Statistics for Carrickfergus Trivia

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General Stats

  • This quiz has been taken 9 times
  • The average score is 15 of 26

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Titular folk song of the same nameCarrickfergus
100%
Located in this countyCounty Antrim
100%
Parliamentary constituencyEast Antrim
100%
Peerage title; reinstated in 2011 when bestowed upon Prince WilliamBaron Carrickfergus
80%
Located on this body of waterBelfast Lough
80%
NIFA Football teamCarrick Rangers FC
80%
Anglo-Norman knight who constructed the town's castleJohn de Courcy
80%
Meaning of nameRock of Fergus
80%
Population27,998
60%
What this body used to be calledCarrickfergus Bay
60%
United Irishman captured in the town in 1798Henry Joy McCracken
60%
Earl of Ulster who redesigned the castle and constructed St Nicholas' ChurchHugh de Lacy
60%
Anglo-Irish satirical writer and essayist who lived outside the town; best known for writing Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift
60%
Located in this council areaMid and East Antrim
60%
A massive complex of this lies to the east of the town, extending over 25 km undergroundSalt mines
60%
Cottage which was the ancestral home of US President Andrew JacksonBoneybefore
40%
The streets and roads are mostly laid in this patternGrid
40%
Actress who moved to Australia; best known for her role in NeighboursJackie Woodbourne
40%
Coal-fired power station located outside the town; due to be replaced soonKilroot Power Station
40%
Poet who wrote the titular poem 'Carrickfergus'Louis MacNeice
40%
Railway which served the town prior to nationalisationNorthern Counties Committee(LMS)
40%
What used to be located within the townPrison
40%
Their home ground; largest stadiumTaylors Avenue
40%
The town was the location of Ireland's last what in 1711?Witchcraft trial
40%
Victorian ghost story writerCharlotte Riddell
20%
French naval captain who captured and held town during Seven Years WarFrancois Thurot
20%

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