Here is a chance to test your Irish I.Q. so grab a Guinness (or a bit of Jameson) and start searching for the answers of this Irish-Italian Trivia Quiz.
All fields of
knowledge are covered: arts, literature, history and some special questions
concerning Italy's links with the Emerald Isle.
A very special prize*
will be awarded to the first entry with all
15 questions answered
correctly.
You have l
week to send your entry, but remember the prize goes to the first correct entry received.
Write your answers only as a comment to
the blog, at the bottom of this post.
I will check the various entries but comments (your answers) will not be published until the
week is finished: Sunday morning March
24th, 10 a.m. Italian time.
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| Did you know an Italian began Ireland's bus service? |
The entries
and the Winner will be published here on Sunday evening, March 24. Subscribers to the
blog will know immediately on Sunday
evening if they have won. It is easy to sign
up as a subscriber, just leave your email at the very bottom of the page.
You may use Anonymous, to leave your answers/comment but be sure to add your email so I can contact you (if you have won). Answers may be in either English or Italian.
Using Google
and Wikipedia and maybe even some
real books and personal knowledge of Irish
culture, these 15 Irish Trivia questions will be easy to answer.
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| Did you know that Irish soldiers fought in Italy's Risorgimento? |
1. When is Bloomsday and where is it celebrated?
2. What Roman street is named after the
Irish?
3. The Nobel prize for literature has been awarded to 3 Irishmen. Name two of
them.
4. What film did Walt Disney make about
Ireland?
5. What
Roman school, now closed, had a
statue of the Irish Christian Brothers’ founder, Edmund Rice in the entrance?
6. Where in Ireland is St. Patrick’s
Purgatory?
7. Where in Italy is the Pozzo di San
Patrizio ?
8. What Italian created Ireland’s bus
service?
9. Who was John Field and in which country did he live for over 30 years?
10. What is the “Gardai”?
11. Who founded Dublin's Trinity College in 1591?
12. Which Irish bridge is as wide as it
is long?
13. What Irish man is known as the Father of the U.S. Navy?
14. According to legend what
Irishman sailed to America in 550 A.D. ?
15. What two Italian cities were residences of
James Joyce ?
If this sounds familiar, you can see where and when it was first published, on my Bibliography page.
If you
don’t know the answers, maybe a friend of yours
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*The Grand Prize: a copy of the book of your choice, signed by the author. Paper copy to
Italian address or if the winner is outside Italy, the E-book format of Etruria travel, history and itineraries in
central Italy or The Irish and
English in Italy’s Risorgimento.
May the Luck of the Irish be with you!
