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Answers to Dublin Quiz #1

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1. The song Weile, Weile, Waile, recorded by The Dubliners amongst others, refers to the River Salach or Sáile. By what name is the river more usually known?

Ans: The Poddle



2. Who was the last person to be admitted as Honorary Freeman of the City of Dublin

Ans: Mikhail Gorbachev (on 9 January 2002)



3. Which Dublin postal district is Parkgate Street in?

Ans: Dublin 8. In an exception to the general rule by which odd-numbered postal districts are on the North side and even numbers on the South, Dublin 8 dips its finger across the water to take in Parkgate Street, Conyngham Road and some of The Phoenix Park itself. Áras an Uachtaráin is in Dublin 8.



4. On what date did the smoking ban come into force?

Ans: 29th March 2004



5. Where can you find the statue known as Our Lady of Dublin?

Ans: Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church.



6. The Australian author P. L. Travers once lived on Leeson Street? What is her most famous fictional creation?

Ans: Mary Poppins



7. There are five Luas stops with colours in their names. Name them.

Ans: Red Cow, Bluebell, Blackhorse, Goldenbridge, St Stephen's Green.



8. Where in Dublin is Chesterfield Avenue?

Ans: The Phoenix Park. It's the big long straight road right through the middle (in Dublin 8), but you'd be amazed at how many Dubliners don't know what it's called.



9. In what year did Dublin last win an All-Ireland Senior Football Final?

Ans: 1995



10. In which Dublin pub did Bill Clinton stop for a drink during his first visit here in 1995?

Ans: Cassidy's of Camden Street, chosen because his grandmother or someone was a Cassidy.

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