The Irish have given countless great quotes to the world. Writers, actors, political leaders all have something to say and a clever way of saying it.
Quiz-summary
0 of 10 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Information
Click on View Questions link at the end to see the correct answers after you have finished the quiz and seen your score.
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading...
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz:
Results
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
-
Not one of your best performances but don’t worry, there were some tough questions in this quiz. Brush up for next time by checking our quotes pages.
-
A solid performance because there were some tricky questions in this quiz. Have a look at some of the best jokes and quotes from the hilarious Irish comedian, Dave Allen.
-
Excellent. You’ve obviously an expert on Irish quotes, but what do you know about the characters that said them. Read up on the top actors, writers and figures from Irish history.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Answered
- Review
-
Question 1 of 10
1. Question
“Youth is wasted on the young.”
Correct
George Bernard Shaw. Ireland’s Nobel prizewinning playwright. His play Pygmalion was turned into a Hollywood musical under the title My Fair Lady.
More George Bernard Shaw quotesIncorrect
George Bernard Shaw. Ireland’s Nobel prizewinning playwright. His play Pygmalion was turned into a Hollywood musical under the title My Fair Lady.
More George Bernard Shaw quotes -
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
“I am a drinker with writing problems.”
Correct
Brendan Behan. Behan was a larger than life playwright who, as this quote suggests, had a drink problem that cost him his life when he was only 41.
More Brendan Behan quotesIncorrect
Brendan Behan. Behan was a larger than life playwright who, as this quote suggests, had a drink problem that cost him his life when he was only 41.
More Brendan Behan quotes -
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
“No man is rich enough to buy back his past.”
Correct
Oscar Wilde, with the possible exception of George Bernard Shaw, is probably the most quoted Irish writer of all time.
More Oscar Wilde quotesIncorrect
Oscar Wilde, with the possible exception of George Bernard Shaw, is probably the most quoted Irish writer of all time.
More Oscar Wilde quotes -
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
“We’re nothing if we’re not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing in life, really.”
Correct
Maeve Binchy. Binchy, author of Light a Penny Candle, is one of Ireland’s best-loved and most widely read novelists.
More Maeve Binchy quotesIncorrect
Maeve Binchy. Binchy, author of Light a Penny Candle, is one of Ireland’s best-loved and most widely read novelists.
More Maeve Binchy quotes -
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Correct
Edmund Burke. Burke was one Ireland’s greatest political philosophers and writers. This quote is one of his most famous, and is often used by people arguing for the need to challenge tyrannical regimes across the world.
More Edmund Burke quotesIncorrect
Edmund Burke. Burke was one Ireland’s greatest political philosophers and writers. This quote is one of his most famous, and is often used by people arguing for the need to challenge tyrannical regimes across the world.
More Edmund Burke quotes -
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
“You might be poor, you shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
Correct
Frank McCourt. McCourt found fame late in life with his bestselling novel , Angela’s Ashes, which drew upon his impoverished upbringing in Ireland.
More Frank McCourt quotesIncorrect
Frank McCourt. McCourt found fame late in life with his bestselling novel , Angela’s Ashes, which drew upon his impoverished upbringing in Ireland.
More Frank McCourt quotes -
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
“Above all else, deep in my soul, I’m a tough Irishwoman.”
Correct
Maureen O’Hara. O’Hara left Ireland in her teens and went on to become a Hollywood legend, starring in such films as the Quiet Man with John Wayne.
More Maureen O’Hara quotesIncorrect
Maureen O’Hara. O’Hara left Ireland in her teens and went on to become a Hollywood legend, starring in such films as the Quiet Man with John Wayne.
More Maureen O’Hara quotes -
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
“Better pass boldly into that other world,
In the full glory of some passion,
Than fade and wither dismally with age.”Correct
James Joyce. Joyce is considered one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century because of his novel, Ulysses.
More James Joyce quotesIncorrect
James Joyce. Joyce is considered one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century because of his novel, Ulysses.
More James Joyce quotes -
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
“We are a vibrant first-world country, but we have a humbling third world memory.”
Correct
Mary McAleese. McAleese was the Irish president from 1997 to 2011.
More Mary McAleese quotesIncorrect
Mary McAleese. McAleese was the Irish president from 1997 to 2011.
More Mary McAleese quotes -
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
“I tell, you I have signed my own death warrant.”
Correct
Michael Collins. These chilling words were spoken after Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Peace Treaty in 1921.
More Michael Collins quotesIncorrect
Michael Collins. These chilling words were spoken after Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Peace Treaty in 1921.
More Michael Collins quotes
