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