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