Irish trivia on tap
Subtitle: 600 questions to measure your IQ (Irish Quotient)
By: Jennifer Grace
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781435139015; 9781435115880
Subjects: Miscellanea; Trivia; Questions and answers; REFERENCE; Irish Americans
Description: What's the traditional Irish cure for a hangover? What do Irish men and women hope to ward off by wearing an iron ring on the fourth finger? Which daughter of the Emerald Isle was hanged in Boston on accusations of being a witch? Think you know the answers to these tough questions? It's time to test your IQ (Irish Quotient, that is) and find out.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Writers, musicians, and actors, oh, my! : arts and entertainment; title: 2. Leprechauns, banshees, and spells : superstitions and folklore; title: 3. City folk : Dublin; title: 4. Genuine grub and Guinness galore : food and drink; title: 5. The fighting Irish : sports and games; title: 6. Invasions, uprisings, and more : the Irish throughout history; title: 7. No time like the present : Ireland today; title: 8. Hopes, dreams, and fulfillment : the Irish in America; title: 9. Who said what? : quotable quotes; title: 10. But what does it mean? : Irish words and phrases; title: Answer key.