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1. When was Áras an Uachtaráin built?

A. 1893

B.1751

C. 1787

2. Which president had the pen-name "An Craoibhin Aoibhinn"?

A. Erskine Childers

B. Eamon de Valera

C. Douglas Hyde

3. What is the total number of years one can serve as president?

A. 7

B. 16

C. 14

4. Who built Áras an Uachtaráin?

A. Raymond Mc Grath

B. Decimus Burton

C. Nathaniel Clements

5. Why was the State Dining Room built on?

A. More room for their belongings

B. Queen Victoria's claustrophobia

C. The president had a big family

6. Which of these presidents was involved in the 1916 rising?

A. Eamon de Valera

B. Douglas Hyde

C. Erskine Childers

7. Where did Eamon de Valera's father originate?

A. Ireland

B. Australia

C. Spain

8. Who did Seán T. O' Kelly fight alongside in the 1916 rising?

A. Eamon de Valera

B. Micheal Collins

C. Pádraig Pearce

9. What is Mary Robinson's current job?

A. U.N High Commisoner for Human Rights

B. E.U Minister for Defence

C. Grand Master OF the Order of Malta

10. Who is the face of the £50 note?

A. Seán T.O' Kelly

B. Douglas Hyde

C. Erskine Childers