IQ Ireland’s Quiztime

1 In 1692, who ratified the Treaty of Limerick?

2 Which Irish boxer won an Olympic gold medal in Barcelona in 1992?

3 Who was transported to Tir na nÓg by the ban-sidhe (fairy woman), Niamh?

4 In 1876, the ship Catalpa arrived in the US with Irish Fenian prisoners rescued from where?

5 Paddy Devlin, who died in Belfast in 1999 after a long illness, was a founding member of which organisation?

6 In 1979, Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats reach No 1 in the British charts with what song?

7 Who defeated the English at the Battle of Yellow Ford in 1598?

8 Which Irish golfer was born in Dungannon, Co Tyrone in 1968?

9 In 1892, John L. Sullivan lost his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish-American. Who was it?

10 Which Irish flautist was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1969-75 before pursuing a solo career?