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Can You Solve These Real ‘Jeopardy!’ Clues About Irish Culture?
March 17, 2023 1:00 pm
PLACES THAT BECAME WORDS $800:
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On the Shannon River there’s an Irish town that’s given its name to this verse of renown
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Limerick
COUNTRIES’ MUSIC $1200:
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Irish euro coins feature the traditional musical instrument called clairseach or the “Irish” this
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A harp
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HE IRISH-AMERICAN HALL OF FAME $2,000 (Daily Double):
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The 2011 inaugural class included Maureen O’Hara & this 4-time Pulitzer-winning 20th century playwright
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Eugene O’Neill
G.O.T. $800:
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Pub memorabilia websites sell signs advertising this “G.O.T.” –the sign of a fine Irish bar
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Guinness on tap
1890’s $400:
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In 1895, this Irish playwright was sentenced to 2 years’ hard labor on a morals charge
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Oscar Wilde
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