Irish Brainteasers

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Use you knowledge of the island of Ireland to answer this week's newest quiz.

  1. 1

    Pop star Elvis Costello grew up with which name?

  2. 2

    Which of these is NOT a film based on Bram Stokes' Dracula?

  3. 3

    The film Finnegan's Wake was based on the work of which Irish writer?

  4. 4

    The group The Cranberries was formed in which Irish city?

  5. 5

    What was the book that Frank McCourt wrote to follow Angela's Ashes?

  6. 6

    The Shannon is the longest river in Ireland - but how long is it?

  7. 7

    Which of these singles was the first chart hit for boy band Boyzone?

  8. 8

    What was the name of the Irish American who was Home Run King before Babe Ruth?

  9. 9

    What is the term applied to someone who harbours a nostalgic claim to have Irish ancestry?

  10. 10

    What did James Hoban do after emigrating to the United States?

  11. 11

    On which side of the family did Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis have Irish blood?

  12. 12

    What is a Boxty?

  13. 13

    Michael Flatley shot to fame during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest when it was staged in Dublin in which year?

  14. 14

    Rachel's Holiday, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married and Last Chance Saloon are chick lit novels by which Irish novelist?

  15. 15

    What exactly is a shamrock?

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