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1. In what year did Ireland join the European Economic Community (now the EU)?
   (a) 1970 (b) 1973 (c) 1979
2. Which Irish actor played James Bond in the 1990s?
   (a) Liam Neeson (b) Pierce Brosnan (c) Colin Farrell
3. Which county is known as the “Rebel County”?
   (a) Louth (b) Cork (c) Tipperary
4. What is the capital city of Ireland?
   (a) Cork (b) Dublin (c) Galway
5. How many counties are there on the island of Ireland?
   (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 34
6. 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
7. Which Irish county is nicknamed “The Orchard County”?
   (a) Armagh (b) Meath (c) Tipperary
8. Which Irish poet’s epitaph reads, “Cast a cold eye / On life, on death. / Horseman, pass by”?
   (a) W. B. Yeats (b) Seamus Heaney (c) Patrick Kavanagh
9. What colour was originally associated with St Patrick?
   (a) Blue (b) Green (c) Gold
10. Bonus Cheese Question: Which type of cheese was used a cannonball during a battle in 1841?
    (a) Edam (b) Parmesan (c) Cheddar

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