Irish film quiz: Which Irish actor played James Bond? Where did Cillian Murphy buy a cinema? 

Try our quiz with 15 questions on the Irish film world 

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1. Which Irish actor played James Bond in the James Bond film series from 1995 to 2002? 

2. Which American actor starred alongside Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man?

3. What is the name of Jim Sheridan’s 1993 film based on the true story of the Guildford Four?

4. What Irish actress produced and starred in the 2024 drama The Outrun?

5. Where did Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness purchase a cinema last year?

6. What Irish-language film based on the Irish hip-hop trio of the same name received six nominations at the  British Academy Film Awards (Baftas)?

7. What popular TV series featuring Ireland’s favourite mammy was adapted into a movie in 2014?

8. What 2023 movie surpassed Avatar to become the most successful movie at the Irish box office?

9. Which Irish filmmaker directed Poitín (1978), the first feature film entirely in the Irish language?

10. What Irish film set an Oscar record in 2025, receiving 11 nods and becoming the most Academy Award-nominated Irish-produced film of all time?

11. What Irish novelist opened Ireland’s first cinema in Dublin in 1909?

12. Adam and Paul, from Lenny Abrahamson in 2004, was set in which city?

13. Which Irish film starring Alex Murphy and Chris Walley broke the €1 million mark at the Irish box office in 2016?

14. Irish actress Evanna Lynch played what character in the Harry Potter film series?

15. Which Irish actress is pictured here?

ANSWERS:

1. Pierce Brosnan; 2. John Wayne 3. In the Name of the Father; 4. Saoirse Ronan; 5. Dingle; 6. Kneecap; 7. Mrs Brown’s Boys; 8. Barbie; 9. Bob Quinn; 10. Poor Things; 11. James Joyce; 12. Dublin; 13. The Young Offenders; 14. Luna Lovegood; 15. Sarah Greene