The Cow Quiz

1. In what year did Ireland join the European Economic Community (now the EU)?
   (a) 1970 (b) 1973 (c) 1979
2. In which county would you find the Cliffs of Moher?
   (a) Clare (b) Kerry (c) Mayo
3. Which Irish actor played James Bond in the 1990s?
   (a) Liam Neeson (b) Pierce Brosnan (c) Colin Farrell
4. Which Irish folk group was founded by Luke Kelly in 1962?
   (a) The Clancy Brothers (b) The Dubliners (c) Planxty
5. Which Irish town claims to have the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world?
   (a) Midleton (b) Bushmills (c) Tullamore
6. Which Irish lake is said to be home to the mythical creature “The Oilliphéist”?
   (a) Lough Ree (b) Lough Neagh (c) Lough Derg
7. Which saint is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland?
   (a) St Brigid (b) St Patrick (c) St Columba
8. Who was the Irish pirate queen who ruled the seas off Mayo in the 16th century?
   (a) Grace O’Malley (b) Anne Devlin (c) Ellen Hanley
9. Which river is the longest in Ireland?
   (a) Shannon (b) Liffey (c) Boyne
10. Bonus Cheese Question: When did cheese rationing stop after WW2?
    (a) 1947 (b) 1960 (c) 1954

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