Phoenix Park - Quiz
Phoenix Park
  • 1. In what month is the Great Ireland Run held annually?
A) April
B) June
C) March
D) May
  • 2. Since what year has the Great Ireland Run been held in the park?
A) 2005
B) 2003
C) 2010
D) 1995
  • 3. How long is the Great Ireland Run race?
A) 10 km
B) 5 km
C) 15 km
D) 21 km
  • 4. Who was one of the athletes mentioned as a past winner of the Great Ireland Run?
A) Mo Farah
B) Sonia O'Sullivan
C) Paula Radcliffe
D) Usain Bolt
  • 5. Which band played at the 1978 free festival in the park?
A) The Stone Roses
B) U2
C) Coldplay
D) Duran Duran
  • 6. Who organised the free one-day events in the park between 1977 and 1980?
A) James Joyce
B) Marcus Trevor
C) John Parnell
D) Ubi Dwyer
  • 7. What is the name of the oldest cricket club in Ireland, located in the park?
A) Dublin Cricket Club
B) Ireland National Cricket Club
C) Phoenix Cricket Club
D) Royal Park Cricket Club
  • 8. Who founded the Phoenix Cricket Club in 1830?
A) Marcus Trevor
B) Charles Stewart Parnell
C) Ubi Dwyer
D) John Parnell
  • 9. In which James Joyce novel is the Phoenix Park featured prominently?
A) Ulysses
B) Finnegans Wake
C) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
D) Dubliners
  • 10. Which legislation gives park rangers the power to arrest offenders?
A) The Dublin Heritage Act
B) The 1830 Cricket Club Act
C) The Parks Act 1950
D) Phoenix Park Act 1925
  • 11. Which London park did the 2017 exhibition highlight historical links with?
A) Greenwich Park
B) Regent's Park
C) Richmond Park
D) Hyde Park
  • 12. Most of the Phoenix Park falls under which Dublin postal district?
A) Dublin 20
B) Dublin 8
C) Dublin 7
D) Dublin 2
  • 13. Who was the first chief ranger of the park listed in the provided text?
A) John Ligonier
B) Marcus Trevor
C) Nathaniel Clements
D) James Trail
  • 14. How many participants did the 2010 Great Ireland Run attract?
A) Over 11,000
B) Exactly 10,000
C) Under 5,000
D) Over 20,000
  • 15. Which of these musical acts performed a concert in the park according to the text?
A) Coldplay
B) Queen
C) The Beatles
D) The Rolling Stones
  • 16. How many plant species have been identified in Phoenix Park?
A) 200
B) 351
C) 72
D) 400
  • 17. When were deer first introduced into the park?
A) 1903
B) 2008
C) 1660s
D) 1929
  • 18. How many fallow deer currently live in the park?
A) 300–350
B) 400–450
C) 600–650
D) 500–550
  • 19. What percentage of the park is covered by trees?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 10%
D) 75%
  • 20. Which bird species was confirmed as a breeding species in the park in 2012?
A) Common kestrel
B) Common buzzard
C) Long-eared owl
D) Eurasian jay
  • 21. What temperature record was set in the park on 18 July 2022?
A) 30.0°C
B) 35.5°C
C) 28.5°C
D) 33.0°C
  • 22. When did motor racing first take place in Phoenix Park?
A) 1949
B) 1929
C) 1903
D) 1939
  • 23. How many different motor racing circuits have been used in the park over the years?
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Three
D) Seven
  • 24. Which driver is the park's racing circuits named after?
A) Eddie Irvine
B) Tommy Byrne
C) Mike Hawthorn
D) Eddie Jordan
  • 25. Which river has tributaries flowing through the park?
A) River Liffey
B) River Boyne
C) River Lee
D) River Shannon
  • 26. What type of care are the community nursing units at St. Mary's Hospital primarily used for?
A) Geriatric care
B) Maternity care
C) Pediatric care
D) Emergency trauma
  • 27. Which document highlighted the risk of 'uncoordinated building and construction' in the park?
A) 2008 birdwatch survey
B) 2009 conservative management plan
C) 1660s land registry
D) 1903 race report
  • 28. Which historic building was mentioned as having concerns regarding its current condition?
A) St. Mary's nursing unit
B) Magazine Fort
C) The main grandstand
D) The weather station
  • 29. In what years was the birdwatch survey conducted in the park?
A) 2005–2006
B) 2011–2012
C) 2007–2008
D) 2009–2010
  • 30. How many bird species were identified in the 2007–2008 survey?
A) 450
B) 72
C) 351
D) 15
  • 31. In what year was the Deerfield Residence originally built?
A) 1776
B) 1734
C) 1769
D) 1864
  • 32. What is the Deerfield Residence known as today?
A) Ashtown Castle
B) Official residence of the United States Ambassador
C) Park Bailiff's lodge
D) Chief Secretary's Lodge
  • 33. What is the oldest building in Phoenix Park?
A) Magazine Fort
B) Mountjoy House
C) Deerfield Residence
D) Ashtown Castle
  • 34. In which century was Ashtown Castle built?
A) 19th century
B) 15th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century
  • 35. What were the People's Gardens initially called when established in 1840?
A) Victoria Gardens
B) Promenade Grounds
C) The Park Grounds
D) Heuston Gardens
  • 36. Which Easter Rising leader is commemorated with a statue in the People's Gardens?
A) Jonathan Swift
B) Sir Edward Fisher
C) Seán Heuston
D) Douglas Hyde
  • 37. Who directed the construction of a powder magazine at the site of the former Phoenix Lodge in 1734?
A) Douglas Hyde
B) Winston Churchill
C) Sir Edward Fisher
D) Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
  • 38. What event occurred at the Magazine Fort in 1939?
A) Christmas Raid
B) The founding of the Garda Síochána
C) The demolition of Phoenix Lodge
D) The opening of the park to the public
  • 39. Which bird is noted as being common and conspicuous in the Furry Glen?
A) Jay
B) Eagle
C) Owl
D) Falcon
  • 40. What was the original purpose of the building that is now St. Mary's Hospital?
A) Magazine Fort
B) United States Embassy
C) Royal Hibernian Military School
D) Chief Secretary's Lodge
  • 41. Where is the National Ambulance Service College located?
A) Saint Mary's Hospital
B) Ashtown Castle
C) Ratra House
D) Mountjoy House
  • 42. Who originally resided in the building now known as Áras an Uachtaráin?
A) Lord Lieutenant
B) United States Ambassador
C) Park Bailiff
D) Douglas Hyde
  • 43. How many military horses did the McKee Barracks once house?
A) 1,000
B) 22
C) 822
D) 500
  • 44. Who named Ratra House?
A) Lionel Sackville
B) Winston Churchill
C) Jonathan Swift
D) Douglas Hyde
  • 45. Which famous historical figure lived in Ratra House from age two to six?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Jonathan Swift
C) Douglas Hyde
D) Seán Heuston
  • 46. When did Iarnród Éireann open the rail tunnel for commuter train traffic?
A) 1989
B) 1945
C) 1939
D) 21 November 2016
  • 47. In how many civil parishes is Phoenix Park split?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Five
D) Three
  • 48. Which civil parish is located to the south of the park?
A) Castleknock
B) Liffey
C) St James'
D) Chapelizod
  • 49. When was Áras an Uachtaráin built?
A) 1922
B) 1830
C) 1754
D) 1747
  • 50. What was the former name of Áras an Uachtaráin?
A) Phoenix House
B) Presidential Palace
C) Chesterfield Manor
D) Viceregal Lodge
  • 51. When was the Zoological Society of Ireland established?
A) 1922
B) 1830
C) 1754
D) 1831
  • 52. When did Dublin Zoo open to the public?
A) 1 January 1831
B) 1 September 1830
C) 29 September 1979
D) 1 September 1831
  • 53. What is the ranking of Dublin Zoo among the oldest zoos in the world?
A) Third
B) Fourth
C) Second
D) First
  • 54. How many animals and tropical birds does Dublin Zoo house?
A) More than 700
B) More than 1000
C) Fewer than 500
D) Exactly 123
  • 55. How high is the Papal Cross?
A) 35 metres
B) 62 metres
C) 30 feet
D) 60 centimetres
  • 56. What material was used to build the Papal Cross?
A) Bronze
B) Gravel
C) Portland Stone
D) Steel girders
  • 57. How tall is the Wellington Monument?
A) 60 centimetres
B) 62 metres
C) 30 feet
D) 35 metres
  • 58. Who designed the Wellington Monument?
A) Pope John Paul II
B) Robert Smirke
C) The Earl of Chesterfield
D) The Irish National Invincibles
  • 59. From what objects were the bronze plaques on the Wellington Monument cast?
A) Portland Stone
B) Steel girders
C) Captured cannons
D) Gold coins
  • 60. When was the Phoenix Column erected?
A) 1830
B) 1754
C) 1747
D) 1979
  • 61. What type of column is the Phoenix Column?
A) Ionic
B) Doric
C) Corinthian
D) Tuscan
  • 62. Where is the Phoenix Column located?
A) Chesterfield Avenue
B) St James' churchyard
C) The Liffey bank
D) Fifteen Acres
  • 63. How long is the cross commemorating Lord Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke?
A) 35 metres
B) 60 metres
C) 30 feet
D) 60 cm
  • 64. Who killed Lord Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke in the park?
A) The Duke of Wellington
B) The Irish National Invincibles
C) The London Zoological Society
D) The Earl of Chesterfield
  • 65. What material is used inside the small cross for Lord Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke?
A) Gravel
B) Portland Stone
C) Bronze
D) Steel
  • 66. What is the Irish name for Phoenix Park?
A) Páirc an Dún
B) Páirc an Rí
C) Páirc an Fhionnuisce
D) Páirc na hÉireann
  • 67. How many hectares does Phoenix Park cover?
A) 810 hectares
B) 2,000 hectares
C) 707 hectares
D) 500 hectares
  • 68. What animal has lived in the park since the 17th century?
A) Fallow deer
B) Red deer
C) Badgers
D) Foxes
  • 69. Who built the 'House of the Phoenix' in 1611?
A) Sir Edward Fisher
B) The Duke of Ormond
C) Decimus Burton
D) The Earl of Chesterfield
  • 70. In what year was the Phoenix Park opened to the public?
A) 1745
B) 1882
C) 1734
D) 1662
  • 71. Who was responsible for designing a major landscape plan in the 19th century?
A) The Duke of Ormond
B) Lord Frederick Cavendish
C) Sir Edward Fisher
D) Decimus Burton
  • 72. What was stored in the park during 'The Emergency'?
A) Military supplies
B) Turf
C) Food rations
D) Water tanks
  • 73. What is the name of the shuttle bus service launched in 2023?
A) Park Express
B) Liffey Line
C) Route 101
D) Route 99
  • 74. What organization has the Irish Government lobbied for a World Heritage Site designation?
A) European Union
B) UNESCO
C) World Wildlife Fund
D) United Nations
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