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In 1951 which film was shot on location in Cong,
County Mayo and directed by John Ford?
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The Quiet Man
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Is a bodhran a drum or a fiddle?
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Drum
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Armagh 'The Orchard County', is known for which
fruit?
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Apple
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What does GAA stand for?
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Gaelic Athletic Association
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Which actress played the part of Mary Kate
Danaher in "The Quiet Man"?
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Maureen O' Hara
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By what other name is the Liffey Bridge in
Dublin known as?
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Ha'penny Bridge
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What lies on top of an Irish Coffee?
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Cream
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"Dancing at Lughnasa" was written by which Irish
playwright?
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Brian Friel
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What traditional instrument does Sharon Corr (of
The Corrs) play?
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Fiddle
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Who received the title "Rose of Tralee 2000" in
the Dome, Tralee on 22 August 2001?
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Róisín Egenton
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In the legend of the Fianna, what was the Land
of Eternal Youth?
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Tír Na Nóg
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Between 1849 and 1920, which port in County Cork
was known as Queenstown?
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Cobh
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What did Lir turn his wife Aoife into after he
discovered what she had done to his children?
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A Vulture
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Which bird is said to be "king of the
birds"?
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The wren
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What are the Twelve Bens?
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Mountains
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In 1986 which Bob received an honorary
knighthood after founding Band Aid?
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Geldof
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Which Irish city is also known as "the city of
the tribes"?
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Galway
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Which island off Cork has an observatory of
migratory birds?
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Clear Island
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In which city is the Irish soap "Fair City"
set?
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Dublin
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Where in the Shannon estuary were transatlantic
crossings initially made?
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Foynes
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In which town in Co. Roscommon is the Irish
Famine Museum?
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Strokestown
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Which Irish girl was the runner-up in the
Channel 4 series "Big Brother in 2000?
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Anna Nolan
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What is the name of the fictional town in
Donegal where most of Brian Friel's plays are
set?
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Ballybeg
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In which museum is the Tara Brooch?
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National History Museum, Dublin
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Which is the most famous title at the Tralee
festival?
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The Rose of Tralee
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Who duetted with Westlife on Against All
Odds?
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Mariah Carey
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Which Irish Saint is said to have discovered
America a thousand years before Columbus?
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Saint Brendan
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In the Irish broadcasting company RTE, what does
the R stand for?
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Radio
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What music conpetition did the priests from
Father Ted once enter?
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The Eurovision Song Contest
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Which shellfish is the theme of a Galway Bay
festival at the start of the season?
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Oysters
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What does the circle in the centre of the celtic
cross represent?
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The Sun
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What was the Irish Examiner previously
called?
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The Cork Examiner
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What commodity were Ireland the largest exporter
of in early 2000?
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Computer software
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The Crying Game won which Oscar for Neil
Jordon's film
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Screenplay
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A Samuel Beckett and an American situation
comedy have the same title, what is it?
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Happy Days
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What character from radio, literary, film and
comic strip has been played by an Englishman,
Scotsman, Australian, and Irishman?
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James Bond
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A traditional Irish stew contains which
meat?
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Lamb (traditionally kid)
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Which children's computer animated film used the
song 'The Boys are Back in Town?' by Thin Lizzy
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Toy Story
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To make an Irish coffee , what alcohol
ingredient would you use
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Whiskey
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Which Irishman has presented the Eurovision Song
Contest for the BBC since 1978?
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Terry Wogan
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