The Dublin Quiz

Twenty questions on Dublin, from its history and landmarks to its people and culture. How well do you know it?

20 questions · about 8 min · 20s each

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About this quiz

The Liffey, its bridges, its writers and its pints.

Questions
20, with 20 seconds for each. Faster answers score more.
Difficulty
Easy to start, harder towards the end
Covers
  • Culture
  • History
  • Landmarks
  • Drink
  • Geography
  • Places
  • Language
  • Parks
  • Sport
  • Transport
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Warm-up questions

Not part of the quiz, so peek at the answers all you like.

  1. 1Writers

    Which Dublin-born writer wrote 'Gulliver's Travels'?

    1. AJames Joyce
    2. BJonathan Swift
    3. CSamuel Beckett
    4. DW.B. Yeats
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    BJonathan Swift

    Swift was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, where he is buried.

  2. 2Music

    Which rock band, fronted by Bono, formed in Dublin in 1976?

    1. AThin Lizzy
    2. BThe Cranberries
    3. CU2
    4. DWestlife
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    CU2

    The four members met at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin.

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