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Limerick-ally Challenged Trivia Quiz

There once was a man from Galway...who gave me ten Irish phrases today...CAPITALISED WORDS rearrange...to bring about change...in this limerick-ally challenged wordplay!

A multiple-choice quiz by Plodd. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Plodd

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
381,119

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
927

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mrs Boyle from Tralee was a crony
Broke her ARM as her joints were quite bony
As SHOCK took her over
She found a four leaf clover
For good luck, as she felt such a phoney.

Answer: (Eight letters - Irish emblem)

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Question 2 of 10

2. In winter we ate great bowls of mutton
Greedy pig, I became such a glutton
But a wind from the WEST
Chilled our bones, I'll attest
In warm houses we were better off shut-in.

Answer: (Four letters - Irish food)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Now Paddy was singing a ditty
'Bout a girl with green eyes who was pretty
She danced a MAD REEL
With a laugh and a squeal
Then fell on her face, what a pity!

Answer: (Seven letters - Irish colour)

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Question 4 of 10

4. A little green man who was old
Stole a bag full of hidden gold
HE found a PLACE to RUN
Chased by garda with gun
For the law they were trying to uphold.

Answer: (Ten letters - Irish legend)

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the snowy, cold mountains of Mourne
Drunk eejits were often airborne
They would SKI all day
With a WHEY, hey, hey!
Then drink gallons of booze until dawn.

Answer: (Seven letters - Irish tipple)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ma and PA were keen musicians you know
On their farm Gaelic music would flow
He'd BE playing his fiddle
As the PIGS danced a jiggle
Then into a tube he would mightily blow.

Answer: (Eight letters - Irish music)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Irish folk they can flatter and charm
With glib talk that will twist your arm
So LEARN BY your errors
They can be holy terrors
But they're harmless, so no need for alarm.

Answer: (Seven letters - Irish gift of the gab)

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Question 8 of 10

8. History books tell of Irishmen's fears
During a period which lasted for years
IF rations were light
'Cause of a deadly blight
Said "AMEN" at the back of their tears.

Answer: (Six letters - Irish history)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ancient poems passed down by the bards
Whose prose they would write on postcards
Smoking their only vice
As they ate MILK and RICE
Telling old tales of yore, with kind regards.

Answer: (Eight letters - Irish poetry)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The serving wench at my local is Jean
With a wail, she's the best that I've seen
It HAS BEEN a craic
But now I'll head back
To my home with ten kids and colleen.

Answer: (Seven letters - Irish spirit)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mrs Boyle from Tralee was a crony Broke her ARM as her joints were quite bony As SHOCK took her over She found a four leaf clover For good luck, as she felt such a phoney.

Answer: Shamrock

ARM + SHOCK = SHAMROCK

The emblems of Ireland include the Celtic cross, harp and shamrock. The shamrock is a type of clover and symbolic to the Irish as the three leaves are said to represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is also said to represent the luck o' the Irish!

2. In winter we ate great bowls of mutton Greedy pig, I became such a glutton But a wind from the WEST Chilled our bones, I'll attest In warm houses we were better off shut-in.

Answer: Stew

WEST = STEW

Irish stew is a popular and hearty meal, warming in winter although it can be eaten any time of year. Thick chunks of lamb, mutton or beef, potatoes, root vegetables and herbs are cooked in a meaty sauce and served in large quantities in front of a roaring fire.

3. Now Paddy was singing a ditty 'Bout a girl with green eyes who was pretty She danced a MAD REEL With a laugh and a squeal Then fell on her face, what a pity!

Answer: Emerald

MAD + REEL = EMERALD

Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle. Slightly higher than average rainfall and the addition of mild temperatures due to the warm Gulf Stream make this a very verdant country.

4. A little green man who was old Stole a bag full of hidden gold HE found a PLACE to RUN Chased by garda with gun For the law they were trying to uphold.

Answer: Leprechaun

HE + PLACE + RUN = LEPRECHAUN

The small leprechaun has been a part of Irish folklore for centuries. Said to hoard a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, these little shoemakers love nothing better than drinking and getting into mischief.

5. On the snowy, cold mountains of Mourne Drunk eejits were often airborne They would SKI all day With a WHEY, hey, hey! Then drink gallons of booze until dawn.

Answer: Whiskey

SKI + WHEY = WHISKEY

Irish whiskey has been made since the 12th century by combining malted and unmalted barley. Established in 1784 in Northern Ireland, Old Bushmills is the oldest licensed distillery in the world.

6. Ma and PA were keen musicians you know On their farm Gaelic music would flow He'd BE playing his fiddle As the PIGS danced a jiggle Then into a tube he would mightily blow.

Answer: Bagpipes

PA + BE + PIGS = BAGPIPES

Bagpipes have been played in Ireland since the 11th century or even earlier. Known more popularly as the uilleann pipes, they differ a lot to their Scottish Highland cousins. The latter are military instruments played standing up and for outdoor use. Uilleann pipes are for social indoor use and are played sitting down.

7. Irish folk they can flatter and charm With glib talk that will twist your arm So LEARN BY your errors They can be holy terrors But they're harmless, so no need for alarm.

Answer: Blarney

LEARN + BY = BLARNEY

Irish folk are known to have a mischievous sense of humour with a touch of the blarney. Blarney is a type of charming and persuasive talk, used to cajole, flatter and twist people's arms. If you kiss the Blarney Stone near Cork, you will be forever endowed with the gift of the gab.

8. History books tell of Irishmen's fears During a period which lasted for years IF rations were light 'Cause of a deadly blight Said "AMEN" at the back of their tears.

Answer: Famine

IF + AMEN = FAMINE

The Irish Potato Famine took place between 1845-1852. Potato has been a staple part of the Irish diet for centuries and the crop between these dates failed to grow. This led to widespread hunger and starvation with the death of approximately one million people, and a further million people seeking a better life by emigrating to North America.

9. Ancient poems passed down by the bards Whose prose they would write on postcards Smoking their only vice As they ate MILK and RICE Telling old tales of yore, with kind regards.

Answer: Limerick

MILK + RICE = LIMERICK

Limericks are five line nonsense poems, believed to have originated from Limerick, a city in the mid-west of Ireland. The first, second, and fifth lines have seven to ten syllables with a rhyming end and the same rhythm. The shorter third and fourth lines are a couplet, both having five to seven syllables which rhyme at the end and have the same rhythm.

10. The serving wench at my local is Jean With a wail, she's the best that I've seen It HAS BEEN a craic But now I'll head back To my home with ten kids and colleen.

Answer: Banshee

HAS + BEEN = BANSHEE

A banshee is a spirit from Irish folklore that takes on a female form, either young and beautiful or old and ugly. If you hear a banshee wail, this signifies there will be a death in your family. If your own colleen catches you up to naughty business with the local barmaid, to be sure she will start wailing like a banshee when you return home plastered. So stop acting the maggot and look after yer kith 'n kin, you plonker!

Source: Author Plodd

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