Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!

I hope you all are having a great Paddy's Day.Don't get too drunk!

Yesterday's answers were;

1) 32 (26 in the Republic of Ireland & 6 in Northern Ireland).
2) 4 (Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster).
3) Belfast

Today's questions,
1) What colour is Tokyo Tower tonight?
2) What does an Taoiseach mean in English?
3) Who is Ireland's Taoiseach?

Tomorrow Go-Sensei will be at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Omotesando so this blog
will take a day off.Go-Sensei will take some photos so please see them on Monday.

Bye for now!

Friday, March 16, 2007

Pot of Gold.

Thank you for the correct answers.

I want to say a special thanks to Former Captain 5 for always getting the correct answer.
Well done!

Yesterday's answers were,
1) The Irish leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold.
2) Hanzoumon St.
3) c. Elton John

Today's questions are as follows,
1) How many Counties in Ireland?
2) How many Proviences in Ireland?
3) What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

A nice Paddy's week challenge,

Good luck!

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Shamrock.

Excellent!
Thank you for such great answers.
Yes St. Patrick's week is a very exciting time for Irish people all over the world.
It reminds us of home and sometimes we can get a little homesick.......

Yesterday's correct answers were,
1) Shamrock.
2) Omotesando
3) Croke Park, Dublin.

If you see Go-Sensei next Sunday please say hello to him!

Today's questions are as follows,
1) What can you find at the end of a rainbow?
2) What is the nearest train station(s) to the Irish Embassy in Tokyo?
3) Which musician is not Irish?
a) Enya b) Bono c) Elton John d) Ronan Keating

See you tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Snakes.

Good evening everyone!

Were you able to find out yesterday's questions? They were a little bit difficult but they are very important to Irish culture.

The answers were;
1) St. Patrick banished snakes into the sea.
2) Gaelic Athletic Association,
3) (Gaelic) Football and Hurling.

OK, are you ready for today's questions?

1) What is the name of the 3-leaf symbol of Ireland?
2) Where will the Tokyo St. Patrick's Day parade take place?
3) Where are the Headquarters (HQ) of the GAA?

The Tokyo St. Patrick's Day parade will on be this Sunday, March 18th.
Will Go-Sensei see you there????

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

March 17th

Hello again!

Very good answering, 100% perfect!

The answers were as follows,
1) March 17th
2) Green, white and orange
3) Green-Catholic, White-Peace, Orange- Protestant.

Today's three questions are as follows;
1) What does legend say St. Patrick banished into the sea?
2) What does G.A.A. stand for in Ireland?
3) What are the two most popular G.A.A. sports in Ireland?

Have a go at those and I hope to see the correct answers tomorrow.

Until then!

Monday, March 12, 2007

1987

Welcome to a new week at Go-Sensei's English Trivia! I hope that you all had a pleasant
weekend. The answer to Saturday's question was the year of 1987.

We now move on to a new theme for this week. This week will be St.Patrick's Day and the whole world will be Irish for a day! The questions will be on both Ireland and St. Patrick's Day.We start this week's questions with 3 easy ones.

Question 1) What date is St. Patrick's day?
Question 2) What colour is the Irish flag?
Question 3) What do the colours symbolize?

Happy St. Patrick's week!

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Ireland

Hello everyone!

The answers to yesterday's questions were,
1) Honshu 2) Taekwondo (from Korea) 3) The Shinkansen

As you may know, I am from Ireland. I come from the South West corner, from a place called Kerry. Ireland is famous for having beautiful scenery and friendly people.The Irish countryside is green as far as the eye can see.
When you talk about Irish society eventually the local pub will come up in discussion.The Irish like their alcohol, especially a 'pint of the black stuff'. Many an interesting story has been told over a few pints!

Today's questions are on Ireland,

1) What famous black beer comes from Ireland?

2) Which of the following music groups are NOT Irish?
a) U2 b) The Corrs c) Blur d) The Cranberries

3) What is the name of the most famous Tiger in Ireland at the moment?

Good luck and have a go if you like!

(Tomorrow's questions are on the alphabet).
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Go-Sensei & a Pint of the Black stuff!

Go-Sensei & a Pint of the Black stuff!