Pub quiz questions

Irish pub quiz questions.

A quiz that knows where it is. Thirty Irish questions from the free bank, the ones a local gets and a visitor guesses at. There are 60 in the bank, and every ready-made night with a Irish flavour mixes them in.

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  1. Primark trades under which name in Ireland?

    AnswerBusiness and brands

    Penneys

    Primark was founded in Dublin in 1969; the Penneys name could not be used abroad. Source

  2. Guinness is brewed at St James's Gate in which city?

    AnswerFood and drink

    Dublin

    The Guinness Storehouse at St James's Gate has an atrium built in the shape of a giant pint glass. Source

  3. An Irish coffee is hot coffee, sugar, cream and which spirit?

    AnswerFood and drink

    Irish whiskey

    Irish coffee is credited to chef Joe Sheridan at Foynes, the flying boat terminal near Shannon, in the 1940s. Source

  4. Which saint's day is celebrated on 17 March?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Saint Patrick

    Patrick was born in Roman Britain, not Ireland. Source

  5. Which Dublin-born author wrote "Ulysses"?

    AnswerArt and literature

    James Joyce

    The whole novel takes place in Dublin on a single day, 16 June 1904. Source

  6. Tayto founder Joe 'Spud' Murphy is credited with inventing which crisp flavour?

    AnswerBusiness and brands

    Cheese and onion

    Murphy founded Tayto in Dublin in 1954, and Mr Tayto has been its mascot ever since. Source

  7. Which Irish cream liqueur was launched in 1974?

    AnswerBusiness and brands

    Baileys

    Baileys was the first Irish cream liqueur on the market. Source

  8. Traditional Irish soda bread is made with baking soda and which dairy product?

    AnswerFood and drink

    Buttermilk

    The acid in buttermilk reacts with the bicarbonate of soda to make the bread rise without yeast. Source

  9. Boxty is an Irish pancake made mainly from what?

    AnswerFood and drink

    Potato

    An old rhyme goes: Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan, if you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man. Source

  10. Which musical instrument is the national emblem of Ireland?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Harp

    The harp appears on Irish euro coins. Source

  11. Which colour is nearest the flagpole on the Irish tricolour?White / Gold / Green / Orange

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Green

    Green, white and orange stand for Gaelic tradition, peace and the Orange tradition. Source

  12. How many traditional counties are there on the island of Ireland?

    AnswerGeography

    32

    Twenty-six of the counties are in the Republic and six are in Northern Ireland. Source

  13. At which river did William III defeat James II in 1690?

    AnswerHistory

    Boyne

    The battle was fought near Drogheda on 1 July 1690 in the old calendar. Source

  14. True or false: U2 formed in Belfast.

    AnswerMusic

    False

    U2 formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin in 1976. Source

  15. True or false: Father Ted is set on Craggy Island, off the west coast of Ireland.

    AnswerFilm and TV

    True

    Father Ted was made by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. Source

  16. In Father Ted, what is the name of the priests' tea-obsessed housekeeper?

    AnswerFilm and TV

    Mrs Doyle

    Her catchphrase is 'Go on, go on, go on!' Source

  17. Which RTÉ chat show, first broadcast in 1962, is one of the world's longest running?

    AnswerFilm and TV

    The Late Late Show

    Gay Byrne hosted it for 37 years. Source

  18. At which Dublin stadium are the All-Ireland hurling and Gaelic football finals played?

    AnswerSport

    Croke Park

    Croke Park is the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Source

  19. What is the All-Ireland senior Gaelic football trophy called?

    AnswerSport

    Sam Maguire Cup

    It is named after Sam Maguire, a Cork-born footballer and Irish republican. Source

  20. What is the ball used in hurling called?Hurley / Sliotar / Camán / Bodhrán

    AnswerSport

    Sliotar

    The hurley, or camán, is the stick; the sliotar is the ball. Source

  21. How many players are on each team in Gaelic football?

    AnswerSport

    15

    Hurling also uses 15 players a side. Source

  22. The Irish toast 'sláinte' literally means what?

    AnswerWords and language

    Health

    The full toast sláinte mhaith means good health. Source

  23. In Irish slang, what are 'the jacks'?The police / The toilets / The pub / The bus

    AnswerWords and language

    The toilets

    Jakes was an English word for a privy as far back as the 1500s. Source

  24. Which Irish playwright wrote "Waiting for Godot"?

    AnswerArt and literature

    Samuel Beckett

    Beckett first wrote it in French, as "En attendant Godot". Source

  25. Which Irish playwright wrote "Pygmalion", the basis for "My Fair Lady"?

    AnswerArt and literature

    George Bernard Shaw

    Shaw was the first person to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar. Source

  26. Bloomsday, named after Leopold Bloom, is celebrated on which date?

    AnswerArt and literature

    16 June

    Fans dress in Edwardian clothes and retrace Bloom's walk around Dublin. Source

  27. Which Irish poet wrote "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"?

    AnswerArt and literature

    W. B. Yeats

    Yeats won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Source

  28. What was Ireland's currency before the euro?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Punt

    The Irish pound was replaced by euro notes and coins in 2002. Source

  29. In what year did John Jameson's whiskey distillery start in Dublin?

    AnswerBusiness and brands

    1780

    Jameson's original Bow Street distillery in Smithfield is now a visitor centre. Source

  30. Which Irish mathematician carved his quaternion formula into Dublin's Broom Bridge in 1843?

    AnswerScience and nature

    William Rowan Hamilton

    A walk to Broom Bridge is held every year on 16 October to mark the discovery. Source