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64 Ireland Trivia Questions That Will Require A Bit Of Luck

What comes to mind when you think of Ireland? Is it rolling green hills, pitchers overflowing with alcohol, and pots of gold protected by tiny beings decked out in green suits? Is that as far as your Ireland knowledge goes? No? Then do you know what the capital of Ireland is? Or what city the Titanic was built in? 

If you answered these questions, this Ireland quiz will be a cinch. But if you found yourself scratching your head, you’ll need a bit of luck to ace this challenge. These Ireland trivia questions and answers are made for geo enthusiasts, young and old. So are you ready to find out if you’re luckier than a four-leaf clover, or will you be saying o’blarney?

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According to an Irish rhyme, what object should brides have in their shoes during a wedding?

Nail

Button

Penny

Flower

The Giant’s Causeway was supposedly created when an Irish giant was challenged by one from what nation?

England

Scotland

Iceland

Wales

The National Library of Ireland is located on what Dublin street?

Capel Street

Grafton Street

Kildare Street

Fownes Street

What restored castle sits between Limerick and Ennis, Ireland?

Castle Stalker

Alnwick Castle

Warwick Castle

Bunratty Castle

What is the highest sea cliff in Ireland?

Cabo Girao

Cliffs of Dover

Croaghaun

Etretat

Eve of Samhain is the Irish equivalent of what American holiday?

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Independence Day

What are modern Irish folk dance costumes based on?

Merchant Garb

Royal Garb

Old Battle Garb

Peasant Garb

Traditional Irish Halloween lanterns are made from what vegetable?

Celery

Carrot

Turnip

Sweet potato

What is the illegally distilled spirit, Poteen, from Ireland made from?

Potatoes

Honey

Molasses

Raspberries

The Irish city of Armagh takes its name from what Irish goddess?

Tyr

Ishtar

Aphrodite

Macha

An old Irish proverb says never to bolt the door with what boiled vegetable?

Potato

Radish

Carrot

Pumpkin

What museum in County Clare depicts Gaelic life in medieval times?

Lough Derg Way

Craggaunowen

Ennis Friary

Muckross House

Which famous cathedral is located in Dublin?

Notre Dame

Christ Church

Duomo

St. Basil’s

What is the name of the traditional Irish wedding ring?

Cluesh

Clagher

Clemsh

Claddagh

The Dragon of Shandon parade is held on October 31 in what Irish city?

Galway

Cork

Dublin

Kilkenny

St. Patrick’s Rock is a famous Irish historical site in what city?

Roscrea

Cashel

Nenagh

Thurles

What traditional Celtic festival celebrated the goddess Brigid?

Samhain

Beltaine

Lughnasa

Imbolc

Housed at the British Museum since 1859, the Kells Crozier is an ancient Irish example of what item?

Bell

Staff

Anvil

Crown

What Bosnian capital celebrates an annual Irish Festival every year?

Sarajevo

Tirana

Belgrade

Zagreb

The Hill of Knockainey was long used for rituals to what Irish sun goddess?

Aine

Ecne

Dagda

Balor

What was the country house on Ireland’s Hook peninsula allegedly haunted by the Devil?

Avondale House

Loftus Hall

Portlick Castle

Clontead House

In the 1950s, turf-cutters at Coolatoor Bog in Westmeath discovered a famous medieval example of what item?

Book

Shoe

Axe

Necklace

One of Ireland’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Bru na Boinne, is what sort of structures?

Castles

Cathedrals

Tombs

Armories

One of Ireland’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites is Skellig Michael. In what county?

Kerry

Mayo

Meath

Limerick

What city in Ireland would you find the number one tourist attraction, St. Patrick’s Church?

Galway

Dublin

Limerick

Cork

The day after Christmas, the Irish traditionally hunt for a fake version of what bird?

Robin

Bluejay

Wren

Grackle

Irish tradition says it’s bad luck to put up Christmas decorations before what date?

December 8

October 31

December 20

November 21

Dia Duit is Irish for what simple phrase?

Over there

Hello

How are you?

Thank you

The famous Book of Kells is held at what college in Dublin?

Sorbonne

Trinity College

Harvard

Oxford

Often seen in Irish architecture, the triquetra is a figure with how many corners?

Five

Six

Three

Four

Traditionally eaten by hand in Ireland, crubeens are the feet of what animal?

Horse

Cow

Chicken

Pig

What is it called in a traditional Irish wedding when tying the hands of the bride and groom together?

Handknotting

Handscuffing

Handfasting

Handholding

What Irish festival was traditionally celebrated in midsummer?

Potato Sunday

Roast Sunday

Palm Sunday

Bilberry Sunday

What sweater style is named for a string of islands off Ireland’s coast?

Lusekofte

Cardigan

Jussishirt

Aran Jumper

The Irish mountain Croagh Patrick is also known by what nickname?

The Allfather

The Reek

The Bog

The Stench

Possibly a tomb or a ritual spot, what ancient stone is located in County Clare?

Temple Cronan

Carrigaholt

Poulnabrone

Dromore

Since the 1920s, Dublin has hosted an annual swim in what river?

Hudson

Liffey

Seine

Rhine

According to tradition, Saint Brigid was born in which Irish county?

Louth

Cork

Waterford

Galway

According to tradition, the High Kings of Ireland were inaugurated on what hill?

Hill of Tara

Hill of Ward

Hill of Slane

Faughan Hill

The Irish traditionally make Brigid’s crosses from what material?

Rushes

Iron

Wood

Paper

On Shrove Tuesday, unmarried Irish girls were allowed to toss the first of what traditional food?

Boxty

Baked apples

Pancakes

Pizzas

Though hard to translate, what Irish word roughly means “having a good time”?

Emine

Teach

Craic

Mull

“Good people all, this Christmas-time” begins an Irish Christmas carol named for what county?

Wexford

Wicklow

Laois

Sligo

Which is a seven-arch limestone bridge across the River Nore in Kilkenny?

Bennett’s Bridge

Dromana Bridge

Daly’s Bridge

Huband Bridge

The Burren is one of Ireland’s top tourist sights for its formations in what natural resource?

Lumber

Copper

Limestone

Marble

What is the longest river in Ireland?

River Shannon

River Nore

River Blackwater

River Erne

The stone where Cu Chulainn traditionally died is located near what Irish city?

Tralee

Dundalk

Swords

Waterford

What Irish city celebrated its 1200th year of existence in 1989?

Galway

Limerick

Cork

Dundalk

What Irish lake is supposedly the site where St. Patrick slew a large serpent?

Lough Derg

Lough Fern

Lough Barra

Lough Ea

Founded in 544 and now ruined, Clonmacnoise was once what sort of building?

Tomb

University

Fortress

Monastery

What 17th-century Irish oracle lived in the village of Erris?

Daniel Obinim

Brian Rua

William Hacket

Joanna Southcott

What Irish airline’s name literally translates to “air fleet”?

Comair

Vueling

Aer Lingus

Lufthansa

Dripsey, Ireland, once hosted the world’s shortest Saint Patrick’s Day parade between two of what buildings?

Dance halls

Churches

Schools

Pubs

The “cooking pit of the Morrigan” is a famous burnt mound site in what Irish county?

Clare

Tipperary

Wexford

Roscommon

Unique to the west coast of Ireland, the Currach is what sort of vehicle?

Cart

Sled

Bicycle

Boat

Which Irish city hosts the famous King John’s Castle?

Galway

Dublin

Cork

Limerick

The Irish mountain Croagh Patrick was supposedly where Saint Patrick fasted for how many days?

30

10

40

20

What Irish city is synonymous with its fine crystal?

Waterford

Derry

Cork

Limerick

Ireland’s historic Dromore Castle was probably built in what century?

16th

11th

8th

19th

Galway holds an annual festival in September to celebrate what seafood?

Lobsters

Squid

Oysters

Carp

What was an ancient Irish cheese made from pressed curds?

Tath

Samso

Mondseer

Ayibe

The Glen of Aherlow is a famously scenic site in what Irish mountain range?

Rockies

MacGillycuddy’s Reeks

Galtee

Himalayas

Barmbrack is a traditional Irish bread with what ingredient added?

Potatoes

Raisins

Nuts

Chocolate

Winter Solstice shines a narrow beam of sunlight through which of Ireland’s famous prehistoric sites?

Tara

Dowth

Knowth

Newgrange

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