The Cow Quiz

1. Which Irish actor played James Bond in the 1990s?
   (a) Liam Neeson (b) Pierce Brosnan (c) Colin Farrell
2. Which county is known as the “Rebel County”?
   (a) Louth (b) Cork (c) Tipperary
3. Which Irish lake is said to be home to the mythical creature “The Oilliphéist”?
   (a) Lough Ree (b) Lough Neagh (c) Lough Derg
4. Which Irish poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923?
   (a) Seamus Heaney (b) W. B. Yeats (c) Patrick Kavanagh
5. Which Irish author wrote Dracula?
   (a) James Joyce (b) Bram Stoker (c) Oscar Wilde
6. What is the name of Ireland’s national airline?
   (a) Ryanair (b) Aer Lingus (c) Emerald Air
7. What’s the Irish name for the Giant’s Causeway?
   (a) Cloch Mhór (b) Clochán an Aifir (c) Carraig Mór
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 Irish farmhouse cheese is washed in stout during ageing?
   (a) Milleens (b) Dubliner (c) Gubbeen
10. Bonus Cheese Question: In cheesemaking, what is the purpose of rennet?
    a) To prevent spoilage b) To solidify milk proteins into curds c) To give cheese its distinctive aroma

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