St Paddy's Day quiz and prizes! (Community)
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Dear Citizens of eIreland St. Patrick day is tomorrow and I am going to outline some competitions and winner gets a nice special prize!
St Patrick Day Customize Avatar!
Customize your avatar like a Paddy's Day hat with some Irish decorations. You have today and tomorrow evening to make your customize avatar and the best customize avatar will be released tomorrow along with 5 Gold and 5 Q1 weapons as an award. Also if you are not great at Photoshop no worries just try your best and you might get lucky
😉. Enter with your customized Avatar by messaging this org.
Irish Trivia quiz!
1. What is the capital of Ireland?
2. The Irish flag is made up of which three colours?
3. What is the name of the Irish currency?
4. What stretch of sea separates Ireland and the United Kingdom?
5. What river flows through Wexford?
6. What province is Wexford located in?
7. What type of festival is celebrated every hallowe'en in Wexford?
8. Ireland is west of which country?
9. In terms of time zones, Ireland is how many hours ahead of America?
10. Which of the following emblems are associated with Ireland?
The shamrock
The clover
The leaf
The daffodil
11. Which of the following is an Irish Sport?
Hurling
Soccer
Tennis
Golf
12. The biggest lake in the British Isles is located in Ireland, but which one is it?
13. The Vikings founded Dublin in which century?
14. The Republic of Ireland joined the European Union in which year?
15. The river Shannon is how long?
16. The potato famine occurred in which year?
17. The main street in Dublin is called?
18. The highest mountain in Ireland is?
19. Saint Kevin died in what year and what age did he die at?
20. Which of the following counties don't neighbour Laois?
Kilkenny
Tipperary
Waterford
Offaly
A good test to see if you know your Irish! and answers to be message to this Org.
Winner to those questions receives
5 Gold and 5 Q5 Weapons
Irish Music Promotion
I am giving you a list of top ten Irish music songs to hear on Paddy's day
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1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr_hhkY4Bnk She Moved Thro’ The Fair
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I-Xwxbm4vs Irish Ways and Irish Laws
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52I-iGDItOs A Nation Once Again
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9InnXP64To The Fields of Athenry
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuRUQ5BLWxw Molly Malone
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okr9JpRd1UY The Fenian Record Player
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU Danny Boy
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk8foQOQVk0 The Homes of Donegal
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk8foQOQVk0 Mountains of O'Mourne
10.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lQ1SzW7Ceo The Flower Of Magherally
Post your favourite top 10 Irish songs!
*note you can take part in both competitions
Have a good Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow from the Community Ministry of eIreland! and happy drinking!
Ian Arbuckle
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Here is another song for you to add 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AFRCWg_kOc&feature=PlayList&p=A6CA695812D08A10&index=0&playnext=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AFRCWg_k[..]xt=1
Cheers!
Nice. I would mostly agree with your song choices but I would like to add 2-3. On Raglan Road is a nice one, as are Galway Girl and the Irish Rover. And being from Cork I also must mention De Banks.
is googleing answers allowed for the non-irish?
Not exactly Irish, but good for mass consumption of stout...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUvUh3RiiP4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUvUh3Rii[..]RiiP4
http://www.youtube.com/user/fuzzidelic?feature=mhw5#p/c/B68F9FEC47306400/0/9ReyxRcR99M" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/fuzzidelic?f[..]cR99M some less traditional irish music🙂
And something more tradional
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ilKTSHXPI&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ilKTSHX[..]dded
Cool images.... sent in my quiz answers🙂
@Nigel : Hmm.. yes but you may not win the prize for googleing the answers..
I love those questions from Wexford, we hardly ever get a mention in anything. Thank you
Thing is there is 2 major rivers through it I know the one you mean though(going to listen to only our rivers run free now)
Níl athas orm. Cen fath nach bhfuil aon ceisteanna as gaeilge?
Spancil Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2WrCFh2avA&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2WrCFh2a[..]ated
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar 😉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehFZ38kt6o" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehFZ38kt[..]kt6o
Dearg Doom - Horslips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmP9fZNfae8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmP9fZNfa[..]fae8
Christy Moore - Ordinary Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsmAMKUIXbE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsmAMKUIX[..]IXbE
Some quality tunage right there 😃
No one can beat me in trivia...
I'm listening to The Cranberries - Linger
@ kav : tá a lán daoine as tíreanna (plural of tír?) eile anseo. Níl siad ábailte gaeilge a labhairt...... man my irish is crap!
prob just aswell donut's not here but
answer to 1-15 me mickey --- lol
answer to 16 --- theres not enough talk bout the famine , i think we should devote more time to it , (btw if your not irish , ur not allowed to laugh at that)
17-bleh
18- once had a gf in school with similar nickname (karen wit the 2 hills)
19-20 who realyy cares , especislly about laois and offaly lol
*btw love biffos and neighbours , love ye all guys
I answered some of the questions in as Gaeilge, do I get points for that?
Happy Paddys Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca1eESpe2X4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca1eESpe2[..]e2X4
The History of Ireland as told by Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0q-_gWOYjY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0q-_gWOY[..]OYjY
The Story of Saint Patrick from "Give Up Yer Aul Sins".
@Bristel Akina : If the answers are correct 😛