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1.1. What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
1.2. Ok, now what is the REAL capital?
Well, Obviously Cork!
2. What is a yoke?
3. What is a T-Shuck?
How to Pronounce the Irish Prime Minister’s Tongue-tying, Proper Gaelic Title
The Prime Minister of Ireland has a Gaelic title that may require some pronunciation practice, especially since he's in the U.S. for a traditional White House St. Patrick's Day celebration.
The Taoiseach of Ireland, is a Gaelic term that means Prime Minister. The word is among several Gaelic terms and phrases that stump non-Irish newscasters and Americans, who can sometimes struggle to pronounce Irish names.
The proper pronunciation of Taoiseach sounds something like "TEE-shock" in English, according to a BBC report on pronouncing Irish political terms. A pronunciation guide on YouTube says "tee-shocks" or "tee-shock" are appropriate ways to say the word.
4. What is the meaning of Wan?
Is used to describe a female in a loose description,as in 'that woman over there',
5. What is the meaning of Ye?
"You" in plural- the group of you. "You's" in Dublin
6. What season is it in March?
Honestly, no one knows. You have days with sun, wind, rain, hail, sleet and snow. And not meaning separate days. You will not be surprised to hear the forecast for the day include all of the above, which I still believe is to indemnify the person reading the weather from not having covered anything.
7. Why is Teresa Manion famous?
This weather report is the original
Then a music remix was made out of it which was popular in pubs all over at the time
Teresa Manion remix played in clubs and pubs countrywide at the time
8. Yer man is?
Any man really. If you are talking about the plumber you used, he is Yer man. If you are talking about a man crossing a road he is yer man. So it can be the man who you know, who's services you used or are just talking about.
9. Which is the correct flag?
a) 
or
b) 
B. Is the correct tri-colour. Officially adopted by the Irish Republic during the War of Independence with England in 1919, the “Tricolour” was made the country's official flag when Ireland became an free nation in 1921. ... It was flown over the General Post Office in Dublin as a symbol of defiance and Irish unity during the Easter Rising in 1916.
10. What is Craic?
Craic (/kræk/ KRAK) or crack is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. It is often used with the definite article – the craic – as in the expression "What's the craic?" (meaning "How are you?" or "What's happening?").
11. What is a press?
In Ireland, a press is a cupboard
12. What is a hot press?
The cupboard where you find the Immersion of course!
13. What are runners?
a) People
or
b) Shoes (like takkies)
B. Running Shoes
14. What does "The hard shoulder" mean?
Word forms: plural hard shoulders. countable noun. The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.
15. What do you call an area where there are kids play equipment? (no, it's not a park)
A Kompan (Even though this is a brand of outdoor equipment, think of it like people saying they need to hoover, when they actually need to vacuum, and the brand of the vacuum cleaner may or may not be Hoover)
16. How many time is it appropriate to say "bye" at the end of a telephone call?
As many as you possibly can before the call is ended. You may go faster the closer you get to the end of the call and you are perfectly OK not to actually have breath left to complete the last bye.
17. If someone invites you for "dinner" when should you show up?
Urban workers eat on the run between 12.30pm and 2pm (most restaurants don't begin to serve lunch until at least midday). At weekends, especially Sunday, the midday lunch is skipped in favour of a substantial mid-afternoon meal (called dinner), usually between 2pm and 4pm.
18. What is a man at the door with his hands hanging?
Someone who shows up without a gift at an occasion where one is usually expected
19. Why is it OK to have gas?
“Gas” in Irish slang means funny. It can refer to a person, “He's gas!” or a situation “That's gas!” It can also be used to depict shock or disbelief. For example, “Jaysus, that's gas!
20. How do you become eligible to drive a tractor?
Exchange your SA drivers!! We can all drive tractors if you have a SA car licence!
21. Who should get the heel of the bread?
Heel of the bread is the crust! So whoever usually wins the argument :)
22. What are you going to do if you are invited for tea?
Tea: Not the drink, but the evening meal – also confusingly called dinner. This is the main meal of the day usually eaten around 6.30pm. Rural communities eat at the same time but with a more traditional tea of bread, cold cuts and, yes, tea. Restaurants follow international habits, with most diners not eating until at least 7.30pm.
23. Why would you wish someone "well wear"
You wish them good luck with a new car purchase when you say this. Also if someone sells you a second hand car, they often give you EUR50 back in cash as good luck.
24. What is the Gift of the Gab and how do you get it?
Someone who has the ability to speak well, eloquently, well thought out words. Its bestowed on anyone who kisses the Blarney stone in Cork.
25. If everything is OK or well, it is....?
GRAND!!
26. If someone walks by you and asks you how you are, do you:
a) Tell them
or
b) Say nothing, nod your head or say hi, because it's just a greeting and not a question
B
27. When someone refers to you as MASSIVE, are they:
a) Referring to your size
or
b) Giving you a compliment on how good you look?
B
28. What is the main rugby team in Southern Ireland?
Trick Question! The Munster Team, which is the team in the most southern province. Southern Ireland is a region in the Republic of Ireland, and not the Republic of Ireland.
29. What does "I will yeah" mean?
30. When you are given directions, what is the specific question you should make sure to ask?
Whether they are referring to the road or as the crow flies
31. How do you pronounce the following common Irish names:
a) Aoife
Ee-fah
b) Coimhe
Kwee- vah
c) Saoirse
See-shaa
d) Eoin
O-in
e) Sadhbh
Sigh-vv
f) Tadhg
Tige, like Tiger but without the 'r'
32. Where is the stove?
This is the black iron enclosed fireplace in some homes. What South Africans know as the stove is referred to as a cooker in Ireland.
33. What is a sliotar
A hard leather-covered ball used in the game of hurling.
34. If you say: "Come here to me" what do you mean?
'Come here to me' is slang used to mean “Listen to this” or “I've something to tell you”. These phrases tend to imply a secretiveness or revelatory importance to the upcoming piece of information.
35. Leaving the immersion on overnight is:
a) Legal grounds for divorce
b) Punishable by death
c) Going to cost you a month's wage
d) All of the above
D The immersion is the geyser and you will absolutely feel it when you need to pay for your electricity.
36. "It's dear" means?
It's expensive
37. What is being referred to when someone says "Hiya Pet"?
It's a term of endearment like "hello dear"
38. What is a Biro?
A Ballpoint pen
39. What game is involved when someone says "Fair play"?
None, it's saying "nicely done"
40. What does it mean if you are "Langered"
Slang for intoxicated
41. Who are the lads?
Guys, like the lads down the road, means the guys down the road.
42. If you are going to fetch the messages, what are you doing?
Going to buy groceries
People still ‘go for the messages’ or ‘do the messages’ in many parts of Ireland, ie, they go shopping. The expression is believed to have come from a time when you went to the post office to see if there were any letters or telegrams for you, or indeed any ould parcels. Rural post offices also sold groceries, so the expression came about as a general term for heading for the shops.
43. 
44. A maroon red colour
45. 17th March
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