Northern Irish Dialect Quiz

Northern Irish Dialect Challenge

Test your knowledge of Northern Irish dialect and history with our engaging quiz! Dive into the fascinating linguistic landscape of Northern Ireland and discover how its rich heritage has shaped the way people communicate today.

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Learn about key historical events?
Explore unique expressions and phrases?
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10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by DiscoveringGold42

What event started the most intense introduction of the English language into the Northern Ireland?

Treaty of Windsor

Plantation of Ulster

Anglo-Norman Invasion

Flight of the Earls

Which king should be associated with bringing the English language into the Northern Ireland

James IV of Scotland

Henry VII

Mary Stuart

Edward V

What's the meaning of "The Big Smoke" in the N. Irish dialect?

Any coal plant or factory with chimneys

Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland

The Great Fire of London in 1666

The entirety of Northern Ireland

With which other dialect does the Ulster English seem to share most of its features?

Welsh

Irish

Scottish

Northern English

When do /ɒ/ contrasts occur?

Before voiced plosives

Before voiceless plosives

After voiceless plosives

After voiced plosives

Choose the correct answer

Northern Irish dialect is rhotic

H-dropping is very common in everyday speech

Pronounciation of the /ɑʊ/ always has the same realization

/l/ commonly occurs as the dark /l/

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