Interactive Quiz - Spreading the Words

1. In medieval Ireland, men and women were often praised for having

short, spiky hair

long, wavy, fair hair

red hair that was long at the back and shaven at the front

2. The cúlán hairstyle could be seen in Ireland

in the eighth century

in the fifteenth century

in the thirteenth century

3. Medieval Irish poems often praised a person’s

generous nature

noble family

cowardly deeds

4. The Irish phrase gruaig shúgánach means ‘dreadlocks’ because

súgán means ‘a row of corn’

gruaig means ‘fear’

súgán means ‘a rope of straw’

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