Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Tiocfaidh m'athair a shí ógó, anuas fán tráigh a h-óbó. Is gheobhaidh sé mise 'mo bhradán bhog bháidhte, 'gabháil i tsáile i mBaile Leóil."
2. "Chuaigh mé chun aonaigh is dhíol mé mo bhó, ar chúig phunta airgid is ar ghiní bhuí óir. Má ólaim an t-airgead is má bhronnaim an t-ór..."
3. "Bhí móran daoine uasal ann, bhí tuatanaigh na h-Alban ann. Bhí 'n maistir scoile is an ministir ann, bhí an laoch Mac Amhlaigh ann."
4. Here's something in English. "All through the first part of the night, we did lie in sport and play."
5. "A mháithair mhín ó! cuir na roithléan go dtí mé. Tá cosa dubha dúbailte ar an dúlamán gaelach."
6. "Nuair a shilfeas a' fíon, beidh an long ar a' trádh..."
7. "And the rocks may melt and the seas may burn if I no more return..."
8. This song is about a selkie who has married a human. After many years, she finds her magic sealskin and returns to the sea. Which song am I talking about?
9. "There's no' but care on every hand. In every hour that passes, oh.
That signifies the life of man..."
10. "Tá bunadh a' tí 'na luí is tá mise liom féin. Tá na coiligh ag glaoch 's tá 'n saol ina gcodladh ach mé."
11. "D'oscail sí a beilín 'gus labhair sí Béarla. 'S é duirt sí 'Pray sir, and let me be.'"
12. "Winter is cold, spring melts the snow."
13. Which song begins "One evening fair, to take the air...?"
14. "Gabh thusa 'na mullaí 'gus mise 'na móinte, 's oró grá mo chroí, 's ca bith fear a leanfaidh sí bíodh sí go deo aige, cuach mo lon dubh buí."
15. Which Altan song title translates simply to "She's Your Granny"?
Source: Author
SuperRo
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
bullymom before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.