St_Patrick_s_Day_Intermediate_questions.doc

Team A

Team B

A1

Is the island of Ireland the biggest island in Europe?

·         No. It is the third biggest island.

A2

Is the Irish climate warmer than the Polish climate?

·         On the whole, yes.

A3

What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?

·         Dublin

A4

Is the island located east or west of the Greenwich meridian?

·         west

A5

When did St. Patrick live? 4th-5th century or 10th-11th century?

·         4th-5th century (387-461)

A6

Was divorce legal in the Republic of Ireland in 1996?

·         no, it was illegal until 27th February, 1997

B1

What are the colours of the Irish flag? Name at least two.

·         green, white, orange

B2

What’s Aer Lingus?

·         the Irish national airline

B3

When was the island divided into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (which century)?

·         20th century (in the 1920s)

B4

When did the Republic of Ireland enter the European Economic Community (later European Union)? In 1949, 1973 or 1995?

·         1973

B5

On March 29th, 2004 a certain ban was introduced in Irish pubs. Nowadays people in pubs are not allowed to …

·         smoke

B6

The word ‘pub’ is an abbreviation. What is the full name?

·         public house

C1

What is the name of the sea that separates Ireland from Great Britain?

·         the Irish Sea

C2

What is the name of the longest river in Ireland?

·         River Shannon; it is 386 km long

C3

What is the Irish word for Ireland?

·         Éire

C4

Name at least 2 Irish winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

·         any two names from: George Bernard Shaw / William Butler Yeats / Samuel Beckett / Seamus Heaney

C5

Why is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated on March 17th?

·         It is believed to be the day of St. Patrick’s death

C6

In the 1840s, Ireland suffered terribly from the potato famine. What did many Irish people do to survive?

·         A few million emigrated to the United States.