St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2026: 50 questions to test your Irishology

Expert on all things Irish? You could be in with a chance to win this great prize

St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2026: 50 questions to test your Irishology
St Patrick’s Day Quiz 2026: The winner’s name and quiz answers will be published in The Irish Times Magazine on April 4th

It’s finally here: your big chance to prove you know more about Irish things and Irish people than almost any other reader of The Irish Times by competing in this year’s big St Patrick’s Day Quiz.

Do you know who shot Michael Collins? Or who was the first Irish-born author to win the Booker Prize? If so, why not try your luck with these and the rest of our 50 questions. You could win this great prize:

The Cliff House Hotel in Co Waterford
The Cliff House Hotel in Co Waterford

Ireland’s Blue Book is giving away one night’s bed & breakfast with dinner, for two people sharing at the Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore, Co Waterford, to the winner of the Irish Times St Patrick’s Day Quiz.

Cliff House Hotel seems to defy gravity, clinging to a cliff on the south side of Ardmore Bay, the seaside boutique hotel features an intimate Irish destination spa as well as a one Michelin-star restaurant. Cliff House Hotel is a proud member of Ireland’s Blue Book a collection of over 65 Irish country house hotels, manors, castles, and restaurants located throughout the island of Ireland. For more information see irelandsbluebook.com

The closing date of the competition is 10pm, Thursday, March 20th. The winner’s name and quiz answers will be published in The Irish Times Magazine on April 4th. Terms and conditions apply. Best of luck!

Eoin Butler

Eoin Butler

Eoin Butler, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about life and culture