cork and Kerry?

a)

Connacht

b)

Leinster

c)

Munster

d)

Ulster

7.

Which province includes Dublin?

a)

Connacht

b)

Leinster

c)

Ulster

d)

Munster

8.

Which province includes Galway and Mayo?

a)

Ulster

b)

Connacht

c)

Leinster

d)

Munster

9.

Which province includes Antrim and Down?

a)

Munster

b)

Connacht

c)

Ulster

d)

Leinster

10.

What is the largest county in Ireland by area?

a)

County Mayo

b)

County Kerry

c)

County Galway

d)

County Cork

11.

What county is known for the Cliffs of Moher?

a)

County Clare

b)

County Kerry

c)

County Donegal

d)

County Limerick

12.

What is the name of the basalt columns in County Antrim?

a)

The Burren

b)

Giant’s Causeway

c)

Skellig Michael

d)

Ben Bulben

13.

What lake is the largest in Ireland and Northern Ireland?

a)

Lough Neagh

b)

Lough Corrib

c)

Lough Derg

d)

Lough Erne

14.

What city is known as the “Marble City”?

a)

Sligo

b)

Kilkenny

c)

Waterford

d)

Limerick

15.

What is the name of Dublin’s main river?

a)

River Liffey

b)

River Lee

c)

River Shannon

d)

River Boyne

16.

Which city is famous for its Spanish Arch?

a)

Kilkenny

b)

Galway

c)

Cork

d)

Dublin

17.

Which county is nicknamed the “Rebel County”?

a)

Louth

b)

Kerry

c)

Cork

d)

Tipperary

18.

What peninsula in Kerry is famous for scenery and the Ring road?

a)

Hook Peninsula

b)

Dingle Peninsula

c)

Beara Peninsula

d)

Iveragh Peninsula (Ring of Kerry)

19.

What is the smallest county in Ireland by area?

a)

Longford

b)

Carlow

c)

Louth

d)

Laois

20.

What island off Galway is known for traditional Irish culture and sweaters?

a)

Skellig Islands

b)

Saltee Islands

c)

Aran Islands

d)

Blasket Islands

21.

What is the official name of the country?

a)

Northern Ireland

b)

Republic of Britain

c)

Ireland (Éire)

d)

United Kingdom

22.

What year did Ireland become a republic?

a)

1998

b)

1949

c)

1922

d)

1916

23.

What is the Irish parliament called?

a)

Oireachtas

b)

Dáil Eireann

c)

Seanad Eireann

d)

Assembly

24.

What is the lower house of the Irish parliament called?

a)

Oireachtas

b)

Seanad Éireann

c)

Dáil Éireann

d)

Assembly

25.

What is the upper house of the Irish parliament called?

a)

Dáil Éireann

b)

Oireachtas

c)

Seanad Éireann

d)

Stormont

26.

Who is the head of state of Ireland?

a)

The President of Ireland

b)

The Taoiseach

c)

The Lord Mayor

d)

The Monarch

27.

Who is the head of government in Ireland?

a)

The President

b)

The Taoiseach (Prime Minister)

c)

The Chief Justice

d)

The Speaker

28.

What document is celebrated in 1916 for Irish independence?

a)

Proclamation of the Irish Republic

b)

Act of Union

c)

Anglo-Irish Treaty

d)

Good Friday Agreement

29.

What year did the Easter Rising occur?

a)

1922

b)

1916

c)

1949

d)

1998

30.

What agreement helped bring peace in Northern Ireland in 1998?

a)

Hillsborough Agreement

b)

Anglo-Irish Treaty

c)

Sunningdale Agreement

d)

Good Friday Agreement

31.

What stone is kissed for eloquence in County Cork?

a)

Blarney Stone

b)

Ogham Stone

c)

Standing Stone

d)

Pillar Stone

32.

What medieval book of illuminated manuscripts is in Trinity College?

a)

Book of Kells

b)

Annals of Ulster

c)

Book of Leinster

d)

Book of Durrow

33.

What famous battle site is associated with 1690 near Drogheda?

a)

Battle of Vinegar Hill

b)

Battle of Clontarf

c)

Battle of Aughrim

d)

Battle of the Boyne

34.

What ancient monument predates Stonehenge and the Pyramids?

a)

Poulnabrone Dolmen

b)

Rock of Cashel

c)

Newgrange

d)

Hill of Tara

35.

What famine devastated Ireland in the 1840s?

a)

The Great Famine

b)

The Grain Famine

c)

The Bread Famine

d)

The Winter Famine

36.

What is the national day of Ireland celebrated each March?

a)

St Patrick’s Day on 17 March

b)

Republic Day on 1 May

c)

Independence Day on 6 April

d)

Easter Monday each April

37.

Which symbol did St Patrick use to explain the Trinity?

a)

A shamrock with three leaves

b)

A harp with golden strings

c)

A Celtic cross of stone

d)

A tricolor flag of green

38.

What is Ireland’s national colour often worn at parades?

a)

Green across uniforms

b)

Blue on banners

c)

White for ceremonies

d)

Red for festivities

39.

What is the Irish language called in Irish?

a)

Erse by scholars

b)

Celtic tongue spoken

c)

Gaelic in English

d)

Gaeilge as native term

40.

What is the Irish constitution called in Irish?

a)

Treaty of Limerick

b)

Proclamation of 1916

c)

Dáil Éireann Charter

d)

Bunreacht na hÉireann

41.

Which traditional Irish musical instrument is a small handheld drum?

a)

Irish harp strings

b)

Bodhrán with beater

c)

Concertina squeezebox

d)

Tin whistle flute

42.

Which Irish dance show became world famous in the 1990s?

a)

GaelDance performance

b)

Celtic Beats showcase

c)

Riverdance on stages

d)

StepFest touring troupe

43.

Ireland’s national emblem (not the shamrock) is which instrument?

a)

The harp on seals

b)

The fiddle in sessions

c)

The drum in parades

d)

The pipes with bellows

44.

Which poet wrote the lyric poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree?

a)

Samuel Beckett, dramatist

b)

Patrick Kavanagh, farmer

c)

Seamus Heaney, laureate

d)

W. B. Yeats, Irish poet

45.

Which Dublin writer created the novel Ulysses?

a)

Brendan Behan from Dublin

b)

Jonathan Swift from Dublin

c)

Oscar Wilde from Dublin

d)

James Joyce from Dublin

46.

Which playwright wrote The Importance of Being Earnest?

a)

George Bernard Shaw

b)

Sean O’Casey, realist

c)

Samuel Beckett, absurdist

d)

Oscar Wilde, playwright

47.

Which Irish rock band sang the hit With or Without You?

a)

The Script trio

b)

U2 from Dublin

c)

Snow Patrol group

d)

Thin Lizzy band

48.

Which band is famous for the song Zombie?

a)

The Cranberries group

b)

U2 stadium band

c)

The Corrs siblings

d)

The Pogues ensemble

49.

Which singer became known as The Voice of Ireland on The Voice UK?

a)

Enya from studio work

b)

Niall Horan from X Factor

c)

Ronan Keating commonly

d)

Bono from U2 tours

50.

Which Irish instrument resembles bagpipes but uses a bellows?

a)

Bombarde reed pipes

b)

Northumbrian smallpipes

c)

Great Highland pipes

d)

Uilleann pipes tradition

51.

Which traditional Irish sport uses a stick called a hurley?

a)

Rounders bat game

b)

Camogie women’s code

c)

Hurling field game

d)

Gaelic football sport

52.

Which Irish sport is similar to soccer but played with hands and feet?

a)

Rugby union fifteen

b)

Gaelic football rules

c)

Association football

d)

Handball court play

53.

What is the main organisation for Irish sports like hurling and football?

a)

Sport Ireland agency

b)

IRFU rugby union

c)

FAI soccer body

d)

The GAA federation

54.

Explain why the shamrock was an effective symbol for teaching the Trinity.

a)

Green leaf linked to spring

b)

Ancient Celtic plant lore

c)

Three leaves show one plant

d)

Easier to draw for students

55.

Compare hurling and Gaelic football: which equipment difference is most important?

a)

Boots style versus studs

b)

Jersey colours versus stripes

c)

Pitch lines versus markings

d)

Hurley stick versus ball

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