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Quiz about Famous places to visit in Ireland

Famous places to visit in Ireland Quiz

I'm planning a visit to Ireland. How many famous locations can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by lyonst. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lyonst

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,211

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. I am located in the southwest corner of Ireland. I am a circular trail, world-renowned for my amazing beauty, babbling rivers and lakes. What am I? Hint

The Ring of Cork

The Ring of Kerry

The Ring of Limerick

The Ring of Clare

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Question 2 of 10

2. I overlook the Atlantic Ocean and stretch for eight kilometres in length and rise up to 214 metres above the sea. What am I? Hint

Cliffs of Achill

Cliffs of Dover

Cliffs of Westport

Cliffs of Moher

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Question 3 of 10

3. My name means a rocky place and I am a destination for many archaeologists, botanists, geologists. I am a limestone plateau. What am I? Hint

The Burn

The Baron

The Burren

The Barren

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Question 4 of 10

4. I am a basalt formation, a World Heritage Site and National Nature Reserve. I am located just north of Belfast. What am I? Hint

The Giants Steps

The Giants Causeway

The Giants Passage

The Giants Toes

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Question 5 of 10

5. I am located in County Meath near the River Boyne. My name means Hill of Kings. What am I? Hint

Hill of Kells

Hill of Navan

Hill of Tara

Hill of Meath

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Question 6 of 10

6. I am situated right in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains National Park. My name means 'glen of the two lakes'. What am I? Hint

Glendalough

Glencree

Glenmalure

Lough Dan

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Question 7 of 10

7. I was used as fortress and royal seat beginning in the fourth century and I was visited by St. Patrick in the year 450. What am I? Hint

Rock of Cashel

Rock of Ages

Rock of Gibraltar

Rock of Kings

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Question 8 of 10

8. I was erected between 1200 and 1270. The writer and satirist Jonathan Swift was dean here from 1713-45. What am I? Hint

St. David's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Andrew's Cathedral

St. Georges Cathedral

9. Local legend has it that I was reddened by the blood of the last serpent in Ireland, which St. Patrick reputedly slew. I have been a centre of pilgrimage since at least the 12th century. What am I? Hint

Lough Rynn

Loch Ness

Lough Derg

Lough Key

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Question 10 of 10

10. I was erected as a stone castle in the thirteenth century and was home to the Butlers, the Earls and Dukes of Ormondemy. The Cats hail from here and are famous for the game of Hurling. What am I? Hint

Cork Castle

Killarney Castle

Kilkenny Castle

Dublin Castle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I am located in the southwest corner of Ireland. I am a circular trail, world-renowned for my amazing beauty, babbling rivers and lakes. What am I?

Answer: The Ring of Kerry

County Kerry is called The Kingdom. It is home to Killarney and the amazing Ring of Kerry, which attracts huge numbers of visitors from both near and far each year.

2. I overlook the Atlantic Ocean and stretch for eight kilometres in length and rise up to 214 metres above the sea. What am I?

Answer: Cliffs of Moher

The cliffs of Moher are in County Clare. They reach dramatic heights overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. They are home to one of the major colonies of cliff-nesting sea birds in Ireland. The area was designated as a Refuge for Fauna in 1988 and as a Special Protection Area for Birds under the EU Birds Directive in 1989.

3. My name means a rocky place and I am a destination for many archaeologists, botanists, geologists. I am a limestone plateau. What am I?

Answer: The Burren

Located in County Clare close to the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren covers an area of over one-hundred square miles. One of the most common mammals in Ireland, the Irish Hare (Lepus Timidus), can be found all over the Burren.

4. I am a basalt formation, a World Heritage Site and National Nature Reserve. I am located just north of Belfast. What am I?

Answer: The Giants Causeway

The Giants Causeway is one of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist attractions. It is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.

5. I am located in County Meath near the River Boyne. My name means Hill of Kings. What am I?

Answer: Hill of Tara

The Hill of Tara is an archaeological complex that contains a number of ancient monuments. It is located near the River Boyne and measures 318 metres north-south by 264 metres east-west. It is enclosed by an internal ditch and external bank.

6. I am situated right in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains National Park. My name means 'glen of the two lakes'. What am I?

Answer: Glendalough

Glendalough is located just south of Dublin in County Wicklow and includes a famous Monastic Site. It is also known as the 'City of the Seven Churches'. It was originally founded by St. Kevin, when the valley was part of Ireland's Golden Age.

7. I was used as fortress and royal seat beginning in the fourth century and I was visited by St. Patrick in the year 450. What am I?

Answer: Rock of Cashel

Cashel in County Tipperary is home to one of Ireland's great historical sites, the Rock of Cashel. It was once the seat of the Kings of Munster. It is also known as St. Patrick's Rock and the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries.

8. I was erected between 1200 and 1270. The writer and satirist Jonathan Swift was dean here from 1713-45. What am I?

Answer: St. Patrick's Cathedral

Saint Patrick, on his journey through Ireland, was said to have passed through Dublin. In a well close to where the modern cathedral stands, he is reputed to have baptised converts from paganism to Christianity.

Answer: Lough Derg

Lough Derg is located in County Donegal. It is best known for St Patrick's Purgatory, an ascetic pilgrimage to the Augustinian monastery on Station Island in the lake. The lake itself is about 890 hectares or 2200 acres in size.

Answer: Kilkenny Castle

At the time of the Norman Invasion of Ireland, in 1172, a wooden fortress was built by Strongbow in what became known for a time as Englishtown. It later was named Kilkenny Castle.

Source: Author lyonst

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