Irish Eyes

1. How many kingdoms was early Celtic IrelandD. Follow the trail of Lucky Charms
divided into?C. Follow the sound of his shoemaker's hammer
A. 150TRIVIA: A leprechaun looks like a very small, old
B. 15man (about 2 feet tall). According to legend,
C. 5leprechauns are aloof and unfriendly, live alone,
D. 1and pass the time making shoes...they also
A. 150possess a hidden pot of gold. If caught, he can be
TRIVIA: Early Celtic Ireland was divided into 150forced (with the threat of bodily violence) to
local kingdoms ruled by 5 provincial kings and onereveal the whereabouts of his treasure, but the
High King. So in a way all the answers werecaptor must keep their eyes on him. If the
correct except "15" of course!captor's eyes leave the leprechaun (and he often
2. What lies on top of an Irish Coffee?tricks them into looking away), he vanishes and all
A. Coffeehopes of finding the treasure are lost.
B. Whiskey7. Which Irish Saint is said to have discovered
C. CreamAmerica a thousand years before Columbus?
D. LiqueurA. Saint Brendan
C. CreamB. Saint Patrick
TRIVIA: That was a tricky one, wasn't it! ExceptC. Saint Angela
for the fanatics of course...D. Saint Christopher
3. Where did the "white" potato, otherwise knownA. Saint Brendan
as the Irish potato, first originate?TRIVIA: An Irish monk(486?-578?), he was
A. Irelandeducated under monastic influences and became a
B. Spainpriest, but was filled with a great desire to travel.
C. South AmericaHis traditional feast day is May 16.
D. North America8. What is the official emblem of Ireland?
C. South AmericaA. Shamrock
TRIVIA: It originated in the Andean Mountains. InB. Leprechaun
1532 the Spanish arrived in north Peru and it isC. Harp
speculated that they brought the potato toD. Emerald
Europe in the second half of the 16th century.C. Harp
4. What is the Capital of Ireland?TRIVIA: The harp is the official Emblem of
A. CorkIreland, not the Shamrock. The handheld harp was
B. Dublinplayed by ancient Celts.
C. Galway9. What does the circle in the centre of the celtic
D. Limerickcross represent?
B. DublinA. The Sun
TRIVIA: It is not only the capital but also theB. The circle of life
largest city with a population (1996) of 953,000.C. The Island of Ireland
Cork is the second largest city and a major port,D. A snake swallowing its tail
with a population of 180,000. Other cities andA. The Sun
towns include Limerick (79,000) and GalwayTRIVIA: How many Lion King fans said the circle
(57,000).of life?
5. What is hurling?10. Legend has it that Saint Patrick drove what
A. A traditional Irish danceout of Ireland?
B. Hurling is a major Irish portA. Frogs
C. A traditional Irish sportB. Turtles
D. What happens after a traditional Irish pastime.C. Snakes
C. A traditional Irish sportD. Fish
TRIVIA: In hurling a ball, called a sliotar, is caughtC. Snakes
on a hurley, or stick, and carried, or hurled intoTRIVIA: Legend has it that he gave a sermon
the opponent's goal. Irish mythology has tales offrom a hilltop that drove all the snakes from
the warrior Cú Chulainn and other legendaryIreland -- supposedly they all went into the sea
heroes who were expert hurlers.and drowned. Of course, no snakes were ever
6. Everyone knows that leprechauns are Irishnative to Ireland, and some people think this is a
fairies, but do you know how to track one down?metaphor for the conversion of the pagans. The
A. Follow the rainbowsnake was a revered pagan symbol, and perhaps
B. Follow the yellow brick roadthis was a figurative tale alluding to the fact that
C. Follow the sound of his shoemaker's hammerhe drove paganism out of Ireland.