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Dublin, Ireland Fun Facts Quiz:

1.It is estimated that people of Irish descent living elsewhere in the world make an impressive number of over:
A. 60 million
B. 80 million
C. 100 million

2.Dublin (originally Dubh Linn) was founded in 988 by the:
A. English
B. Vikings
C. Celts

3.The most popular boy's name in the Republic is considered to be:
A. Patrick
B. William
C. Jack

4.The Oldest Pub in Ireland is reputed to be located in Dublin. The pub has been on site since 1198 and it's called:
A. The Brazen Head
B. Mulligan's
C. O'Donohue's

5.The Phoenix Park Dublin is the largest city park in:
A. Ireland
B. Europe
C. The world

6.The Dublin City and County hosts a great number of golf courses, precisely over:
A. 50
B. 100
C. 150

7.The only person in the world to have received a Nobel Prize and an Oscar was:
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. Oscar Wilde
C. Samuel Beckett

8.St Valentine's Day is widely celebrated all over the world, however the remains of the Saint are to be found in one of Dublin's Churches. Which one?
A. Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Whitefriars Street
B. St Patrick's Cathedral
C. Christ Church Cathedral

9.Which one of the following authors and poets was not Irish?
A. Jonathan Swift
B. William Butler Yeats
C. William McGonagall

10.Ireland is the only country in the world to have as a national symbol a:
A. Musical Instrument
B. Tree
C. Religious Object