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Quiz: How much do you know about Bank Holidays?
A quiz you can bank on.
IRELAND’S NEWEST BANK Holiday is upon us, with a number of workers enjoying an extra day off today.
The February Bank Holiday was introduced in recent years to mark St Brigid’s Day.
For the day that’s in it, we thought we’d ask, how much do you know about Bank Holidays?
In what year did Ireland celebrate its first Bank Holiday in the month of February?
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2022
2023
2024
2012
Which of these British bands recorded a song called Bank Holiday?
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Radiohead
Blur
Stone Roses
Happy Mondays
Which of these European countries has an impressive 20 public holidays?
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Leichtenstein
Monaco
Iceland
France
Falling behind many of our European counterparts, how many Bank Holidays does Ireland have?
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11
9
10
13
Which of these months does NOT have a Bank Holiday (for Ireland)?
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June
October
September
March
Ireland's newest Bank Holiday marks St Brigid's Day, but also marks the pagan holiday of Imbolc. What does Imbolc mean in old Irish?
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Butter in bulk
Tree of the earth
Blessing of spring
In the belly
What do Bank Holiday-ers in France mean when they say they plan to 'faire le pont'?
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The holiday falls midweek but they are going to take the rest of the week off
They're opting to work for double pay instead of taking the day off
They're visiting a popular bridge in France
They're spending the long weekend in 'Pont'ins Holiday Park in Wales
What date will Easter Monday fall on this year?
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24 March
7 April
17 April
21 April
What year were Bank Holidays first introduced in Ireland?
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1932
1871
1908
1922
Which TD proposed introducing two new Bank Holidays in Ireland yesterday?
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Paul Murphy (People Before Profit)
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats)
Claire Kerrane (Sinn Féin)
Barry Heneghan (Independent)
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Bank Holiday expert
You know all there is to know about Bank Holidays!
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Bank Holiday savvy
You know more than most, congratulations!
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Not bad
Always good to 'Bank' some more knowledge, ey?
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Bank Holiday novice
You may not have done well but at least it's still a Bank Holiday, right?
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You got nothing
You either hate holidays or you're working today, commiserations to you either way
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