Trivia Quiz
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. ) Name the 7 Celtic nations.
2. ) Maewyn Succat became a famous Irish
religious figure under what name?
3.) Which historical "lady a la moan" wrote
the Scottish song Will Ye No Come Back Again?
4. What famous American TV show did The Clancy
Brothers-and-Tommy-Makem appear on, in the early 1960s?
5.) What animal in Celtic mythology represents
fertility and wealth in addition it symbolize courage and strong
warriors?
6.) Which Two members of the Celtic animal
kingdom symbolize trouble? Whenever they appear, strife and infertility
follow. King Arthur's troubles with the future of his kingdom are presaged
by dreams of dragons and serpents at the time of Sir Mordred's conception?
7.) The placing of a ring of Holly on your
door at Chrismas time is a long standing tradition. In which Celtic nation
did this tradition originated in?
8.) What were the years of the Great Potato
Famine in Ireland?
9.) The Celts introduced the use of this metal
to northern Europe, What was it?
10.) Celts introduced this personal necessity
to the Greeks and Romans, what was it?
11.) When Queen Boudicca of the _________
took the warpath in her chariot, she shredded Roman legions and burned
Londinium (Roman London) to the ground.
12.) How many time zones does Ireland have?
13.) What was the date of death for
William Wallace?
14.) How Tall was William Wallace?
15.) What is the National symbol of Ireland?
16.) Who is the patron saint of Wales?
17.)True or false the Scotts are descended
from Irish pirates?
18.) Where was the earliest known bagpipe
found?
19.) True or False King Edwards I son
was gay?
20.) Which Cornish town is linked to the King
Arthur legends?
21.) In what year did Bonnie Prince Charlie
first raise his standard at Glenfinnan?
22.) Duart Castle is on which island?
23.) True or False there is a town in Scotland
called Ecclefechan?
24.) True or False The English King at the
Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was William 2nd?
25.) In the infamous 'Massacre of Glencoe',
which two clans were involved?
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ANSWERS:
1.) Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle
of Mann, Gallicia& Asturias, Brittany
2.) St. Patrick, in fifth-century Ireland
3.) Lady Caroline Nairne (1766-1845), a staunch
Stuart supporter.
4.) The Ed Sullivan Show.
5.) the boar
6.) Serpents and dragons. Whenever they appear,
strife and infertility follow. King Arthur's troubles with the future of
his kingdom are presaged by dreams of dragons and serpents at the time
of Sir Mordred's conception
7.) Ireland as Holly was one of the main plants
that flourished
at Christmas time and which gave the poor
ample means with
which to decorate their dwellings.All decorations
are traditionally taken down on Little
Christmas (January 6th.) and it is considered
to be bad luck
to take them down beforehand.
8.) THE GREAT FAMINE IN IRELAND, 1845-1849
9.) Iron
10.) soap
11.) Queen Boudicca
12.) One, Greenwich Mean Time.
13.) 23rd of august 1305
14.) 6 feet 8 inches.
15.) The national symbol of Ireland
is the Celtic harp, not the shamrock
16 .)Saint David: (Dewi Sant in the Welsh
language)
17.) True
18.) Ireland dating to about
910 AD
19.) True
20.) Tintagel
21.) It was in 1745 that Prince Charlie raised
the standard at Glenfinnan at the start of the ill-fated '45 uprising
22.) Duart Castle is on the island of Mull
and it is the principal castle of the Clan MacLean.
23.) True, Ecclefechan is a small town in the
Scottish Borders and was the birthplace of Thomas Carlyle in 1795. Carlyle
was a writer and sage.
24.) False, it was Edward the 2nd who
was defeated by the Scots under Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn
in 1314. This was the decisive victory in the Scottish Wars of Independence
25.) Glencoe. The infamous massacre of
the Macdonalds by the Campbells
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