Films
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What is the name of BAFTA winning comedian Brendan O'Carroll's debut film? |
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie |
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The film about Michael Collins' life is called 'The Big Fellow'. Who played the lead role in that film? |
Liam Neeson |
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What film famously made the village of Cong, in County Mayo, into a mecca for fans of this movie? |
The Quiet Man |
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Who played the lead roles in 'The Quiet Man'? |
John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
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The opening 20 minutes of 'Saving Private Ryan' is set on Omaha beach, but where was it actually filmed? |
Curracloe Strand in County Wexford |
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Cate Blanchett stars as a doomed Irish journalist in what film of the same name? |
Veronica Guerin |
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In the 2007 film 'Garage' what Irish comedian plays the main character Josie? |
Pat Shortt |
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Limerick author Frank McCourt wrote a book about his childhood, which was later made into a film. What was the name of the film? |
Angela's Ashes |
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In 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', what Irish cliffs feature in a dramatic scene when Harry and Professor Dumbeldore are battling with evil? |
The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare |
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In the 1969 classic 'The Italian Job', where were all the jail scenes actually filmed? |
Kilmainham Jail, in Dublin |
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What famous actor starred in 'The Italian Job'? |
A very young Michael Caine |
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In the award-winning film 'Braveheart', where was the Battle of Stirling Bridge filmed? |
On the Curragh Plains, County Kildare |
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In the 1965 British Cold War film 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' where were the Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie scenes filmed? |
At Smithfield, Dublin |
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What famous actor played the lead role in 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' |
Richard Burton |
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Colm Meaney starred in a 1996 funny film as an unemployable middle aged man just before the Celtic Tiger period. What was the name of the film? |
'The Van' |
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What film was set in the fictional Irish village of Tulaigh Mhór (Tullymore), about a man who had won the National Lottery? |
Waking Ned |
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Where was 'Waking Ned' filmed? |
Isle of Man |
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What film, based on the stage play of the same name by Joseph O'Connor, is set in Dublin and stars Malcolm McDowell and Max Beesley? |
Red Roses and Petrol |
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What 2007 American drama film is based on a novel of the same name by Irish writer Cecelia Ahern? |
P.S. I Love You |
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Daniel Day-Lewis won his first Academy Award for Best Actor in which 1989 film? |
My Left Foot |
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Whose life story was portrayed in 'My Left Foot'? |
Christy Brown |
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Who was the director of 'My Left Foot'? |
Jim Sheridan |
Which Irish actress won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in My Left Foot? |
Brenda Fricker |
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What other film did Jim Sheridan direct in 1990, starring Richard Harris in a memorable role? |
The Field |
What powerful drama did Jim Sheridan direct about an Irish family who immigrate to New York? |
In America |
'A Shine of Rainbows' (2009) was filmed on location in what Irish coastal county? |
The Inishowen Peninsula, Donegal |
Who played the lead roles in the film 'Life's A Breeze' - about a family searching for a lost fortune around the streets of Dublin? |
Pat Shortt and Fionnuala Flanagan |
What is the name of Ireland's premiere feature film festival? |
The Dublin International Film Festival |
Which Irish actor starred in the 2007 film 'The Black Irish'? |
Brendan Gleeson |
Who wrote and directed the 2010 film 'White Irish Drinkers'? |
John Gray |