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1 Which material, most commonly used as a wine stopper, shares its name with 's most southerly city? CORK

2 What lies on the top of an Irish Coffee? CREAM

3 What is the name of Agnes Brown's neighbour and best friend in 'Mrs Brown's Boys'? WINNIE McGOOGAN

4 Which bookmaking chain was founded in Ireland in 1988 when Stewart Kenny, John Corcoran and David Power, merged their 40 shops? PADDY POWER

5 Which Irish actor auditioned to be in Boyzone before getting into acting? COLIN FARRELL

6 Who has been the head coach of the Republic of Ireland national football team since 2018? MICK McCARTHY

7 Which two Irish counties are also popular girl's names? CLARE AND KERRY

8 Which song was about an Irish bandit who is betrayed by his wife or lover after robbing a government official? WHISKEY IN THE JAR

9 Based in Dublin, what is the national airline of Ireland? AER LINGUS

10 What name is given to the area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, popular with tourists because of its lively nightlife? TEMPLE BAR

11 Does St Patrick's day celebrate the birth or death of St Patrick? DEATH

12 In 2009, who took-over Terry Wogan's role as the BBC's commentator for the UK's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest? GRAHAM NORTON

13 Mr. Pushy is an anagram of which Irish beer? MURPHY'S

14 Which footballer, who is currently the assistant manager at Middlesbrough, is the Republic of Ireland's most capped and all-time top goal scorer with 68 international goals in his 146 appearances? ROBBIE KEANE

15 Paul, David, Adam and Larry are the first names of which Irish band? U2

16 Born in 1989 in Holywood, near , which golfer won three majors before the age of 25? RORY McILROY

17 Who was the Irish member of Girls Aloud? NADINE COYLE

18 What is the name of the avenue of beech trees in County Antrim that has featured in 'Game of Thrones' as The Kings Road and is now a popular tourist attraction? THE DARK HEDGES

19 Which Irish star has been a regular panellist on '' since 2016? CHRISTINE LAMPARD

20 Which Irish stadium is ranked the third largest in Europe after the Camp Nou and Wembley stadium? CROKE PARK

TB According to current stats, what percentage of the Irish population are natural redheads? 9%

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21 How many pints of Guinness are produced in Dublin every day? Is it 1 million, 10million or 100 million pints? 10 MILLION

22 Which meat is traditionally used in an Irish stew? LAMB (or Mutton)

23 Which Irish county is home to the Croagh Patrick, the 764m mountain, from which St Patrick is thought to have banished the snakes? MAYO

24 Which Irish actor played Oskar Schindler in 'Schindler's List'? LIAM NEESON

25 Which former F1 team, that competed from 1991 to 2005, was based at Silverstone but raced with an Irish licence? JORDAN

26 Is the island of Ireland larger or smaller than Iceland in terms of area? SMALLER

27 Which J was the name of the English schoolboy in the comedy series 'Derry Girls'? JAMES

28 Which P is the name of the park in Dublin that is the largest public park in any European capital city? PHOENIX

29 Which famous Irishman is mentioned in the lyrics of Franz Ferdinand's 2004 song 'Matinée'? TERRY WOGAN

30 Which county is home to Blarney Castle? COUNTY CORK

31 Which Canadian city's flag includes a shamrock in its lower-right quadrant? Montreal, Toronto, Quebec or Calgary? MONTREAL

32 Which Irishman played 007 in four Bond films? PIERCE BROSNAN

33 Ireland beat which nation 24-15 in the 6 Nations on St Patrick's Day 2018 to win the Grand Slam? ENGLAND

34 What does the annual September festival in Galway celebrate? Is it cars, Irish films, jazz or oysters? OYSTERS

35 In 1903, which W is the city that staged the first St Patrick's Day Parade in Ireland? WATERFORD

36 'Get Down' and 'Clair' were which Irish singer's two UK No.1 singles? GILBERT O'SULLIVAN

37 Dating back to 900AD Ireland is home to what is believed to be the oldest what in the world? Is it lighthouse, bridge, pub or castle? PUB

38 For his role in which film did Irish star Daniel Day Lewis win his first Oscar? MY LEFT FOOT

39 Which of the following bands is not from Ireland? The Script, The Waterboys, Feeder or The Hothouse Flowers? FEEDER

40 Born in County Mayo in 1944, who went on to become the first female president of Ireland? MARY ROBINSON

SB In which year did Irish singer Tabby Callaghan finish third in 'The X-Factor' final? 2004

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