TRIVIA
The dictionary defines it
thus: triv•i•a 1 (tr
v - )
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl.
verb)
Insignificant or inessential matters; trifles
With that said here is this month's wee trivia quiz on things Celtic!
1 What is the tradition in
2. What is the name of the famous dog of Greyfriars Cemetary?
3. What Burns poem is traditionally read on his birthday at Burns dinners?
4. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient of Irish Coffee?
Coffee
Cream
Scotch Whiskey
Sugar
5. What tow word name is a brand of Irish whiskey? It was first distilled in 1829 in the small town
in
6. Who
was Jean Armour?
7. What is The Curragh?
8. What were
the Laws that governed everyday
life and politics in
9. How many times are Scotch whiskies distilled?
10. How many times are Irish whiskeys are distilled?
11. Where was actor Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) born?
12. Abbotsford is a historic house in the region of Scottish
Borders in the south of
13. Where did Bonnie Prince Charlie, ( Charles Edward Stuart) raise his standard on 19 August 1745, inviting Jacobite clan chiefs to gather there in support of him and his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, who claimed both the Scottish and the English thrones.
14. What is a dudeen (from Old Irish and Celtic dudenus)?
15. Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was
created, choreographed, produced this person who was also it/s star. Who was he?
16. What famous American Institution opened its doors on 1 January 1892?
17. Who was the first immigrant to go through
18. What breed of dog was Greyfrias Bobby?
19. What famous Celt was
the1st President of the Confederate
States of
20. What famous American building is this and where is it located?
Answers
1. First Footing
2. Bobby
3. Address to a Haggis
4 Scotch Whiskey
5. Tullamore Dew The name derives from the initials of an
early owner, Daniel E Williams - D.E.W. His home address was
mist was founded
by the same companies
6. Robert Burns wife
7. a very flat plain in
8. The Brehon Laws
9. Scotch whiskies are
generally distilled twice and must be distilled and matured wholly within
10. Irish whiskeys are
generally distilled three times and must be aged for three years in oak casks.
11. in the
12. It was formerly the residence
of novelist Walter Scott.
.13. Glenfinnan
14. A dudeen (from Old Irish and Celtic dudenus) is a short stemmed Irish pipe. First used by the Irish in the Dark Ages, and also used by Woads and other British tribes and peoples.
15. Irish dancer Michael Flatley,
16.
17. Anne Moore
Irish immigrant age 15
18.
19. Jefferson Davis
20. St Patrick’s
Cathedral New York City, NY