Irish Mythology Trivia

Irish Mythology trivia explores a rich body of stories shaped by early Celtic belief, oral storytelling, and later preservation in medieval Irish texts such as the Lebor na hUidre and the Book of Leinster. From the Tuatha Dé Danann and Cú Chulainn to banshees and shape-shifting beings, it offers a factual, family-friendly way to revisit one of Europe’s most distinctive mythic traditions.

Easy Irish Mythology Trivia

13 questions

These easy Irish Mythology trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.

Question 1
Which figure owns a magical cauldron that leaves no company unsatisfied?
Answer: The Dagda owns the magical cauldron.
The Dagda owns a magical cauldron from which no company leaves unsatisfied.
Question 2
Nuada is called Airgetlám because he received what kind of hand?
1. A.A bronze hand
2. B.Silver hand
3. C.A golden hand
4. D.An iron hand
Answer: A silver hand.
Nuada's epithet Airgetlám refers to the silver hand he received.
Question 3
Who is the warrior woman known for training heroes in arms?
Answer: Scáthach.
The listed fact identifies Scáthach is the warrior woman who trains heroes in arms.
Question 4
Who brings Oisín to Tír na nÓg?
Answer: Niamh of the Golden Hair.
Niamh of the Golden Hair brings Oisín to Tír na nÓg.
Question 5
Before fleeing with Diarmuid, Gráinne is promised to whom?
Answer: Fionn mac Cumhaill.
The fact states that Gráinne is promised to Fionn before fleeing with Diarmuid.
Question 6
Which goddess personifies the River Boyne in myth?
Answer: Boann.
The River Boyne is personified in myth is the goddess Boann.
Question 7
Who rules Connacht in the Ulster Cycle?
Answer: Queen Medb.
Queen Medb rules Connacht in the Ulster Cycle.
Question 8
What is the royal seat of Ulster in the tales?
Answer: Emain Macha.
Emain Macha is identified is the royal seat of Ulster in the tales.
Question 9
The Táin centers on a raid for which famous bull?
Answer: The Brown Bull of Cooley.
The Táin centers on a raid for the Brown Bull of Cooley.
Question 10
Which mythic house of the dead is associated with Donn?
Answer: Tech Duinn.
Tech Duinn is described is a mythic house of the dead associated with Donn.
Question 11
Which cycle focuses on Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warriors?
Answer: The Fenian Cycle.
The Fenian Cycle focuses on Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warriors.
Question 12
Stories about Cú Chulainn belong to which cycle?
Answer: The Ulster Cycle.
The Ulster Cycle includes stories about Cú Chulainn.
Question 13
The Túatha Dé Danann and earlier settlers are told about in which cycle?
Answer: The Mythological Cycle.
The Mythological Cycle tells of the Túatha Dé Danann and earlier settlers.

Irish Mythology Family Trivia

12 questions

These family Irish Mythology trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.

Question 1
Who won Brú na Bóinne by asking to stay there for a day and a night?
Answer: Aengus
Aengus gains Brú na Bóinne by cleverly asking to stay there for a day and a night.
Question 2
On the battlefield, which figure is often seen as a crow or raven?
1. A.Deirdre
2. B.The Morrígan
3. C.Macha
4. D.Aoife
Answer: The Morrígan
The Morrígan often appears is a crow or raven on the battlefield.
Question 3
Who defeats Balor in the Second Battle of Mag Tuired?
Answer: Lugh
Lugh kills Balor in the Second Battle of Mag Tuired.
Question 4
Which leader in Irish legend is famous for a destructive eye?
1. A.Conchobar mac Nessa
2. B.Fionn mac Cumhaill
3. C.Lugh
4. D.Balor
Answer: Balor
Balor is a Fomorian leader known for his destructive eye.
Question 5
Which legendary children are turned into swans by their jealous stepmother Aoife?
Answer: The Children of Lir
The Children of Lir are transformed into swans by their stepmother Aoife.
Question 6
Deirdre’s tale is commonly known by what title?
Answer: Deirdre of the Sorrows
Deirdre’s story is commonly known is Deirdre of the Sorrows.
Question 7
In many Ulster Cycle tales, who is the king of Ulster?
Answer: Conchobar mac Nessa
Conchobar mac Nessa is the king of Ulster in many Ulster Cycle tales.
Question 8
Before he was called Cú Chulainn, what was his boyhood name?
Answer: Sétanta
Cú Chulainn’s boyhood name is Sétanta.
Question 9
What magical fish grants wisdom after Fionn tastes it?
1. A.The Wisdom Carp
2. B.The Lake Salmon
3. C.Salmon of Knowledge
4. D.The Silver Trout
Answer: The Salmon of Knowledge
The Salmon of Knowledge grants wisdom after being tasted by Fionn.
Question 10
What is the legendary land of youth called in Irish legend?
Answer: Tír na nÓg
Tír na nÓg is the land of youth in Irish legend.
Question 11
Which sea god is associated with the Otherworld?
Answer: Manannán mac Lir
Manannán mac Lir is a sea god associated with the Otherworld.
Question 12
What hero gains wisdom after burning his thumb while cooking the Salmon of Knowledge?
Answer: Fionn mac Cumhaill
Fionn gains wisdom by burning his thumb while cooking the Salmon of Knowledge.

Fun Irish Mythology Trivia

13 questions

These fun Irish Mythology trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.

Question 1
What new name does the young hero earn after killing Culann’s guard dog?
Answer: Cú Chulainn
According to the tradition in this fact set, he earns the name Cú Chulainn after killing Culann’s guard dog.
Question 2
After the guard dog disaster, whose house does the hero promise to protect in the dog’s place?
Answer: Culann’s
The hero offers to guard Culann’s house until a replacement can take the dog’s role.
Question 3
When Cú Chulainn goes full mythic berserker, what is his battle frenzy called?
Answer: ríastrad
Cú Chulainn’s terrifying battle frenzy is called the ríastrad.
Question 4
Which famous weapon is the deadly spear most closely linked with Cú Chulainn?
1. A.Lia Fáil
2. B.The Dagda’s club
3. C.White-Horned Bull
4. D.Gáe Bulg
Answer: Gáe Bulg
The Gáe Bulg is the deadly spear associated with Cú Chulainn.
Question 5
Who is the wife of Cú Chulainn who is praised in tradition for the Six Gifts of Womanhood?
Answer: Emer
Emer, wife of Cú Chulainn, is praised for possessing the Six Gifts of Womanhood.
Question 6
In the Táin, who is Medb’s husband?
Answer: Ailill mac Máta
Medb’s husband in the Táin is Ailill mac Máta.
Question 7
The Brown Bull of Cooley throws down against which rival bull?
1. A.the Red Bull of Tara
2. B.the Black Bull of Ulster
3. C.the Silver-Horned Bull
4. D.Horned Bull
Answer: the White-Horned Bull of Connacht
The Brown Bull of Cooley is said to fight the White-Horned Bull of Connacht.
Question 8
What does the title Táin Bó Cúailnge commonly mean in English?
Answer: The Cattle Raid of Cooley
Táin Bó Cúailnge is often translated is The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
Question 9
Which magical object of the Dagda has one end that kills and another that restores life?
1. A.Goibniu’s hammer
2. B.The Dagda's club
3. C.Gáe Bulg
4. D.Lia Fáil
Answer: the Dagda’s club
The Dagda’s great club is described here is killing with one end and restoring life with the other.
Question 10
At Tara, what is the famous Stone of Destiny called?
Answer: Lia Fáil
Lia Fáil is the Stone of Destiny at Tara in Irish tradition.
Question 11
Need a divine blacksmith? Which figure is the smith of the Túatha Dé Danann?
Answer: Goibniu
Goibniu is identified is the smith of the Túatha Dé Danann.
Question 12
Which goddess of the Túatha Dé Danann is linked here with both poetry and healing?
1. A.Medb
2. B.Brigid
3. C.Ériu
4. D.Emer
Answer: Brigid
Brigid is counted among the Túatha Dé Danann and linked with poetry and healing.
Question 13
Whose name gives us the poetic name for Ireland?
Answer: Ériu
Ériu is the goddess whose name is the source of the poetic name for Ireland.

Funny Irish Mythology Trivia

13 questions

These funny Irish Mythology trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.

Question 1
Which professional pot-stirrer throws a feast that turns Ulster heroes into a walking argument?
Answer: Bricriu
Bricriu is the troublemaker whose feast sparks quarrels among the Ulster heroes.
Question 2
What is the title of the tale usually translated as "Bricriu's Feast"?
Answer: Fled Bricrenn
The tale Fled Bricrenn is usually translated is "Bricriu's Feast.".
Question 3
In one of mythology's grimmest attempts to avoid slouching, Cú Chulainn ties himself to what so he can die on his feet?
Answer: a standing stone
In one tale, Cú Chulainn ties himself to a standing stone so he can die upright.
Question 4
According to folklore, what famous rock formation did Fionn supposedly create by hurling pieces of land around?
Answer: Giant's Causeway
Fionn is said in folklore to have created the Giant's Causeway by hurling pieces of land.
Question 5
If a suspicious animal in Irish folklore might be either a horse or a goat depending on its mood, what spirit are you probably dealing with?
Answer: the Púca
The Púca is a shapeshifting spirit that can appear is a horse or goat.
Question 6
Which Irish spirit is the shapeshifter that can show up as a horse or a goat, basically refusing to pick a lane?
1. A.Far Darrig
2. B.leprechaun
3. C.Púca
4. D.Abarta
Answer: the Púca
The Púca is specifically described is a shapeshifting spirit that can appear as a horse or goat.
Question 7
Which famous Irish fairy is usually described as a solitary shoemaker rather than the life of the party?
Answer: the leprechaun
The leprechaun is a solitary fairy often described is a shoemaker.
Question 8
Who is the mischievous figure sometimes called a dwarf in Irish story?
Answer: Abarta
Abarta is a mischievous figure who is sometimes called a dwarf in Irish story.
Question 9
Which Irish folklore rider has the bold fashion choice of being completely headless?
Answer: the Dullahan
The Dullahan is a headless rider in Irish folklore.
Question 10
What red-clad fairy prankster from Irish folklore sounds like trouble before he even enters the room?
Answer: the Far Darrig
The Far Darrig is a red-clad fairy prankster in Irish folklore.
Question 11
Which figure is said to keen outside a household before a death, making her the least welcome nighttime vocalist in folklore?
Answer: the banshee
The banshee is said to keen outside a household before a death.
Question 12
What are the names of Fionn's hounds, the heroic duo who definitely deserved their own saga?
Answer: Bran and Sceólang
Fionn's hounds are named Bran and Sceólang.
Question 13
The giant boar that kills Diarmuid is sometimes named after which place?
Answer: Ben Gulban
The giant boar that kills Diarmuid is sometimes called the Boar of Ben Gulban.

Hard Irish Mythology Trivia

14 questions

These hard Irish Mythology trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.

Question 1
Which treasure of the Túatha Dé Danann is specifically associated with Nuada?
1. A.Sword of Nuada
2. B.The Spear of Lugh
3. C.The Stone of Fál
4. D.The Dagda’s cauldron
Answer: The Sword of Nuada.
Among the four treasures of the Túatha Dé Danann, Nuada’s item is the Sword of Nuada.
Question 2
From which set of four northern cities are the treasures of the Túatha Dé Danann said to have come?
Answer: Fálias, Gorias, Murias, and Findias.
The tradition names four northern cities is the sources of the treasures: Fálias, Gorias, Murias, and Findias.
Question 3
After a reign remembered for oppression, which ruler loses the kingship of the Túatha Dé Danann?
Answer: Bres.
Bres is the figure who loses the kingship after his oppressive rule.
Question 4
Who heals Nuada by restoring his severed arm with a silver replacement?
Answer: Dian Cécht.
Dian Cécht is the healer credited with restoring Nuada’s arm using silver.
Question 5
Name the member of the divine artisan trio whose specialty is metalwork.?
Answer: Credne.
Credne is the craftsman specifically associated with metalwork.
Question 6
Which divine artisan is identified as the wright or carpenter?
Answer: Luchta.
Luchta is the wright or carpenter among the artisan figures.
Question 7
Later tradition credits which powerful figure with the invention of ogham?
Answer: Ogma.
Ogma is associated both with great strength and, in later tradition, with inventing ogham.
Question 8
In the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, the Túatha Dé Danann face which opposing group?
Answer: The Fomorians.
The Second Battle of Mag Tuired is fought between the Túatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians.
Question 9
The First Battle of Mag Tuired is fought against whom?
Answer: The Fir Bolg.
The First Battle of Mag Tuired pits the Túatha Dé Danann against the Fir Bolg.
Question 10
Which Fir Bolg champion fights Nuada in the First Battle of Mag Tuired?
Answer: Sreng.
Sreng is named is the Fir Bolg champion who faces Nuada in that battle.
Question 11
Before battle, the Dagda mates with which sovereignty goddess?
Answer: The Morrígan.
The sovereignty goddess who mates with the Dagda before battle is the Morrígan.
Question 12
Which Fomorian king is explicitly named among the opponents in Cath Maige Tuired?
Answer: Indech.
Indech is one of the Fomorian kings named among the opposition in Cath Maige Tuired.
Question 13
Bres has a Fomorian father—who is he?
Answer: Elatha.
Elatha is identified is the Fomorian father of Bres.
Question 14
At the First Battle of Mag Tuired, who is the king of the Fir Bolg?
Answer: Eochaid mac Eirc.
Eochaid mac Eirc is the Fir Bolg king in the First Battle of Mag Tuired.

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Easy Irish Mythology Trivia

Which figure owns a magical cauldron that leaves no company unsatisfied?

Nuada is called Airgetlám because he received what kind of hand?

Who is the warrior woman known for training heroes in arms?

Who brings Oisín to Tír na nÓg?

Before fleeing with Diarmuid, Gráinne is promised to whom?

Which goddess personifies the River Boyne in myth?

Who rules Connacht in the Ulster Cycle?

What is the royal seat of Ulster in the tales?

The Táin centers on a raid for which famous bull?

Which mythic house of the dead is associated with Donn?

Which cycle focuses on Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warriors?

Stories about Cú Chulainn belong to which cycle?

The Túatha Dé Danann and earlier settlers are told about in which cycle?

Irish Mythology Family Trivia

Who won Brú na Bóinne by asking to stay there for a day and a night?

On the battlefield, which figure is often seen as a crow or raven?

Who defeats Balor in the Second Battle of Mag Tuired?

Which leader in Irish legend is famous for a destructive eye?

Which legendary children are turned into swans by their jealous stepmother Aoife?

Deirdre’s tale is commonly known by what title?

In many Ulster Cycle tales, who is the king of Ulster?

Before he was called Cú Chulainn, what was his boyhood name?

What magical fish grants wisdom after Fionn tastes it?

What is the legendary land of youth called in Irish legend?

Which sea god is associated with the Otherworld?

What hero gains wisdom after burning his thumb while cooking the Salmon of Knowledge?

Fun Irish Mythology Trivia

What new name does the young hero earn after killing Culann’s guard dog?

After the guard dog disaster, whose house does the hero promise to protect in the dog’s place?

When Cú Chulainn goes full mythic berserker, what is his battle frenzy called?

Which famous weapon is the deadly spear most closely linked with Cú Chulainn?

Who is the wife of Cú Chulainn who is praised in tradition for the Six Gifts of Womanhood?

In the Táin, who is Medb’s husband?

The Brown Bull of Cooley throws down against which rival bull?

What does the title Táin Bó Cúailnge commonly mean in English?

Which magical object of the Dagda has one end that kills and another that restores life?

At Tara, what is the famous Stone of Destiny called?

Need a divine blacksmith? Which figure is the smith of the Túatha Dé Danann?

Which goddess of the Túatha Dé Danann is linked here with both poetry and healing?

Whose name gives us the poetic name for Ireland?

Funny Irish Mythology Trivia

Which professional pot-stirrer throws a feast that turns Ulster heroes into a walking argument?

What is the title of the tale usually translated as "Bricriu's Feast"?

In one of mythology's grimmest attempts to avoid slouching, Cú Chulainn ties himself to what so he can die on his feet?

According to folklore, what famous rock formation did Fionn supposedly create by hurling pieces of land around?

If a suspicious animal in Irish folklore might be either a horse or a goat depending on its mood, what spirit are you probably dealing with?

Which Irish spirit is the shapeshifter that can show up as a horse or a goat, basically refusing to pick a lane?

Which famous Irish fairy is usually described as a solitary shoemaker rather than the life of the party?

Who is the mischievous figure sometimes called a dwarf in Irish story?

Which Irish folklore rider has the bold fashion choice of being completely headless?

What red-clad fairy prankster from Irish folklore sounds like trouble before he even enters the room?

Which figure is said to keen outside a household before a death, making her the least welcome nighttime vocalist in folklore?

What are the names of Fionn's hounds, the heroic duo who definitely deserved their own saga?

The giant boar that kills Diarmuid is sometimes named after which place?

Hard Irish Mythology Trivia

Which treasure of the Túatha Dé Danann is specifically associated with Nuada?

From which set of four northern cities are the treasures of the Túatha Dé Danann said to have come?

After a reign remembered for oppression, which ruler loses the kingship of the Túatha Dé Danann?

Who heals Nuada by restoring his severed arm with a silver replacement?

Name the member of the divine artisan trio whose specialty is metalwork.?

Which divine artisan is identified as the wright or carpenter?

Later tradition credits which powerful figure with the invention of ogham?

In the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, the Túatha Dé Danann face which opposing group?

The First Battle of Mag Tuired is fought against whom?

Which Fir Bolg champion fights Nuada in the First Battle of Mag Tuired?

Before battle, the Dagda mates with which sovereignty goddess?

Which Fomorian king is explicitly named among the opponents in Cath Maige Tuired?

Bres has a Fomorian father—who is he?

At the First Battle of Mag Tuired, who is the king of the Fir Bolg?

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