70 Irish Table / Pub Quiz General Knowledge Questions.
- What restaurant chain was established by brothers Richard and Maurice in San Bernardino, California in 1940? – McDonalds
- The wood of a cricket bat is traditionally made from which type of tree? – Willow
- In what country is Mecca? – Saudi Arabia
- Which athlete from the USA won four Olympic medals in Munich in 1936? – Jessie Owens
- Which players has won most men’s single titles (8) at Wimbledon up to 2020? – Roger Federer
- What country has “Helvetia” on its stamps? – Switzerland
- Frenchpark is in what Irish county? - Roscommon
- Name the Irish man who won the World Snooker Championship in 1972 and 1982. - Alex Higgins
- Over 120,000 fans attended the 1923 "White Horse Final" FA Cup Final played between which two teams? - Bolton Wanderers and West Ham
- Which British monarch was the final ruler in The House of Tudor? – Elizabeth 1
- How many players on a basketball team? - 5
- In what language is the Book of Kells written? - Latin
- Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are moons of which planet? - Jupiter
- What would you commonly use Ethylene Glycol in a car for? - antifreeze
- In which Australian city was Ned Kelly hanged in 1880? - Melbourne
- Which disease is most commonly associated with damage caused to the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine? - Parkinson’s
- In which US State was Donald Trump born? – New York
- Which show that depicted the Dublin underworld was first shown on RTE in 2010 and starred Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Nidge? – Love Hate
- Red and which other colour is on the flag of Austria? - White
- How many counties in the province of Leinster? - 12
- Which Irish boxer won a world championship by beating Eusebio Pedroza of Panama in 1985? - Barry McGuigan
- In which country is the Marlborough wine region? – New Zealand
- What is the capital city of Iraq? - Baghdad
- What is the capital city of Luxembourg? - Luxembourg
- What canal links the North Sea with the Baltic sea? - Kiel
- Which British athlete won gold in both the 5,000 and 10,000 Summer Olympics in 2016? - Mo Farah
- Which British-Italian engineer obtained a patent for radio in London in 1897? - Marconi
- What does the Beaufort scale measure? – Wind Strength
- Which Asian nation caused one of the biggest upsets in rugby union history when they defeated South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup? - Japan
- In golf, what is the term for a three under par? – Albatross
- Only one player has won six consecutive senior All-Ireland medals in hurling. He later became Taoiseach. Name him. – Jack Lynch
- Which Asian country is the world’s largest producer of bananas? - India
- Which footballer is said to have scored 1281 goals in 1363 games? - Pele
- Which international cricket playing nation is this an anagram of? NAILS ARK - Sri Lanka
- Which city hosted the Olympic Summer Games in 2004? – Athens
- Which politician served three terms as Taoiseach, finally leaving the post for the final time in February 1992? – Charlie Haughey
- In a game of English Draughts how many pieces are on the board at the start of play? – 24
- Abbeylara is located in which Irish county? - Longford
- Who won the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship? – Lewis Hamilton
- Which Irish county is known as the Faithful county? - Offaly
- What is Charlie's surname in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? - Bucket
- In the bible, who lead the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea? - Moses
- What part of your body does a Chiropodist treat? - Feet
- How many days are there in a leap year? - 366
- Which Irish county gives its name to a breed of dog and a breed of cow? - Kerry
- Ouzo is one of which country's most popular drinks? - Greece
- Which country is the biggest producer of coffee in the world? – Brazil
- Which popular messaging service was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for USD$19.3 billion? - WhatsApp
- What is the capital city of Bulgaria? - Sofia
- Which small edible fish is named after a large European island? – Sardine
- What type of vehicle does Robert De Niro drive in the title of a 1976 Martin Scorsese film? – Taxi
- Sri Lanka was formerly known as what prior to 1972? Ceylon
- Which country has the second largest population in the world? India
- In which year did Michael Flatley and Jean Butler perform Riverdance at the Eurovision? - 1994
- Which beer famously has a blue 5 pointed star on its label? – Newcastle Brown Ale
- Which food product has used the slogan "Taste the rainbow" since 1994? – Skittles
- Which is the largest country in South America? - Brazil
- What number is directly opposite the number 20 on a dart board? - 3
- What is the highest mountain in Britain? – Ben Nevis
- What is the young of an elephant called? - Calf
- Who is the patron Saint of Wales? - David
- Which is longer, a yard or a metre? - Metre
- Irish swimmer Michelle Smith was found to have tampered with a urine sample at the summer Olympics in which year? She won3 gold medals and 1 bronze medal. - 1996
- Who had a servant called “Friday”? – Robison Crusoe
- Which Irish playwright wrote the play “The Hostage”? – Brendan Behan
- In what county is Limerick Junction? - Tipperary
- From which town does port take its name? - Oporto
- Which product "Gives you wings" according to the advertising slogan? – Red Bull
- How many pockets are there on a billiards table? - 6
- Which English football league team are nicknamed The Hatters? - Luton Town
