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Irish History - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 468 times
- The average score is 17 of 25
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick was responsible for introducing Christianity to Ireland in 5th century. When is his feast day? | 17th March | 96%
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| Repeated failure of what crop led to the Great famine between 1845 and 1852? | Potato | 92%
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| What was the name of armed insurrection in Ireland during in 1916 that was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland? | Easter Rising | 87%
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| What is Ireland's oldest university, founded in 1592? | Trinity | 86%
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| Which English leader rampaged through Ireland in 1649 intending to reconquer the country? | Oliver Cromwell | 85%
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| Troubles was the the term used to describe the violence caused by disagreements between what religious movements? | Catholics and Protestants | 83%
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| What is the name of the event when British forces shot dead 13 and wounded 12 unarmed civil rights protesters in Derry in 1972? | Bloody Sunday | 82%
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| What organisation was set up in 1795 to commemorate William III's victory at the Battle of the Boyne? | Orange Order | 82%
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| How did Irish Rebellion of 1798 end? | Uprising was suppressed by government | 80%
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| What name was adopted to the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland in the 1937 Constitution of Ireland? | Taoiseach | 76%
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| Who did Ireland side with in World War II? | Remained neutral | 75%
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| What document from 1801 created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland? | Act of Union | 74%
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| Where was the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998? | Belfast | 70%
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| What political party was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith? | Sinn Féin | 70%
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| What treaty endorsed the separation of Northern and Southern Ireland? | Anglo-Irish Treaty | 68%
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| What people arrived in Ireland around 500 BC? | Celts | 68%
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| Which king declared himself King of Ireland in 1541? | Henry VIII | 61%
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| Who defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 and ended their control of Dublin? | Brian Boru | 58%
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| Who was the Liberator of the Nation and the first Irish Catholic to sit in the British Parliament? | Daniel O'Connell | 57%
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| When did the War of Independence between the IRA and the British armed forces begin | 1919 | 54%
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| What have people of Ireland voted for by a huge majority in 2015? | Same-sex marriage | 54%
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| Who is the founding father of Irish independence and the founder of the IRA? | Michael Collins | 49%
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| What event triggered the War of Independence? | Assassination of two policemen | 45%
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| In Irish place names what does Bally mean? | Home | 30%
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| Who led an uprising in Irish Rebellion of 1641 also known as the Great Ulster Rebellion? | Irish Catholics | 26%
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