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European Quiz: Irish History | 10 Questions

Just a short few questions on Irish history.

A multiple-choice quiz by lowery. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lowery

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,352

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4202

Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (7/10), dryvalley51 (10/10), briandoc5 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Easter rising of 1916 began on what day? Hint

Easter Monday

Holy Thursday

Easter Sunday

Spy Tuesday

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Question 2 of 10

2. Oscar Traynor led a unique ambush during the War of Independence. Why was it unique? Hint

All combatants on each side were killed.

Only case of a British minister being killed during the war.

First use of a Thompson sub-machinegun in battle anywhere.

The volunteers went into batTle unarmed

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Question 3 of 10

3. Marie Antoinette planned to escape to what Irish town during the French revolution? Hint

Cork

Clifden

Dingle

Dublin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the 'Black Diaries'? Hint

Patrick Pearse

Sir Roger Casement

Eamon De Valera

Bertie Ahern

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Treaty Stone is located in which Irish city? Hint

Limerick

Cork

Dublin

Galway

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Question 6 of 10

6. Complete the song title 'Sean South of ?'? Hint

Garryowen

Dublin

Clondalkin

Mayo

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete the song title 'The ? My father wore'? Hint

Sash

Holster

Gun

Uniform

8. Who made the famous speech from the dock after being condemned to die by being hung ,drawn and quartered which ended in the lines 'Let not my epitaph be written until my country takes her place amongst the nations of the earth'? Hint

Robert Emmet

Patrick Pearse

Wolfe Tone

James Connolly

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the Fenian Ram? Hint

The vangaurd of James' army at the Boyne

A nickname for General Tom Barry.

A bomb planted in London in 1932

The worlds first modern submarine.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bernardo O'Higgins liberated what country? Hint

Kenya

Ireland

Chile

Canada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Easter rising of 1916 began on what day?

Answer: Easter Monday

It was deferred by MacNeil from Sunday.

2. Oscar Traynor led a unique ambush during the War of Independence. Why was it unique?

Answer: First use of a Thompson sub-machinegun in battle anywhere.

3. Marie Antoinette planned to escape to what Irish town during the French revolution?

Answer: Dingle

4. Who wrote the 'Black Diaries'?

Answer: Sir Roger Casement

He was hanged in August 1916 for treason to the crown. Research on the handwriting indicates that these diaries, which reveal Casement as a homosexual, are genuine. (Until the 2000s they were widely dismissed as forgeries).

5. The Treaty Stone is located in which Irish city?

Answer: Limerick

6. Complete the song title 'Sean South of ?'?

Answer: Garryowen

7. Complete the song title 'The ? My father wore'?

Answer: Sash

Answer: Robert Emmet

Emmet's sentence was carried out outside St.Catherines Church in Dublin.

9. What was the Fenian Ram?

Answer: The worlds first modern submarine.

It was commisioned by the IRB to fight the English at the turn of the century.

10. Bernardo O'Higgins liberated what country?

Answer: Chile

Source: Author lowery

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