ST. PATRICK'S DAY 2015

17th March 2015

THE EMERALD ISLE

Andrés Vizoso – IES Nº 1 ORDES - 2015

1) What do Irish people celebrate today?

a) The independence from the UK.b) Their Constitution anniversary.

c) St. Patrick’s Day.d) The Great Parade

2) What’s the national symbol of Ireland?

a) Crown Jewels of Ireland.b) The Celtic Cross.c) The Celtic Harp.

d) The Irish Wolfhound.

3)Which plant is an Irish symbol?

a) The shamrock.b) The pine tree.

c) The oak.d) The thistle.

4) Where was the Titanic built?

a) Dublin.b) Galway.c) Belfast.d) Ferrol.

5) Name of the photograph showing some Irish workers in NYC (1932)

a) Irish strength.b) New York skyline.c) Skyscrapers glory.

d) Lunch atop a skyscraper.

6) USA president of known Irish ancestors

a) Barack Obama. b) Abraham Lincoln. c) John F. Kennedy. d) Richard Nixon.

7) A type of fairy in Irish folklore famous for having a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

a) Tinker.b) Banshee.c) Sluagh.

d) Leprechaun.

8) One of these sayings does not belong to Oscar Wilde:

a) Women are made to be loved, not understood.b) True friends stab you in the front.c) To love oneself is the beginning of a long romance.d) A mouth closed catches no flies.

9) The oldest surviving kind of boat in Europe is the

a) Curragh. b) Galleon. c) Canoe.

d) Catamaran

10) Ireland won the Eurovision song contest …

a) Once.b) Seven times.

c) 10 times.d) Ireland never did it.

11) Galician and Irish link …

a) Irish gaelic and Galician language come from Latin. b) Ireland was once ruled by a Galician lord (legend).

c) The typical Galician potato was originated in Ireland. d) There are some Galician words in the Irish gaelic.

12) Another parallel between Ireland and Galicia …

a) Galician folk music was originated in Ireland.b) St. Patrick visited Galicia as a missionary.

c) Galician and Irish people migrated to USA in the XIX. d) U-2 played in O Monte do Gozo in 1992.

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