1. How much is the Taoiseach's annual salary?
2. What county boasts the shortest coastline in Ireland?
3. Who designed Dublin's Busáras building?
4. What is Ireland's highest mountain?
5. How many MEPS are there from the Republic?
6. How many Grammy awards have U2 won?
7. What is the Taoiseach's full first name?
8. How many times has Ireland won the European Song Contest?
9. Which famed 20th thinker had a cottage in Connemara?
10. In what year was the Belfast Agreement reached?
11. Who wrote the Irish national anthem?
12. When did an Irish rugby team last win the Triple Crown?
13. Who was the first President of the Irish State?
14. What is the name of the State's official guest house?
15. Which famous actor has painted his west Cork castle pink?
16. What percentage of the population were classed as regular Irish speakers in the 2002 census?
17. Which two famous Irishmen are immortalised as statues outside the main gate of Trinity College in Dublin?
18. Which county is known as the 'faithful county'?
19. Which Irish author won the 2005 Booker Prize?
20. Which famous Italian artist is reputed to have painted 'The Taking of Christ', which was found in the Jesuit House in Dublin in 1990?
21. Which is the oldest political party in Ireland?
22. Which county in Ireland did Marilyn Manson get married in last year?
23. Which county were John F Kennedy's ancestors from?
24. Irishman Patrick Gibson achieved a unique double in 2005, what was it?
25. How many TDs sit in the Dáil?
26. Where will the Ryder Cup be held in 2006?
27. Which former Glenroe star appeared in Oliver Stone's film Alexander?
28. How much money did Limerick woman Dolores McNamara scoop in the Euromillions lottery?
29. Which of the following musicians is related to Christy Moore?
30. In what year was Handel's Messiah first performed in Dublin?
31. Who said 'When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.'
32. What Irish boxer defeated Mike Tyson last year?
33. Which club did Roy Keane join when he left Man Utd?
34. What Irish stud farm paid a record $16 million for a 2yr old colt?
35. What county is known as the Garden of Ireland?
36. What team did Ireland play in Brian Kerr's last match?
37. How long is an Irish presidential term?
38. What was Ireland's population at the last census?
39. How many Irish people have won the Nobel Prize for literature?
40. St Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th because it's believed to be?
41. The Antarctic explorer Tom Crean was from which County?
42. How many quays does the River Liffey have?
43. Which play caused a near-riot at the Abbey Theatre for its controversial language?
44. The Irish Constitution, Bunreacht Na hÉireann, was enacted by the people in July 1937. When did it come into operation?
45. The Battle of Clontarf between Irish forces led by Brian Boru and the Vikings was fought in 1014. What day did it take place?
46. What was the Titanic's last port of call on its fateful voyage?
47. What city is known as the Maiden City?
48. Which Dublin hotel does U2 own?
49. How many counties border County Tipperary?
50. The book of Kells was written by monks where?
