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Quiz about Wicklow The Garden of Ireland

Wicklow - The Garden of Ireland Quiz

How about a trip around the Garden of Ireland and see what you know about this county?

A multiple-choice quiz by SionnachIrl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
SionnachIrl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,009

Updated
Feb 18 24

# Qns
10

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7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the Irish name for County Wicklow? Hint

Contae U�bh Fhail�

Contae Loch Garman

Contae Chill Mhant�in

Contae Th�r Eoghain

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where in County Wicklow can St. Kevin's Monastery be found? Hint

Glendalough

Greystones

Blessington

Rathnew

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the highest mountain in County Wicklow? Hint

Mullaghcleevaun

Lugnaquilla

Slievemaan

Conavalla

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which province of Ireland is County Wicklow located? Hint

Munster

Ulster

Leinster

Connacht

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Question 5 of 10

5. The highest continuously flowing waterfall in Ireland is located in Co. Wicklow. Name the waterfall. Hint

Ashleagh Waterfall

Maghera Waterfall

Torc Waterfall

Powerscourt Waterfall

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following counties does not have a border with County Wicklow? Hint

Carlow

Dublin

Kilkenny

Wexford

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are the colours of the County Wicklow flag? Hint

Blue and green

Blue and yellow

Orange and brown

Pink and silver

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ardmore Studios can be found in which County Wicklow town? Hint

Newtownmountkennedy

Bray

Roundwood

Hollywood

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Question 9 of 10

9. The BBC series "Ballykissangel" was filmed in which County Wicklow town? Hint

Laragh

Baltinglass

Avoca

Rathnew

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is Poulaphouca village primarily known for? Hint

Site of first Irish swimming pool

Hydroelectric generating station

Annual fishing festival

Monolithic tombs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the Irish name for County Wicklow?

Answer: Contae Chill Mhant�in

Wicklow is the fourth largest of the twelve counties of Leinster. Contae U�bh Fhail� is County Offaly, Contae Loch Garman is County Wexford and Contae Th�r Eoghain is County Tyrone.

2. Where in County Wicklow can St. Kevin's Monastery be found?

Answer: Glendalough

St. Kevin is known to be the founder Glendalough. He was also the city's original abbot. It is here he built the monastery after moving from Dublin to avoid monks who became followers of the Saint. St. Kevin is the patron saint of Kilnamanagh, a town in County Dublin.

3. What is the highest mountain in County Wicklow?

Answer: Lugnaquilla

Lugnaquilla is the tallest peak in Wicklow and can be found in the Wicklow Mountains. It is one of Ireland's highest mountains at 925 meters. Lugnaquilla takes its name from the Irish "Log na Coille", which means "hollow of the wood".

4. In which province of Ireland is County Wicklow located?

Answer: Leinster

Wicklow is the seventeenth largest Irish county. There are four provinces in the island of Ireland: Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht.

5. The highest continuously flowing waterfall in Ireland is located in Co. Wicklow. Name the waterfall.

Answer: Powerscourt Waterfall

Powerscourt Waterfall can be found at Enniskerry and is a horsetail type waterfall. It is approximately 397 feet high. It has just one drop and is ranked as the 687th highest in the world.

6. Which of the following counties does not have a border with County Wicklow?

Answer: Kilkenny

County Wicklow has borders with four of the twelve counties of Leinster; they are Dublin, Carlow, Wexford and Kildare. The county also has a coastline on the Irish Sea.

7. What are the colours of the County Wicklow flag?

Answer: Blue and yellow

The Wexford flag is rectangular in shape and it is made up of one blue and one yellow vertical stripe. The Irish county flags take their colours from the kit worn by the county's Gaelic Athletic Association football teams.

8. Ardmore Studios can be found in which County Wicklow town?

Answer: Bray

Bray is the fourth largest town in Ireland and it is here that you will find Ardmore Studios. The studios were founded by Emmet Dalton, and such films as "Excalibur" and "Braveheart" were shot in these studios.

9. The BBC series "Ballykissangel" was filmed in which County Wicklow town?

Answer: Avoca

Avoca is a small village located on the Avoca River and is near Arklow town. It is here that "Ballykissangel" was filmed. The town is also famous for its copper mines which operated from around 1720-1982.

10. What is Poulaphouca village primarily known for?

Answer: Hydroelectric generating station

The reservoir was created by damming the River Liffey in the late 1944 to supply Dublin with water. Poulaphouca was the second hydroelectric station to be built in Ireland after Ardnacrusha on the Shannon River. Poulaphouca means "The Ghost's or Devil's Hole" in English.

Source: Author SionnachIrl

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