Statistics for Ireland Country Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Capital city	Dublin	100%
Official language	English	100%
Patron saint of Ireland	Saint Patrick	100%
Other official language	Irish	96%
National symbol for Ireland (Plant)	Shamrock	96%
National symbol for Ireland (Object)	Harp	75%
Period of history during the 20th century with many bombs and soldiers in Northern Ireland	The Troubles	71%
Group of people who settled Ireland in the 5th to 6th centuries BC	Celts	61%
Treaty that ended the fighting in Northern Ireland	Good Friday Agreement	54%
Celtic sport played in Ireland with sticks and sliotars	Hurling	50%
Latin name for Ireland	Hibernia	36%
Man who liberated Ireland from the English	Michael Collins	32%
Area around modern-day Dublin first invaded by the English	The Pale	32%
Current president of Ireland	Michael D Higgins	29%
English king who first invaded Ireland	Henry II	14%