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Touring Ireland Trivia Quiz

There is nothing more enjoyable than touring Ireland, with its marvelous people and beautiful scenery. Can you identify these tourist locations?

A multiple-choice quiz by laranko5. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
laranko5

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
166,586

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2335

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 147 (12/15), driver88 (5/15), kjshear (15/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Blarney Castle is the most visited tourist spot in Ireland. It is situated outside of which major city? Hint

Derry

Dublin

Cork

Galway

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Question 2 of 15

2. The best selling book "Angela's Ashes" was an autobiography set in which Irish city? Hint

Belfast

Limerick

Tipperary

Letterkenny

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which city boasts about Christopher Columbus stopping there prior to a voyage to the North Atlantic Ocean? Hint

Killarney

Galway

Cork

Dingle

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which medieval city is famous for its black marble, abbey, and restored Castle ? Hint

Kilkenny

Kinsdale

Westport

Ashford

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Question 5 of 15

5. The beautiful tour of the Ring Of Kerry originates in which area? Hint

Tullamore

Kilkenny

Killarney

Tralee

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Question 6 of 15

6. While traveling through Sligo, be sure to stop to see the tombstone of which Nobel prize-winning poet? Hint

W.B. Yeats

Brendan Behan

Robert Burns

James Joyce

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Question 7 of 15

7. The city of Waterford is world-renowned for its magnificent crystal factory, but it is also the home of the Royal Tara China factory.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which Irish town was the last port of call for the Titanic? Hint

Cobh

Galway

Dublin

Derry

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Question 9 of 15

9. The Cliffs Of Moher are a majestic sight for tourists. What neighboring town is famous for its pubs featuring traditional Irish music? Hint

Bunratty

Westport

Doolin

Dingle

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which town is famous as the backdrop for the classic film "The Quiet Man"? Hint

Dublin

Cong

Roscommon

Donegal

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where is the famous Church and Shrine where an apparition of the Blessed Mary appeared in 1879? Hint

Wicklow

Armagh

Glenveagh

Knock

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Question 12 of 15

12. You have to take a ferry to visit this spot off the coast of Galway, where it is like going back in time to see the old traditional life with Gaelic spoken as the primary language. Hint

Tory Island

Arranmore Island

Isle Of Wight

The Aran Islands

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Question 13 of 15

13. The famed Guinness Brewery is situated in which city? Hint

Blarney

Derry

Cork

Dublin

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Question 14 of 15

14. John F. Kennedy traced his Irish ancestory to which area, where there is an arboretum dedicated to his memory? Hint

Westmeath

Wexford

Kilkenny

Cashel

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the popular attraction in County Antrim which consists of a pattern of large rocks going into the sea? Hint

Rockhall

The Giant's Causeway

The Celtic Crossing

Rock Of Cashel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Blarney Castle is the most visited tourist spot in Ireland. It is situated outside of which major city?

Answer: Cork

Legend has it that anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone will be blessed with the gift of gab!

2. The best selling book "Angela's Ashes" was an autobiography set in which Irish city?

Answer: Limerick

Frank McCourt's beautiful book is about growing up in poverty along the Shannon.

3. Which city boasts about Christopher Columbus stopping there prior to a voyage to the North Atlantic Ocean?

Answer: Galway

The western port of Galway was a popular destination for early sailors and traders. Columbus stopped at Galway before sailing off to Iceland and/or the Faroe Islands. He wrote of Galway several years later.

4. Which medieval city is famous for its black marble, abbey, and restored Castle ?

Answer: Kilkenny

The city boasts the history of its churches, castle, and abbey, and the modernism of its breweries.

5. The beautiful tour of the Ring Of Kerry originates in which area?

Answer: Killarney

Tourists start from Killarney to take the lovely 110 mile journey through the lakes and mountains, then return to enjoy the Killarney nightlife.

6. While traveling through Sligo, be sure to stop to see the tombstone of which Nobel prize-winning poet?

Answer: W.B. Yeats

The famous inscription reads "Cast a cold eye on life, on death Horseman, pass by!"

7. The city of Waterford is world-renowned for its magnificent crystal factory, but it is also the home of the Royal Tara China factory.

Answer: False

The Royal Tara Factory is in Galway.

8. Which Irish town was the last port of call for the Titanic?

Answer: Cobh

The famous port is also the site where the bodies from the tragic sinking of the Lusitania washed ashore. At the time the Titanic called there, it was called "Queenstown".

9. The Cliffs Of Moher are a majestic sight for tourists. What neighboring town is famous for its pubs featuring traditional Irish music?

Answer: Doolin

After viewing the cliffs, most visitors stay in Doolin to enjoy three great pubs which offer some of the best traditional music in Ireland.

10. Which town is famous as the backdrop for the classic film "The Quiet Man"?

Answer: Cong

John Ford's 1952 classic starring John Wayne was filmed among the beautiful landscapes in this town in County Mayo.

11. Where is the famous Church and Shrine where an apparition of the Blessed Mary appeared in 1879?

Answer: Knock

In 1979 Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass honoring the apparition's 100 year anniversary that was said to be attended by over a million people.

12. You have to take a ferry to visit this spot off the coast of Galway, where it is like going back in time to see the old traditional life with Gaelic spoken as the primary language.

Answer: The Aran Islands

A very quaint and enjoyable place; Irish life as it used to be.

13. The famed Guinness Brewery is situated in which city?

Answer: Dublin

At St. James Gate in Dublin, the famous brew has been made since 1759.

14. John F. Kennedy traced his Irish ancestory to which area, where there is an arboretum dedicated to his memory?

Answer: Wexford

The memorial is situated 6 miles from his ancestral home in Dunganstown.

15. What is the popular attraction in County Antrim which consists of a pattern of large rocks going into the sea?

Answer: The Giant's Causeway

Legend has it that Finn McCool tossed the rocks into the sea so he would not have to get his feet wet while walking to Scotland. The rocks are columns of basalt.

Source: Author laranko5

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