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    Close-up of antique Irish books including The Shamrock, referencing Ireland’s rich literary tradition. Close-up of antique Irish books including The Shamrock, referencing Ireland’s rich literary tradition.
    Close-up of antique Irish books including The Shamrock, referencing Ireland’s rich literary tradition. Close-up of antique Irish books including The Shamrock, referencing Ireland’s rich literary tradition.

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    Ireland has its fair share of wordsmiths on the global pedestal. How many do you think you'll get right?

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    Dramatic rocky cliffs and headlands on the Dingle Peninsula, featured in Star Wars: The Last Jedi filming. Dramatic rocky cliffs and headlands on the Dingle Peninsula, featured in Star Wars: The Last Jedi filming.

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    Q1) Which city in Ireland is a UNESCO City of Literature?

    Visitors view literary treasures inside the Long Room, Trinity College Dublin, a highlight of the UNESCO City of Literature. Visitors view literary treasures inside the Long Room, Trinity College Dublin, a highlight of the UNESCO City of Literature.

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    Q2) Which Irish Nobel Laureate poet wrote the words: “I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams”?

    Horse riders trek along Strandhill Beach, County Sligo, beneath Ben Bulben, immortalised in Yeats’s poetry. Horse riders trek along Strandhill Beach, County Sligo, beneath Ben Bulben, immortalised in Yeats’s poetry.

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    Q3) Who wrote: “When I die, Dublin will be written in my heart"?

    Vintage props on a map of Dublin reference James Joyce, including glasses, cane, hat, and a wine glass. Vintage props on a map of Dublin reference James Joyce, including glasses, cane, hat, and a wine glass.

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    Q4) In which county in Ireland was Colm Tóibín’s book – and later movie – Brooklyn based?

    Walkers enjoy Sandymount Strand in Dublin, a setting evoked in the writings of Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. Walkers enjoy Sandymount Strand in Dublin, a setting evoked in the writings of Irish novelist Colm Tóibín.

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    Q5) Jonathan Swift’s giant in Gulliver’s Travels was inspired by a view from which city?

    View from Cave Hill, Belfast, said to inspire Gulliver’s sleeping giant in Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. View from Cave Hill, Belfast, said to inspire Gulliver’s sleeping giant in Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.

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    Q6) Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney showed us the wonder to be found in the quiet beauty of rural Ireland. What county did he grow up in?

    Sculpture of Seamus Heaney rowing, in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, honouring the Nobel-winning poet’s rural roots. Sculpture of Seamus Heaney rowing, in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, honouring the Nobel-winning poet’s rural roots.

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    Q7) The famous vampire-themed novel Dracula was written by Bram Stoker in 1897. Where did Stoker come from?

    Actors in Gothic costume stand before Dublin Castle, evoking Dracula's eerie world by Irish author Bram Stoker. Actors in Gothic costume stand before Dublin Castle, evoking Dracula's eerie world by Irish author Bram Stoker.

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