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1. Ireland gave us whiskey to celebrate with or drown our sorrows. Which of these, by the start of the 21st Century, was the world's oldest surviving whiskey brand?
2. If you are a sailor or outdoors person, an invention by Ireland's Francis Beaufort will be of great assistance. He invented a scale: What does it measure?
3. Should you ever overindulge in that great Irish beverage, whiskey, you might be grateful for an invention by James Murray. What was it?
4. Where in 1820 did an Irish explorer called Edward Bransfield go that no man had ever gone before?
5. In the middle of the 19th Century, a game that had developed in Ireland was introduced to England for play on lush green lawns and is hailed as the precursor of which game played worldwide?
6. With your Irish whiskey you might like to eat a little Irish cheese. What biscuit was it that Joseph Haughton invented in Dublin that goes so well with cheese?
7. Many people with cancer will have cause to be thankful for the pioneering work of an Irish scientist called John Joly. Which of these was it?
8. In 1959 businessman Joseph Murphy and associate Seamus Burke produced the world's first seasoned potato chips - aka crisps. Which of these was among the first blended flavours?
9. In the latter years of the 19th Century, an Irish man called John Robert Gregg invented something that revolutionised office work and the newspaper industry. What was it?
10. Samuel Haughton was an Irish doctor, so it may seem strange that he was the man who invented a better method of carrying out capital punishment. Which of these was it?
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