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1.

What is the name of the highest mountain in Ireland?

Answer: Carrauntoohil
2.

What is the traditional Irish dance known for its high kicks?

Answer: Riverdance
3.

Which Irish writer wrote "Ulysses" and "Dubliners"?

Answer: James Joyce
4.

What is the name of the iconic rock formation in County Clare?

Answer: The Cliffs of Moher
5.

What is the national animal of Ireland?

Answer: The Irish Wolfhound
6.

What is the name of the famous Irish folk song about a mythical creature?

Answer: The Ballad of Molly Malone
7.

What is the name of the traditional Irish musical instrument known for its melancholic sound?

Answer: The Uilleann Pipes
8.

What is the name of the largest city in Ireland?

Answer: Dublin
9.

Which Irish writer wrote "Dracula"?

Answer: Bram Stoker
10.

What is the name of the famous Irish castle located in County Wicklow?

Answer: Glendalough
11.

What is the name of the traditional Irish drink made from fermented potatoes?

Answer: Poitín
12.

What is the name of the famous Irish playwright known for his comedies and tragedies?

Answer: Oscar Wilde
13.

What is the name of the ancient Irish manuscript containing the history of Ireland?

Answer: The Book of Kells
14.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dance performed by couples?

Answer: The Céilí
15.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

Answer: Oscar Wilde
16.

What is the name of the ancient Irish monument known as a stone circle?

Answer: A Megalith
17.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Quiet Man"?

Answer: Maurice Walsh
18.

What is the name of the traditional Irish musical instrument known for its lyrical sound?

Answer: The Harp
19.

What is the name of the famous Irish castle located in County Kerry?

Answer: Blarney Castle
20.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dish made with potatoes, cabbage, and bacon?

Answer: Irish Stew
21.

What is the name of the famous Irish historical event in 1916?

Answer: The Easter Rising
22.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Dead"?

Answer: James Joyce
23.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dance performed by groups of dancers?

Answer: The Set Dance
24.

What is the name of the famous Irish pub in Dublin known for its traditional music?

Answer: The Temple Bar
25.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dessert made with whipped cream and fruit?

Answer: Irish Cream Cake
26.

What is the name of the ancient Irish language?

Answer: Irish Gaelic
27.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

Answer: Oscar Wilde
28.

What is the name of the famous Irish castle located in County Mayo?

Answer: Ashford Castle
29.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dish made with salmon, potatoes, and cream?

Answer: Colcannon
30.

What is the name of the famous Irish folk song about a young girl who dies of love?

Answer: Danny Boy
31.

Which Irish writer wrote "Finnegans Wake"?

Answer: James Joyce
32.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dance known for its fast steps?

Answer: The Jig
33.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dessert made with whiskey and cream?

Answer: Irish Coffee
34.

What is the name of the ancient Irish stone circle located in County Cork?

Answer: The Rock of Cashel
35.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Wind in the Willows"?

Answer: Kenneth Grahame
36.

What is the name of the famous Irish pub in Galway known for its traditional music?

Answer: Tigh Neachtain
37.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dessert made with fruit and pastry?

Answer: Apple Tart
38.

What is the name of the ancient Irish language spoken by the Gaels?

Answer: Gaelic
39.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

Answer: Oscar Wilde
40.

What is the name of the famous Irish castle located in County Limerick?

Answer: King John's Castle
41.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dish made with lamb, potatoes, and cabbage?

Answer: Boxty
42.

What is the name of the famous Irish folk song about a young woman who is betrayed by her lover?

Answer: The Galway Shawl
43.

Which Irish writer wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo"?

Answer: Alexandre Dumas
44.

What is the name of the traditional Irish dance known for its complex footwork?

Answer: The Reel
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