Saturday, March 14, 2015

Here are the answers to the "Are you Irish?" quiz.....so are you?


 
Check your answers below. 

1.       The Isle of Ireland is bigger than Alabama. - FALSE, the isle is about two-thirds the size of Alabama.
2.       The White House was designed and built by an Irishman. - TRUE,  James Hoban designed and  built the original White House and rebuilt it after the war of 1812.

3.       Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle. - TRUE, its a very pretty place

4.       Legend is that St. Berndad of Ireland sailed to the Americas 900 years before Christopher Columbus - TRUE.
5.       Coca-Cola produces a green drink in Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day - FALSE, we made this up.

6.       The population of Ireland is less than New York City - TRUE, New York City has a population of eight million people, two million more than Ireland.

7.       The City of Madison was founded by the Dublin family. - FALSE, the first settler, John Cartwright arrived in 1818. The city was incorporated in 1869.  The Dublin Family donated 60 acres of land for a wonderful park.  

8.       More Unicorns live in Ireland than anywhere else. - FALSE, Ireland has no more Unicorns than the United States of America.

9.       To kiss the Blarney stone you have to lay on your back. - TRUE, giving the Blarney gives you the gift of gab.

10.   Barney is Irish. - We don't know but we believe Barney is an Irish name and he is green.


So are you?

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