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Old 03-05-2003, 11:09 AM
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Default P.I.S.A. was right - I need some help!

Well, my English teacher is ill (I noticed that an half hour ago) and so we don't have English now but we got some worksheets. It's a quiz (don't know which sense that should make). So if anyone can help me, here are he questions I can't answer or I don't know where to look up right now.

Author of Gulliver's Travels
Star of Schindler's List (mila seenon - need he right order)
President of Sinn Féin Party
Irish American President of the United States
19th century irish dramatist (scaro lewid)
Irish swimmer who won three gold medals at Atlanta games
Ireland's most important religious figure
The man who wrote 'Ulysses'
Irish monk who christianized Würzburg
Northern Irish clergyman who wants to keep Ulster in the UK
Arentinian -bron pop singer, he lives in a castle in Wexford
Most famous Irish folk group
he organized band aid in the 80s
irish poet and dramatist who wrote 'waiting for godot
Nothing compares to her (nadéis o'rononc)

the Aran islands are off thr coast of
a. wexford
b kerry
c. antrim
d galway

what is a traditional irish dish?
a. beef and yorkshire pudding
b. naked limerick ham with cream & cider sauce
c. catalan chicken
d. cornish pasties
e. normandy chops

what is an irish myth or legend?
a. wawalag sisters
b. children of lir
c. math son of mathonwy
d. theseus and the minotaur (ok, I could have left out that one)

traditional irish boy's name?
a. breyton
b. raju
c. diarmaid
d. donald

goodbye in gealtic?
a. hasta luego
b. totsiens
c. ciao
d. slán

who said 'to hell or to connacht'?
a. winston churchill
b. oliver cromwell
c. john wayne
d. queen victoria

which of these industries is ireland the european leader?
a. stell production
b. horsebreeding
c. shoe production
d. gold mining

irish newspaperß
a. manchester evening news
b. the independent
c. the (cork) examiner
d. the daily express

irish sport?
a. tossing the caber
b. cricket
c. hurling
d. baseball (ok, this should be clear)

ireland's national airline?
a. ryanair
b. qantas
c. aer lingus
d. delta airlines

irelands most famous living writer?
a. seamus heaney
b. john hume
c. john major
d. mary coughlan

So, now as you all know how stupid me and the rest of my course is PLEASE help us. (be prepared, maybe I'll send the next one this evening )
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Sinead O' Connor.

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Author of Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift

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irish poet and dramatist who wrote 'waiting for godot
Samuel Beckett

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who said 'to hell or to connacht'?
b. oliver cromwell

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ireland's national airline?
c. aer lingus
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Irish American President of the United States
John F. Kennedy

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Ireland's most important religious figure
st. Patrick

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Most famous Irish folk group
the corrs?

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what is a traditional irish dish?
a. beef and yorkshire pudding
b. naked limerick ham with cream & cider sauce
c. catalan chicken
d. cornish pasties
e. normandy chops
naked limerick ham


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goodbye in gealtic?
a. hasta luego
b. totsiens
c. ciao
d. slán
slan

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who said 'to hell or to connacht'?
a. winston churchill
b. oliver cromwell
c. john wayne
d. queen victoria
cromwell i think

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irish newspaperß
a. manchester evening news
b. the independent
c. the (cork) examiner
d. the daily express
The Cork Examiner

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ireland's national airline?
a. ryanair
b. qantas
c. aer lingus
d. delta airlines
Air Lingus!
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Star of Schindler's List (mila seenon - need he right order)
Liam Neeson

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19th century irish dramatist (scaro lewid)
Oscar Wilde

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The man who wrote 'Ulysses'
James Joyce

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Hi
Don't know if I'm too late, but here goes:

Gulliver: Jonathan Swift
Schindler: Liam Neeson
Sinn Fein: Jerry Adams
USA Pres: Kennedy
Religious figure: St. Patrick (or the Pope???)
Ulysses: James Joyce
Clergyman: Ian Paisley
Folk group: The Dubliners
Band Aid: Bob Geldof
Godot: Samuel Beckett
Compares: Sinead o'Connor

d
b
a
c
d
b
b
c
c
c
a

Not sure if all of these are right, but I think most are!!!

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Thank you all, I knew I can count on you. (the course will be happy tomorrow morning )
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