St. Patrick's Day - Quiz: questions

		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? 4^th-5^th century or 10^th-11^th century? 4^th-5^th century (387-461)
A6	Was divorce legal in the Republic of Ireland in 1996? no, it was illegal until 27^th 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)? 20^th 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 29^th, 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 17^th? 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.

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