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    Exercise "The republic of Ireland", created by lili73 (a free exercise to learn English):
    Results of the 2 979 people who have taken this test:
    Average mark: 59 / 100 Share


    Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): chris79 / FRANCE, on Monday 14 August - 12:38:
    "It's great ! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME"


    They got a perfect mark


    Stats (2302 candidates)
    Question 1 passed: 41 %
    {19650.gif} Ireland is the third largest island in Europe (1 Great Britain,2 Iceland) The state 'The Republic of Ireland' occupies * of the island.

    Question 2 passed: 54.5 %
    {19653.jpg} Dublin Castle Dublin is both the * city and the capital of the country.

    Question 3 passed: 59.3 %
    {19674.gif} Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th because it is believed to be the anniversary of his *.

    Question 4 passed: 38 %
    {19676.jpg} Legend credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a * clover.

    Question 5 passed: 56 %
    The most common language in Ireland is English, but * to the law the first language is Irish.

    Question 6 passed: 63.3 %
    {19677.jpg} U2 in the late 1970s Clayton, Mullen, Bono, Edge Formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers U2 is the most popular * rock band and the most successful of all times._________________________________{19680.jpg} (2005)

    Question 7 passed: 49.9 %
    {19687.jpg} Samuel Beckett was an Irish writer, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. He wrote a well-known play where the main protagonist, * name is in the title, never appears. [Waiting for Godot]

    Question 8 passed: 58.6 %
    The most popular sports in Ireland are Gaelic Football, Rugby and Hurling {19689.jpg} Hurling is a bit like Field Hockey. It has prehistoric origins and is * with sticks and balls.

    Question 9 passed: 48.8 %
    {19718.jpg} John Wayne (Sean Thornton) _________________________Maureen O'Hara (Mary Kate) {19719.jpg}John Ford was an American film director of Irish heritage. 'The Quiet Man' is a nostalgic * to his Irish ancestry and homeland:_____ a disgraced American boxer retires to Ireland, in the village of his birth, where he finds love.

    Question 10 passed: 61 %
    Irish traditional * uses many instruments including oileann pipes.


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