#1:  When was Ireland converted to Christianity?  Choose OneThe third centuryThe fifth centuryThe twelfth centuryThe tenth century

#2:  Of whom was it traditionally said that they became more Irish than the Irish themselves?   Choose OneThe Spanish ArmadaAmerican touristsEnglais touristsThe Norman settlers in Ireland

#3:  In 1695 much of the Irish Army fled to Europe.  These military men became known as what?  Choose oneThe Wild GeeseThe Stalwart FewMercenariesThe Lost Exiles

#4:  Who in 1830 was the first Catholic to enter the House of Commons? Choose oneDaniel O'ConnellRobert EmmetCharles Stewart ParnellPadraig Pearse

#5:  Where did the potato blight of the 1840^s which led to famine in Ireland, originate? Choose oneIrelandEnglandTurkeyThe United States

#6:  When was the Battle of the Boyne, between the Catholic supporters of James II and the Protestant supporters of William of Orange? Choose one1601169017401860

#7:  When was Northern Ireland established as a political entity? Choose one1920196918901900

#8:  When was Bloody Sunday? Choose oneJanuary 30, 1972January 30, 1982January 30, 1969January 30, 1979

#9:  In 1940 who declared on the question of Irish neutrality that "the Irish must realize that in the end they will have to fish or cut bait"? Choose oneJoseph P. KennedyJohn Foster DullesFranklin D. RooseveltNeville Chamberlain

#10:  In response to whose criticism of Irish neutrality during World War II did Eamon de Valera declare Ireland to be a "small nation that could never be got to accept defeat and has never surrendered her soul"? Choose oneFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillAdolf HitlerElizabeth II  

#11:  Who declared in 1941, "Eire's neutrality must be respected.  A neutral Irish Free State is of greater value to us than a hostile Ireland'?  Choose OneBenito MussoliniCharles de GaulleAdolph HitlerWinston Churchill

#12:  The Treaty of December 1921 marked the beginning of what episode in Irish history?   Choose OneThe Easter RisingThe War of IndependenceThe Civil WarThe Penal Laws

#13:  How many Irishmen volunteered for the British forces between 1914 and 1918?  Choose oneNone300,00015,000150,000

#14:  Who declared on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, "We are going out to be slaughtered"? Choose oneJohn McBrideEamon de ValeraJames ConnollyPadraig Pearse

#15:  How many men were executed after the Easter Rising, 1916? Choose oneNoneTwoTenFifteen

#16:  What was the first country to recognize Ireland's independence? Choose oneEnglandFranceAustraliaThe United States

#17:  What famous work begins, "Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland"? Choose oneThe Irish ConstitutionThe Irish National AnthemThe Proclamation of IndependenceThe Irish Constitution, rivised edition

#18:  What organization also known as the Fenians was founded in 1858? Choose oneThe United IrishmenThe Young IrelandersSinn FeinThe Irish Republican Brotherhood

#19:  In 1866 what country did the Fenians attempt to invade and then exchange for Ireland? Choose oneCanadaBermudaEnglandScotland

#20:  Who was known as the Uncrowned King of Ireland? Choose oneCharles Stewart ParnellDaniel O'ConnellEamon de ValeraMichael Collins

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