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Quiz
- Which singer-songwriter from Belfast is known for hits such as ‘Moondance’ and ‘Brown Eyed Girl’?
- What was "Belfast City Airport" renamed in 2006?
- The Parliament Buildings in Belfast are often referred to by what name?
- Can you name Northern Ireland's longest river? It's the sixth longest river on the island of Ireland.
- How many counties are there in Northern Ireland?
- Which mountain range in County Down includes the highest mountain in Northern Ireland? And name this highest mountain?
- Which city has been the ecclesiastical capital of all Ireland since the fifth century, when Saint Patrick founded his church there?
- What object is at the centre of the Ulster Banner? The Ulster Banner is also known as the Flag of Northern Ireland.
- Which city is encircled by 17th-century, 20 feet high stone walls?
- Which freshwater lake is the largest lake in Ireland? In fact, it's also the largest in the British Isles.
- Which city is located 11 miles south-west of Belfast?
- In 2021, the population of Northern Ireland was: (a) 1.1 million, (b) 1.9 million, or (c) 2.9 million?
- Which World Champion in both 1972 and 1982 was born in Belfast on 18 March 1949?
- Exterior scenes for which TV series were filmed at Sandy Brae in the Mourne Mountains as well as many other Northern Ireland locations?
- What's the name of the area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns located in County Antrim?
- The Titanic Quarter in Belfast is a large-scale waterfront regeneration previously occupied by which shipyard?
- What is the Northern Ireland equivalent of a "full English breakfast"?
- Which seaside resort in County Down was granted city status in 2022?
- What is the largest county in Northern Ireland?
- Which famous landmark is associated with Carrick-a-Rede island? It was first erected by salmon fishermen in 1755.
- Enniskillen is the county town of which county?
- What is the name of the top public university in Belfast?
- Champ is a traditional Irish side dish of scallions and what else?
- Which Irish poet and playwright won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature?
- The Big Two derby in Northern Irish football is between which two Belfast clubs?
Answers
- Van Morrison
- George Best
- Stormont
- The River Bann
- Six
- The Mourne Mountains. Highest mountain is Slieve Donard.
- Armagh
- A red hand
- Derry, officially Londonderry
- Lough Neagh
- Lisburn
- (b) 1.9 million
- Alex Higgins
- Game of Thrones
- The Giant's Causeway
- Harland and Wolff
- Ulster Fry
- Bangor
- County Tyrone
- Rope bridge
- County Fermanagh
- Queen's University
- Mashed potato
- Seamus Heaney
- Linfield and Glentoran