Celtic Quiz

1. What is the currency of the Republic of Ireland?  
Euro
Pound
Farthing
Pint

2. What is Ulster?  
Western Ireland
Northern Ireland
A shellfish
An ailment caused by sleeping in the Irish rain

3. What is Caledonia?    
An ingredient in haggis
An ancient name for Ireland
A poetic term for Scotland
What the Welsh call California

4. What does the orange represent in the Irish flag?  
The Catholic population
The Protestant population
The fishing industry
The University of Tennessee

5. Which of the following is the Gaelic word for Ireland?    
Ireland
Guiness
Eire
Lingus

6. In what year did the Republic of Ireland formally cease to be a dominion of the British Empire?  
1898
1918
1922
1949

7. What is the official symbol of Ireland?  
Shamrock
Harp
Celtic Knot
Leprechaun

8. Which of the following famous persons was born in Wales?  
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Pierce Brosnan
Mike Myers
Bono

9. How many castles are in Ireland  
12
57
176
at least 345

10. According to Legend, what did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?  
the mice
the snakes
the English
a Chevy