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Question 1: Dublin is in which province of Ireland?
(A) Connacht
(B) Leinster
(C) Munster
(D) Ulster
Question 2: Dublin is standing on which river?
(A) The Barrow
(B) The Suir
(C) The Munster
(D) The Liffey
Question 3: It is sheltered on the south side by what?
(A) The Wicklow Mountains
(B) The Knocknapeasta Mountains
(C) The Brandon Mountains
(D) The Lugnaquilla Mountains
Question 4: The two houses of the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland are in Dublin. Name them please?
(A) the House of Representatives and the Oireachtas
(B) The Oireachtas and the Senate
(C) The Senate and the House of Representatives
(D) None of Above
Question 5: Dublin has a very long association with the name ‘Guinness’. But in what year did Arthur Guinness found the St. James’ Gate Brewery?
(A) 1750
(B) 1759
(C) 1753
(D) 1755
Question 6: Dublin has produced many fine writers, four of whom are Nobel Prize Laureates. Can you name any of them?
(A) W.B Yeats, G.B Shaw, Samuel Becket and Seamus Heaney
(B) Jonathan Swift, William Congreve, G.B Shaw and Oscar Wilde
(C) Sheridan Le Fanu, W.B Yeats, William Congreve and Samuel Becket
(D) None of Above
Question 7: With which of Dublin’s theatres was W.B.Yeats most closely connected?
(A) The Civic Theatre
(B) The Capitol Theatre
(C) The Corcadorca Theatre
(D) The Abbey Theatre
Question 8: What year was Dublin designated ‘European City of Culture’?
(A) 1990
(B) 1997
(C) 1991
(D) 1995
Question 9: What is the name of the oldest and largest of the city squares?
(A) Parnell Square
(B) St Stephens Green
(C) Merrion Square
(D) Fitzwilliam Square
Question 10: Encircling central Dublin are two canals Their names, please?
(A) Grand Canal (South) and Royal Canal (North)
(B) Royal Canal and Erne System
(C) Barrow Navigation and Shannon Navigation
(D) Grand Canal and Shannon Navigation
Question 11: What is the name of the University of Dublin?
(A) Dublin City University
(B) Griffith College
(C) Dorset College
(D) Trinity College
Question 12: In what year did it receive its charter from Queen Elizabeth 1st?
(A) 1590
(B) 1595
(C) 1592
(D) 1597
Question 13: The University is home to a 9th century illuminated religious manuscript What is its name?
(A) The Book of Kells
(B) The Pen of Kells
(C) The College of Kells
(D) None of Above
Question 14: To the west there is a great park, containing a zoo; an arboretum; several conservatories and the home of the President of the Republic What is it called?
(A) St Anne’s Park
(B) Phoenix Park
(C) Killiney Hill Park
(D) Merrion Square
Question 15: In what year did Dublin celebrate its millennium?
(A) 1985
(B) 1987
(C) 1989
(D) 1988
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