Ireland Questionnaire

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Its the countrys oldest city and the 5th largest. It is situated

on the southeast coast and it

retains its Viking-derived name

Vedrarfjord.

The city lies close to the

wild Atlantic coast of south-

west Ireland. It is an area

of spectacular natural beauty.

ESO CULTURE TEST IRELAND

A.A.A.A. Ireland is made up of 4 historic regions: ULSTERULSTERULSTERULSTER, bordering Northern Ireland; CONNAUGHTCONNAUGHTCONNAUGHTCONNAUGHT, in the West; LEINSTERLEINSTERLEINSTERLEINSTER, in the East; and MUNSTERMUNSTERMUNSTERMUNSTER, in the Southwest. The country covers five-sixths of the Island, with Northern Ireland (part of the UK) covering the remainder in the northeast. Write the names of the regions on the map.

B.B.B.B. Read the information about these cities and write their names on the right picture. Then mark them on the map.

This city is 195 km west of Dublin

and is 105 km from both Cork to

the south and Galway to the north. It is one of the country's main tourist destinations.

A major Irish seaport, this city is

located in the south and it is the

2nd largest in the country. The

River Lee flows through it in 2

channels, forming a central island,

where the city centre is.


TEST 1. What is the official name of the country? ___________________________________ 2. What is the capital city? ___________________________________ 3. How many counties are there? ___________________________________ 4. What type of government is there? ___________________________________ 5. Who is the head of state? ___________________________________ 6. What is the official currency? ___________________________________ 7. What is the national anthem? ___________________________________ 8. How many inhabitants has it got? ___________________________________ 9. What colours is the national flag? ___________________________________ 10. Who is the current president of the Republic? _________________________________ 11. When did the country become independent? ___________________________________ 12. What are the official languages? ___________________________________ 13. How are the Irish-speaking areas in the country known as? ____________________ 14. Which river goes through Dublin? ___________________________________ 15. What are the symbols of the country? ___________________________________ 16. What is Irelands most famous drink? ___________________________________ 17. Who is the patron saint? ___________________________________ 18. When is the national day? ___________________________________ 19. What are leprechauns? ___________________________________ 20. Where is the Blarney Stone? ___________________________________ 21. What is hurling? ___________________________________ 22. What happened in 1845 that resulted in many deaths and immigration? ___________ 23. What is the longest river in Ireland? ___________________________________

FAMOUS IRISH PEOPLE 1. Guess the people.

WRITERS

1. ______________________ wrote Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses.

2. ______________________ wrote The Importance of Being Earnest, The Canterville Ghost and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

3. ______________________ wrote Dracula 4. ______________________ wrote Gullivers Travels.

ACTORS

5. ______________________ acted in The Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the Father, Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood, etc.

6. ______________________ acted in Goldeneye, Mars Attacks!, Robinson Crusoe, Tomorrow Never Dies, Mamma Mia!, The Ghost Writer, Evelyn,

7. ______________________ acted in Minority Report, Phone Booth, Alexander, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Scrubs,


MUSICIANS

2. Match each singer/group with their best-known songs.

Singer/Group Best-known songs

1. U2 A A A A ---- Orinoco Flow, Storms in Africa, Book of Days, Cursum Perficio, Orinoco Flow, Storms in Africa, Book of Days, Cursum Perficio, Orinoco Flow, Storms in Africa, Book of Days, Cursum Perficio, Orinoco Flow, Storms in Africa, Book of Days, Cursum Perficio,

Watermark, A Day without Rain, Watermark, A Day without Rain, Watermark, A Day without Rain, Watermark, A Day without Rain,

2. Enya B B B B ---- Runaway, Breathless, What Can I Do, Forgiven Nor Forgotten, Lough Runaway, Breathless, What Can I Do, Forgiven Nor Forgotten, Lough Runaway, Breathless, What Can I Do, Forgiven Nor Forgotten, Lough Runaway, Breathless, What Can I Do, Forgiven Nor Forgotten, Lough

Erin Shore, Erin Shore, Erin Shore, Erin Shore,

3. The Cranberries C C C C ---- Nothing compares 2 U, The EmperorNothing compares 2 U, The EmperorNothing compares 2 U, The EmperorNothing compares 2 U, The Emperor''''s New Clothes, The Last Day of s New Clothes, The Last Day of s New Clothes, The Last Day of s New Clothes, The Last Day of

Our Acquaintance, Thank You For Hearing Me, Our Acquaintance, Thank You For Hearing Me, Our Acquaintance, Thank You For Hearing Me, Our Acquaintance, Thank You For Hearing Me,

4. The Corrs D D D D ---- Sunday BloodySunday BloodySunday BloodySunday Bloody Sunday, Where the Streets Have no Name, Sunday, Where the Streets Have no Name, Sunday, Where the Streets Have no Name, Sunday, Where the Streets Have no Name, I Still I Still I Still I Still

HavenHavenHavenHavent Found What It Found What It Found What It Found What Im Looking For, With or Without You, m Looking For, With or Without You, m Looking For, With or Without You, m Looking For, With or Without You,

5. Sinad OConnor E E E E ---- Zombie, I CanZombie, I CanZombie, I CanZombie, I Cant Be without You, Animal Instinct, Salvation, t Be without You, Animal Instinct, Salvation, t Be without You, Animal Instinct, Salvation, t Be without You, Animal Instinct, Salvation,

3. What do these expressions in Irish Gaelic mean?

1.- Pg mo thin! ________________ /po:g m ho:(i)n/

2.- Slinte! ________________ /slan/

3.- irinn go Brch! _________________ /rn br/

4.- Craic ________________ /krak/

5.- Eejit ________________ /idt/

6.- Taoiseach _______________ /+k/

7.- Filte! ________________ /flt/

4. What are these placenames in English?

1.1.1.1. BBBBaile aile aile aile tha tha tha tha CCCCliathliathliathliath

2.2.2.2. Port LPort LPort LPort Lirgeirgeirgeirge

3.3.3.3. LuimneachLuimneachLuimneachLuimneach

4.4.4.4. CorcaighCorcaighCorcaighCorcaigh

5.5.5.5. GaillimhGaillimhGaillimhGaillimh

6.6.6.6. Cill ChainnighCill ChainnighCill ChainnighCill Chainnigh

7.7.7.7. Cill DaraCill DaraCill DaraCill Dara

8.8.8.8. SligeachSligeachSligeachSligeach

9.9.9.9. CiarraCiarraCiarraCiarra

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