Irish Music Quiz Questions and Answers
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1 - Which road do the Saw Doctors sing about in a song of homesickness and emigration?
The N17
2 - Which fruity sounding band had hits with linger and Zombie?
The Cranberries
3 - What did the Corrs do On Corners according to their album title?
Talk
4 - How many members of Boyzone were there?
5
5 - What was Sinead O'Conner's distinctive hairstyle in her early days of success?
Shaved head
6 - Which member of Boyzone manages Westlife along with Louis Walsh?
Ronan Keating
7 - How many members of the Corrs are not female?
1
8 - What are the Corrs first names?
Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim
9 - Who sang "YMCA"?
The Village People
10 - Which instrument is James Galway famous for playing?
The flute
11 - Which Kicks did the Undertones have in the 70s and 80s?
Teenage
12 - John McCormack, Irish singer, was famous for which singing voice?
Tenor
13 - The Pogues were formed in what year?
1982
14 - Which Dolores fronts the Cranberries?
O'Riordan
15 - Lord Mountcharles is connected with which high-profile Irish musical festival?
Slane
16 - "Dana" is her professional name. but what is her real name?
Rosemary Brown
17 - Riverdance, the stage show, who composed the music?
Bill Whelan
18 - Which Ash hit shares its name with a James Bond film?
Goldfinger
19 - How many 'shades of green' does the song say can be found in Ireland?
40
20 - The song by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl sang of a Fairytale of ......?
New York
21 - According to Percy French's song, What do the Mourne Mountains famously do?
'sweep down to the sea'
22 - Lady in Red is most famous for which Irish singer-songwriter?
Chris de Burgh
23 - Which famous city was James Galway born ?
Belfast
24 - Which Irish boyband made history when their first 5 singles went straight to number one in the UK charts?
Westlife
25 - Which city did OTT come from?
Dublin
26 - Which all girl band sounded like they had magical powers?
B*Witched
27 - Which Daniel sang 'Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love?'?
O'Donnell
28 - Larry Mullen Jr is a member of which Irish rock-group?
U2
29 - Who is singer Eithne Ní Bhraonáin better known as?
Enya
30 - "In Blue" is the title of an album released by which Irish Group in 2000?
The Corrs
31 - Which Irish pianist and composer composed the Nocturne?
John Field
32 - Who wrote the music and lyrics of the song "Ride on"?
Jimmy McCarthy
33 - Pete Briquette was a member of which Irish rock group?
The Boomtown Rats
34 - "Do they know It's Christmas?" was co-written by Bob Geldof and who else in 1984?
Midge Ure
35 - 'The Edge' from U2, what is his real name?
David Evans
36 - What was the name of the song Dana sang in the Eurovision Song Contest?
All Kinds of Everything
37 - In U2 which instrument does the Edge play?
Guitar
38 - Which folk band joined The Pogues on their version of the Irish Rover?
The Dubliners
39 - Who sang 'Have I told you lately that I love you" with Van Morrison?
The Chieftains
40 - What is the first name of teen star Mumba?
Samantha
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Irish Music Quiz Questions and Answers
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1 - Which road do the Saw Doctors sing about in a song of homesickness and emigration?
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2 - Which fruity sounding band had hits with linger and Zombie?
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3 - What did the Corrs do On Corners according to their album title?
_______________________________________________________________________________
4 - How many members of Boyzone were there?
_______________________________________________________________________________
5 - What was Sinead O'Conner's distinctive hairstyle in her early days of success?
_______________________________________________________________________________
6 - Which member of Boyzone manages Westlife along with Louis Walsh?
_______________________________________________________________________________
7 - How many members of the Corrs are not female?
_______________________________________________________________________________
8 - What are the Corrs first names?
_______________________________________________________________________________
9 - Who sang "YMCA"?
_______________________________________________________________________________
10 - Which instrument is James Galway famous for playing?
_______________________________________________________________________________
11 - Which Kicks did the Undertones have in the 70s and 80s?
_______________________________________________________________________________
12 - John McCormack, Irish singer, was famous for which singing voice?
_______________________________________________________________________________
13 - The Pogues were formed in what year?
_______________________________________________________________________________
14 - Which Dolores fronts the Cranberries?
_______________________________________________________________________________
15 - Lord Mountcharles is connected with which high-profile Irish musical festival?
_______________________________________________________________________________
16 - "Dana" is her professional name. but what is her real name?
_______________________________________________________________________________
17 - Riverdance, the stage show, who composed the music?
_______________________________________________________________________________
18 - Which Ash hit shares its name with a James Bond film?
_______________________________________________________________________________
19 - How many 'shades of green' does the song say can be found in Ireland?
_______________________________________________________________________________
20 - The song by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl sang of a Fairytale of ......?
_______________________________________________________________________________
21 - According to Percy French's song, What do the Mourne Mountains famously do?
_______________________________________________________________________________
22 - Lady in Red is most famous for which Irish singer-songwriter?
_______________________________________________________________________________
23 - Which famous city was James Galway born ?
_______________________________________________________________________________
24 - Which Irish boyband made history when their first 5 singles went straight to number one in the UK charts?
_______________________________________________________________________________
25 - Which city did OTT come from?
_______________________________________________________________________________
26 - Which all girl band sounded like they had magical powers?
_______________________________________________________________________________
27 - Which Daniel sang 'Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love?'?
_______________________________________________________________________________
28 - Larry Mullen Jr is a member of which Irish rock-group?
_______________________________________________________________________________
29 - Who is singer Eithne Ní Bhraonáin better known as?
_______________________________________________________________________________
30 - "In Blue" is the title of an album released by which Irish Group in 2000?
_______________________________________________________________________________
31 - Which Irish pianist and composer composed the Nocturne?
_______________________________________________________________________________
32 - Who wrote the music and lyrics of the song "Ride on"?
_______________________________________________________________________________
33 - Pete Briquette was a member of which Irish rock group?
_______________________________________________________________________________
34 - "Do they know It's Christmas?" was co-written by Bob Geldof and who else in 1984?
_______________________________________________________________________________
35 - 'The Edge' from U2, what is his real name?
_______________________________________________________________________________
36 - What was the name of the song Dana sang in the Eurovision Song Contest?
_______________________________________________________________________________
37 - In U2 which instrument does the Edge play?
_______________________________________________________________________________
38 - Which folk band joined The Pogues on their version of the Irish Rover?
_______________________________________________________________________________
39 - Who sang 'Have I told you lately that I love you" with Van Morrison?
_______________________________________________________________________________
40 - What is the first name of teen star Mumba?
_______________________________________________________________________________
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