Trivia quiz about Ireland with answers
What is the capital city of Ireland?
Answer: Dublin
What is the name of Ireland’s highest mountain?
Answer: Carrauntoohil
What is the name of Ireland’s national
airline?
Answer: Aer Lingus
What is the name of the river that runs through Dublin?
Answer: River Liffey
What is the name of the most famous university in
Dublin?
Answer: Trinity College
What is the name of the Irish soccer team?
Answer: Republic of Ireland
What is the Irish language called in Irish?
Answer: Gaeilge
What is the name of the iconic Irish stout?
Answer: Guinness
What is the name of the famous Irish whiskey brand?
Answer: Jameson
Who was the first President of Ireland?
Answer: Douglas Hyde
What is the name of the famous Irish rock band?
Answer: U2
What is the name of the Irish currency that was
replaced by the euro?
Answer: Irish pound
What is the name of the national emblem of Ireland?
Answer: Shamrock
What is the name of the famous medieval Irish book that
is housed in Trinity College?
Answer: Book of Kells
What is the name of the famous Irish poet who wrote
“The Waste Land”?
Answer: T.S. Eliot
What is the name of the famous Irish singer known for
his ballads and protest songs?
Answer: Christy Moore
What is the name of the largest stadium in Ireland?
Answer: Croke Park
What is the name of the famous Irish castle that is now
a luxury hotel?
Answer: Ashford Castle
What is the name of the river that forms part of the
border between Ireland and Northern Ireland?
Answer: River Foyle
What is the name of the famous Irish whiskey distillery
located in Cork?
Answer: Midleton
What is the name of the famous Irish playwright who
wrote “The Importance of Being Earnest”?
Answer: Oscar Wilde
What is the name of the famous Irish singer known as
the “Queen of Ireland”?
Answer: Dana
What is the name of the Irish festival that celebrates
the life and works of James Joyce?
Answer: Bloomsday
What is the name of the famous Irish golfer who won
three major championships in 2007-2008?
Answer: Padraig Harrington
What is the name of the famous Irish poet who wrote
“The Second Coming”?
Answer: W.B. Yeats
What is the name of the famous Irish author who wrote
the “Artemis Fowl” series of books?
Answer: Eoin Colfer
What is the name of the famous Irish folk band known
for their hit song “Whiskey in the Jar”?
Answer: The Dubliners
What is the name of the famous Irish actor who played
James Bond in seven films?
Answer: Pierce Brosnan
What is the name of the famous Irish singer known for
her hit song “Nothing Compares 2 U”?
Answer: Sinead O'Connor
What is the name of the famous Irish folk song about a
woman who spins linen?
Answer: “The Spinning Wheel”
What is the name of the famous Irish playwright who
wrote “Waiting for Godot”?
Answer: Samuel Beckett
