Northern Ireland Trivia

1. Where would you find the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding site?

From Quiz Geographical Northern Ireland

Answer: Belfast

Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and was a major contributor to the linen and shipbuilding industry because of its geographical placement. Harland and Wolff were the builders of the ill-fated Titanic.

From Quiz Bangor, Northern Ireland

Answer: Down

Co. Down is the second most populated County of Northern Ireland with Antrim being the first.

From Quiz County Tyrone

Answer: Donegal and Monaghan

It shares borders with Donegal to the west and Monaghan to the south. It also shares borders with the Northern Ireland counties of Londonderry and Fermanagh. Near Coalisland it has a shore on Lough Neagh.

From Quiz County Londonderry

Answer: Antrim and Tyrone

Londonderry also shares a border with Co. Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. Its north coast is washed by Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.

From Quiz County Down

Answer: Granite

The Mourne Mountains have been named as an "area of outstanding natural beauty". There are at least a dozen peaks in the mountains. Source: Wikipedia

From Quiz Northern Ireland

Answer: Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan

Northern Ireland was created as a division of the United Kingdom on 3rd May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It is found to the northeast of Ireland. Northern Ireland is home to the oldest whiskey distillery in the world, Bushmills, which was built in 1608.

From Quiz Armagh-ny Collection

Answer: South

County Armagh is a fertile area known as the Orchard County, with South Armagh being one of Western Europe's most militarised zones during The Troubles of the 1970s to the 1990s. Five of NI's six counties border Lough Neagh (pr Loch Nay). Anticlockwise from Armagh they are: Down, Antrim, Londonderry and Tyrone, with Fermanagh being the odd one out to the far west.

From Quiz Tyrone Trivia

Answer: Tyrone does not have a seacoast.

Tyrone does abut a large body of water; Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the United Kingdom. Lough Neagh has an area of about 153 square miles

From Quiz Norn Iron

Answer: River Lagan

The River Lagan divides the counties of Antrim and Down at several points, flowing from Slieve Croob in the Dromara Hills through Dromore, Lisburn and finally Belfast where it flows into Belfast Lough.

From Quiz Geographically Speaking - Northern Ireland

Answer: one sixth

The rest is the Republic of Ireland, also known as Eire.

From Quiz Geographical Northern Ireland

Answer: Lough Neagh

Lough is the equivalent of the Scottish Loch or lake. Lough Neagh is the biggest area of inland water in the UK and Ireland at 151 square miles.

From Quiz County Fermanagh

Answer: Limestone

The Marble Arch Caves are composed of limestone. They are part of a large cave system and were opened to the public in 1985. It is possible to tour them by boat or on foot.

From Quiz County Tyrone

Answer: Peatlands

That area is Peatlands. Peat is laid down over thousands of years as plants die down and are compressed. It varies from area to area according to which plants grew in the area. It has long been used as fuel and also produces a very fertile acidic soil.

From Quiz County Londonderry

Answer: The walls have never been breached.

Although Londonderry was attacked during the Siege of Derry in 1689 and several times since, the walls have never been breached. It is possible to walk round the walls which give a good view over the city.

From Quiz County Antrim

Answer: By volcanic action

The Giant's Causeway was formed as the result of three lava flows. Approximately 40,000 hexagonal columns were formed when molten lava met the sea water. There are several interesting formations such as the 'Giant's Chair', 'Giant's Organ' and the 'Wishing Chair'. It is a popular tourist destination.

From Quiz County Down

Answer: Slieve Donard

Slieve Donard, near Newcastle, is the highest at 849m (2785 ft). It is popular with walkers and climbers. It has part of the Mourne Wall, which is a dry stone wall about 2.5m high by 1m thick. It is 22 miles (35K) long and crosses 15 peaks. It took 18 years to build using traditional methods. S. Connedagh is 767m (2516 ft); S. Binnian is 747m (2451 ft); and S. Bearnagh is 727m (2385 ft).

From Quiz County Armagh

Answer: St. Patrick

The Church of Ireland (Anglican) Cathedral was built on the site of a monastic settlement in 445. It has been destroyed and rebuilt 17 times and was restored between 1834 and 1840. The Roman Catholic Cathedral had two architects involved in its building which resulted in the bottom half being built by Thomas Duff in the English Perpendicular Style, while the top half was built by J J McCarthy in the French Decorated Gothic style.

From Quiz Northern Ireland

Answer: Fermanagh

County Fermanagh is home to Upper and Lower Lough Erne. An important attraction in County Fermanagh is the Marble Arch Caves, through which one can take a short boat trip to see the stalactites. The county town is Enniskillen.

From Quiz Tyrone Trivia

Answer: Omagh

Omagh is also the largest town by population, an estimated 22,000 live there (local government figure, 2006). In contemporary Ulster, the counties do not have the same administrative importance they once had. In the early 1970s, the former Tyrone County Council was disbanded (along with many others in Northern Ireland). In its place the county gained four smaller 'district' councils', one in each of the towns mentioned in the question. The term 'county town' is, therefore, now more of a symbolic one.

From Quiz Norn Iron

Answer: Samson & Goliath

The Titanic sailed from Belfast to Southampton, carrying only crew and technical staff. The ship collected its first passengers at Southampton, later voyaging to Cherbourg, Queenstown, but never arriving in New York.

From Quiz Geographical Northern Ireland

Answer: Lagan

The Lagan is 43 miles long and rises on Slieve Croob in the Mourne Mountains. It then flows through Dromara, Donaghcloney and Dromore and exits into the sea at Belfast Lough.

From Quiz Bangor, Northern Ireland

Answer: Bregenz and Virginia Beach

Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, Austria. The city can be found on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, which is the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe. Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the state and hosts annual surfing and beach soccer competitions.

From Quiz County Fermanagh

Answer: Upper and Lower Lough Erne

The two lakes are Upper and Lower Lough Erne. The River Erne rises in the Republic of Ireland, widens out to form Upper Lough Erne, narrows for a stretch through Enniskillen, then broadens out again to form Lower Lough Erne, before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. The lakes are a tourist attraction with spectacular scenery, water sports and fishing.

From Quiz County Tyrone

Answer: Mt Sawel

Mt. Sawel is the highest mountain in the Sperrins At 678m (2224ft) and is on the border of County Tyrone and County Londonderry. It is mainly limestone and is popular with hill walkers. The other three mountains are also in the Sperrins.

From Quiz County Londonderry

Answer: River Foyle

Londonderry is situated on the River Foyle, which flows into Lough Foyle and thence into the Atlantic Ocean. The Lagan flows through Belfast and the Shannon and Liffey are both in the Republic of Ireland.

From Quiz County Antrim

Answer: It is a 'Vanishing Lake'.

Loughareema translates as 'The Vanishing Lake'. This lake is on chalk over peat as a result of which the lake fills up during wet weather when streams come down the mountain into it. During dry weather the water seeps down through the chalk and only the dry bed of the lake is visible.

From Quiz County Down

Answer: Slieve Croob

The Lagan rises on Slieve Croob and flows north through Lisburn and Belfast to enter Belfast Lough. The riverside at Belfast and Lisburn is developed with housing, restaurants and an arts centre. Brown trout and some salmon are fished, and rowing events are held.

From Quiz County Armagh

Answer: Road Bowls

Road Bowls is played in Armagh, Cork and some parts of the USA. It is played on country roads, usually on a Sunday afternoon. The players throw a 28oz (800gm) bowl or 'bullet' along the road. The fewest number of throws to complete the course is the winner. Curling is played by sliding stones across ice. Shinty is a Scottish game similar to the Irish hurling. Lastly, volleyball is an Olympic sport.

From Quiz Northern Ireland

Answer: Pound Sterling

The punt was the currency of the Republic of Ireland until it changed to the Euro in 1998. As Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, it uses the British currency.

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