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Quiz about Irish History
Quiz about Irish History

10 Questions about Irish History | History


This is a quiz about various events and people in Irish history.

A multiple-choice quiz by trendy88. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
trendy88
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
291,862
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1540
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Irish Republican leader led the famous 1798 rebellion against British rule and is regarded by many as being the father of Irish Republicanism? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which Irish political party was founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Irish Home Rule Party was established by who? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In what year did the Irish Civil War break out? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who wrote Bunreacht na hEireann, which was and still is the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland? And in what year was it written? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the first Garda Commissioner? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who in Irish History was affectionately known as 'The Big Fella'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The First Dail met in what year? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where were the first shots of the War of Independence fired? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ireland was officially declared a republic in what year? Hint



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1. Which Irish Republican leader led the famous 1798 rebellion against British rule and is regarded by many as being the father of Irish Republicanism?

Answer: Theobald Wolfe Tone

Theobald Wolfe Tone was a leading figure in the Irish Republican Movement and is regarded by many as the father of Irish Republicanism.
2. Which Irish political party was founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905?

Answer: Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin is a political party in Ireland. It was founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905, it is the principal party of Irish republicanism and its political ideology is left-wing. The name Sinn Fein translates literally as 'we ourselves', which represents Griffiths ideology that Ireland as a nation should be self-sufficient and not reliant on any other nation for food, etc.
3. The Irish Home Rule Party was established by who?

Answer: Isaac Butt

The Home Rule party was established with the aim of achieving a Parliament in Ireland to deal with Irish affairs whilst still remaining part of the British Empire.
4. In what year did the Irish Civil War break out?

Answer: 1922

Following a vote in favour of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in the Dail in 1922, De Valera and his army of opponents famously walked out of Dail Eireann and turned their backs on democracy. What ensued was a bloody civil war which pitted brother against brother and is arguably one of the bloodiest eras in Irish history.
5. Who wrote Bunreacht na hEireann, which was and still is the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland? And in what year was it written?

Answer: Eamonn De Valera, 1937

Bunreacht na hEireann was written by De Valera in 1937 and to this day is still the Constitution of the republic although it has been amended a significant number of times by referendum.
6. Who was the first Garda Commissioner?

Answer: Michael Staines

The first Commissioner, Michael Staines, who was a Pro-Treaty member of Dáil Éireann, held office for only eight months.
7. Who in Irish History was affectionately known as 'The Big Fella'?

Answer: Michael Collins

Michael Collins was perhaps the most influential figure in achieving Irish Independence. He famously referred to the Anglo-Irish Treaty as giving the Irish people 'freedom to achieve freedom'.
8. The First Dail met in what year?

Answer: 1919

Irish nationalists first convened Dáil Éireann as a revolutionary parliament in 1919 and while it successfully took over most functions of government it was not recognised under British law.
9. Where were the first shots of the War of Independence fired?

Answer: Soloheadbeg, Tipperary

This marked the beginning of a bloody battle against British rule in Ireland.
10. Ireland was officially declared a republic in what year?

Answer: 1949

Although the Republic of Ireland Act which established Ireland as a republic was introduced in 1948 by John A Costello, the Taoiseach of the time, it wasn't until 1949 that it actually became law.
Source: Author trendy88

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