{"id":640948,"date":"2026-08-17T00:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/640948\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T00:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:20:21","slug":"quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-the-rose-of-tralee-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/640948\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: How much do you know about The Rose of Tralee? \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The festival began in 1959, but where was the first winning rose Alice O’Sullivan from?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n Daith\u00ed \u00d3 S\u00e9 has been hosting the Rose of Tralee for 15 years. But who hosted the show just before him?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Rolling News\n <\/p>\n

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\n The festival was named after the 19th-century ballad \u2018The Rose of Tralee’. What is the name of the woman featured in the song? (described as lovely and fair)\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n How many roses entered the first-ever festival in 1959?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Rolling News\n <\/p>\n

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\n The festival is one of Kerry’s biggest events of the year. What is the county more commonly known as?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n The Rose of Tralee final was streamed in how many countries worldwide last year?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n 2011 Dublin Rose Siobh\u00e9al Nic Eochaidh went viral after doing what on stage?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Preforming a hip-hop dance routine to ‘Party Rock Anthem’\n <\/p>\n

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\n Challenging Daith\u00ed to a rap battle\n <\/p>\n


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\n Married women were not allowed to enter the festival until what year?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n What rose went on to become a Member of the European Parliament?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Aoibhinn N\u00ed Sh\u00failleabh\u00e1in\n <\/p>\n

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\n What is the upper age limit to apply? <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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