Start your quizzing engines and get ready for round two of the Irish Country Living Christmas quiz.
51. It’s a Wonderful Life is set in which fictional town?
52. Name the racecourse where the Irish Derby Festival takes place.
53. It was a rock ‘n roll dream when a 90s band reunited and performed in Croke Park in 2025. Name the band.
54. What book opens with the well-known line, “It is a truth universally acknowledged...”?
55. Which fairytale was the inspiration behind the first gingerbread house?
56. Name the river that flows through 10 European countries, touching four capital cities including Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.
57. What country withdrew from the International Criminal Court in June 2025?
58. What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
59. What does CBAM stand for?
60. Paper was invented in which country – India, China or Greece?
61. Which US state is The Great Gatsby set?
62. Which is bigger, an Irish acre or a statute acre?
63. I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?
64. Who was the first High King of Ireland to be recognised across the island?
65. Niall Breslin found fame as the lead-singer of which band?
66. The euro officially entered circulation on 1 January of what year?
67. Who is Ireland’s champion flat jockey for 2025?
68. Name the film that Brendan Gleeson received his first Oscar nomination for.
Brendan Gleeson.
69. Which car manufacturer makes the Astra and Corsa models?
70. Troy Parrott was praised as Ireland’s hero in November when the Irish soccer team qualified for the World Cup playoffs. Which European club does he play for?
71. Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as a female fox?
72. 2025 saw David Corenswet take over as Superman in the DC universe. From whom did he take the mantle?
73. Which Irish writer, who passed away earlier this year, wrote the travel-memoir Thirty-Two Words for Field?
74. Hurler is the name of a variety of which crop?
75. Germany’s capital city, Berlin, was divided by a wall from 1961 until what year?
76. Irish singer-songwriter, Enya, was born in what county?
77. “Melts in your mouth, not in your hands” is a slogan famously associated with which sweet?
78. How many thousand tonnes of beef from South America is involved in the Mercusor trade deal?
79. USA and Mexico are two of the three countries hosting the 2026 World Cup. Name the third.
80. In Forrest Grump, Forrest invested in what company, thinking it produced fruit?
81. What is the best-selling book series of all time?
82. Which anniversary does a steel anniversary celebrate?
83. The Farming for Water programme paid tillage farmers to grow what this year?
84. Name the small red-breasted bird that is commonly associated with Christmas.
85. What is the translation of the title Amhrán na bhFiann?
86. Au is the chemical symbol of which element?
87. During the 1916 Easter Rising, which building served as the headquarters of the Rebels?
88. Rory McIlroy won the Masters Tournament in April this year. How many major championship wins does he now hold?
15 September 2024; Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland after finishing his round on the 18th green during day four of the Amgen Irish Open Golf Championship 2024 at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, Down. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
89. Name the 2025 Irish presidential nominee that withdrew from the race on 6 October.
90. Which Aidan O’Brien-trained horse completed the Epsom-Curagh Derby Double this year? a) Ethical Diamond b) Lambourn c) Delacroix
91. The harp on a pint of Guinness faces in the opposite direction to the harp on the Irish passport. True or false?
92. In which book would you find the quote “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”?
93. Name the two trees, starting with the letters N F, are known to be the most popular Christmas trees grown in Ireland.
94. What colour pill does Neo take in The Matrix to learn the truth?
95. Name the item of clothing that Levi Strauss originally invented for Californian miners, for practical purposes rather than fashion?
96. South Africa has three capital cities – Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town. Which is the home to the president?
97. Two Irish acts played the iconic Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2025. The Script were one, name the other.
98. The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which country?
99. On 5 December, four European nations withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest – Ireland, Slovenia, Spain and what other country?
100. The Irish Agricultural Trust publishes four main titles – the Irish Farmers Journal, Irish Country Magazine and The Irish Garden. Name the fourth.
Do you think you have answered all the questions correctly? Here is everything you need to enter this year’s competition.
Online entries: You can enter the Christmas quiz online. Simply scan the QR code and fill in your answers on our form. Remember, in the interest of fairness, it is one entry per paper so you will need to fill in the code on the back cover of this paper.
Written entries: Type or clearly write your answers in list format and attach Coupon 2 to your answer sheet. Do the same with last week’s answer and Coupon 1. Send both answer sheets in one envelope to: Irish Country Living
Christmas Quiz, Irish Farmers Journal, The Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12.
Terms and Conditions: Online entries must have the valid codes. Postal entries must have the valid coupons. Closing date for entries is 16 January 2026. Entries with 90+ correct answers will be entered into the prize draw. No staff of the Irish Farmers Journal, nor their family members are eligible to enter. Judges’ decisions are final. Prizes cannot be exchanged for a monetary equivalent.
Scan the QR code to enter.
The prizes
Grand prize: two nights, B&B with dinner on both evenings for two people sharing at Carrig Country House, Co Kerry.
Second runner up prize: one night, B&B with dinner for two people sharing at Rathmullan House, Co Donegal.
Third runner up prize: one night, B&B with dinner, for two people sharing at Barberstown Castle, Co Kildare.
Start your quizzing engines and get ready for round two of the Irish Country Living Christmas quiz.
51. It’s a Wonderful Life is set in which fictional town?
52. Name the racecourse where the Irish Derby Festival takes place.
53. It was a rock ‘n roll dream when a 90s band reunited and performed in Croke Park in 2025. Name the band.
54. What book opens with the well-known line, “It is a truth universally acknowledged...”?
55. Which fairytale was the inspiration behind the first gingerbread house?
56. Name the river that flows through 10 European countries, touching four capital cities including Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.
57. What country withdrew from the International Criminal Court in June 2025?
58. What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
59. What does CBAM stand for?
60. Paper was invented in which country – India, China or Greece?
61. Which US state is The Great Gatsby set?
62. Which is bigger, an Irish acre or a statute acre?
63. I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?
64. Who was the first High King of Ireland to be recognised across the island?
65. Niall Breslin found fame as the lead-singer of which band?
66. The euro officially entered circulation on 1 January of what year?
67. Who is Ireland’s champion flat jockey for 2025?
68. Name the film that Brendan Gleeson received his first Oscar nomination for.
Brendan Gleeson.
69. Which car manufacturer makes the Astra and Corsa models?
70. Troy Parrott was praised as Ireland’s hero in November when the Irish soccer team qualified for the World Cup playoffs. Which European club does he play for?
71. Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as a female fox?
72. 2025 saw David Corenswet take over as Superman in the DC universe. From whom did he take the mantle?
73. Which Irish writer, who passed away earlier this year, wrote the travel-memoir Thirty-Two Words for Field?
74. Hurler is the name of a variety of which crop?
75. Germany’s capital city, Berlin, was divided by a wall from 1961 until what year?
76. Irish singer-songwriter, Enya, was born in what county?
77. “Melts in your mouth, not in your hands” is a slogan famously associated with which sweet?
78. How many thousand tonnes of beef from South America is involved in the Mercusor trade deal?
79. USA and Mexico are two of the three countries hosting the 2026 World Cup. Name the third.
80. In Forrest Grump, Forrest invested in what company, thinking it produced fruit?
81. What is the best-selling book series of all time?
82. Which anniversary does a steel anniversary celebrate?
83. The Farming for Water programme paid tillage farmers to grow what this year?
84. Name the small red-breasted bird that is commonly associated with Christmas.
85. What is the translation of the title Amhrán na bhFiann?
86. Au is the chemical symbol of which element?
87. During the 1916 Easter Rising, which building served as the headquarters of the Rebels?
88. Rory McIlroy won the Masters Tournament in April this year. How many major championship wins does he now hold?
15 September 2024; Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland after finishing his round on the 18th green during day four of the Amgen Irish Open Golf Championship 2024 at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, Down. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
89. Name the 2025 Irish presidential nominee that withdrew from the race on 6 October.
90. Which Aidan O’Brien-trained horse completed the Epsom-Curagh Derby Double this year? a) Ethical Diamond b) Lambourn c) Delacroix
91. The harp on a pint of Guinness faces in the opposite direction to the harp on the Irish passport. True or false?
92. In which book would you find the quote “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”?
93. Name the two trees, starting with the letters N F, are known to be the most popular Christmas trees grown in Ireland.
94. What colour pill does Neo take in The Matrix to learn the truth?
95. Name the item of clothing that Levi Strauss originally invented for Californian miners, for practical purposes rather than fashion?
96. South Africa has three capital cities – Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town. Which is the home to the president?
97. Two Irish acts played the iconic Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2025. The Script were one, name the other.
98. The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which country?
99. On 5 December, four European nations withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest – Ireland, Slovenia, Spain and what other country?
100. The Irish Agricultural Trust publishes four main titles – the Irish Farmers Journal, Irish Country Magazine and The Irish Garden. Name the fourth.
Do you think you have answered all the questions correctly? Here is everything you need to enter this year’s competition.
Online entries: You can enter the Christmas quiz online. Simply scan the QR code and fill in your answers on our form. Remember, in the interest of fairness, it is one entry per paper so you will need to fill in the code on the back cover of this paper.
Written entries: Type or clearly write your answers in list format and attach Coupon 2 to your answer sheet. Do the same with last week’s answer and Coupon 1. Send both answer sheets in one envelope to: Irish Country Living
Christmas Quiz, Irish Farmers Journal, The Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12.
Terms and Conditions: Online entries must have the valid codes. Postal entries must have the valid coupons. Closing date for entries is 16 January 2026. Entries with 90+ correct answers will be entered into the prize draw. No staff of the Irish Farmers Journal, nor their family members are eligible to enter. Judges’ decisions are final. Prizes cannot be exchanged for a monetary equivalent.
Scan the QR code to enter.
The prizes
Grand prize: two nights, B&B with dinner on both evenings for two people sharing at Carrig Country House, Co Kerry.
Second runner up prize: one night, B&B with dinner for two people sharing at Rathmullan House, Co Donegal.
Third runner up prize: one night, B&B with dinner, for two people sharing at Barberstown Castle, Co Kildare.
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