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Quiz: How well do you know Irish storms?
Storm Agnes battered the country on Wednesday.
STORM AGNES BATTERED Ireland on Wednesday and saw spot flooding, fallen trees and traffic disruption in many places across the country.
Status Orange wind and rain warnings were in place for various counties around the country on the day.
As Ireland experienced its first storm of the season this week, why not test your knowledge of Irish storms throughout the years.
Try our quiz.
During what storm did Teresa Mannion say “Don’t take risks on treacherous roads” live on air?
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Ali
Desmond
Darwin
Ophelia
What was the official name given to The Beast from the East?
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Cyclone George
Cold Front Hjelmund
Hurricane Dividal
Anticyclone Hartmut
Which of these names is NOT on the list of storm names for 2023?
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Kathleen
Vincent
Beatrice
Fergus
During Storm Agnes on Wednesday, top gusts of how many km/h were recorded?
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117km/h
124km/h
92km/h
101km/h
The Night of the Big Wind was one of the most devastating storms ever recorded in Ireland. What year did it hit?
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1939
1972
1818
1839
In what year did Labour's Joan Burton fall out of a canoe while visiting flood victims of Storm Frank in Kilkenny?
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2015
2013
2014
2016
A Status Red warning was issued by Met Éireann during Storm Barra in 2021.
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True
False
Storm Darwin caused a significant amount of damage in 2014. What kind of storm was it?
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Snow storm
Hurricane-force storm
Strong gale storm
Violent storm
Storm Lorenzo hit Ireland in what year?
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2020
2018
2017
2019
And finally... A Lidl was damaged by a digger during Storm Emma. Where in Dublin was that Lidl located?
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Clondalkin
Blanchardstown
Tallaght
Ballyfermot
You scored out of !
Top Dog
Pawsitively perfect
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect
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Fintastic
Flippin' good
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What are ewe doing?!
Baaaaaaad.
You scored out of !
Turtley Awful!
Shell of a bad effort.
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