State visit by Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland - Quiz
State visit by Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland
  • 1. Who made a state visit to Ireland from 17 to 20 May 2011?
A) President Mary McAleese and her husband
B) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
C) King George V and Queen Mary
D) President Michael D. Higgins and his wife
  • 2. At whose invitation did Queen Elizabeth II visit Ireland in 2011?
A) Mary McAleese
B) Mary Robinson
C) David Reddaway
D) Michael D. Higgins
  • 3. When was the last visit by a reigning British monarch to the area now comprising the Republic of Ireland prior to 2011?
A) 1916
B) 1921
C) 1937
D) 1911
  • 4. Who was the reigning British monarch that toured Ireland in 1911?
A) King George V
B) King Edward VII
C) King George VI
D) Queen Victoria
  • 5. What event occurred during the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland?
A) Proclamation of the Irish Republic
B) Partition of Ireland
C) Signing of the Good Friday Agreement
D) Bloody Sunday massacre
  • 6. When did the partition of Ireland take place?
A) 3 May 1921
B) 17 May 2011
C) 19 April 2014
D) 4 March 2011
  • 7. What happened to the Irish Free State in 1936 regarding the British monarchy?
A) Rejoined the United Kingdom
B) Banned the British crown entirely without association
C) Appointed the monarch as head of state
D) Removed all reference to it from its Constitution
  • 8. When did the Irish Free State adopt a republican constitution and rename itself Ireland?
A) 1949
B) 1916
C) 1936
D) 1937
  • 9. In what year did Ireland end its practice of associating itself with the Commonwealth countries?
A) 1937
B) 1998
C) 1921
D) 1949
  • 10. What agreement settled most outstanding territorial disputes between the UK and the Republic of Ireland?
A) Constitution of 1937
B) Good Friday Agreement
C) Easter Proclamation
D) Anglo-Irish Treaty
  • 11. Which territorial claim did the Republic abandon as part of the Good Friday Agreement?
A) Territorial claim to Great Britain
B) Territorial claim to Northern Ireland
C) Territorial claim to Dublin
D) Territorial claim to the Commonwealth
  • 12. What type of operation accompanied the arrangements for the Queen's 2011 visit?
A) Voluntary civilian policing initiative
B) Joint military patrol with British forces
C) Largest security operation in the history of the Republic of Ireland
D) Smallest diplomatic escort in European history
  • 13. Which Dublin site of significance for Irish nationalism did the Queen visit?
A) Garden of Remembrance
B) Downing Street
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Áras an Uachtaráin
  • 14. What major sports stadium associated with the 1920 Bloody Sunday massacre did the Queen visit?
A) Lansdowne Road
B) Croke Park
C) Aviva Stadium
D) Wembley Stadium
  • 15. Which political party was among those opposed to the Queen's visit?
A) Fianna Fáil
B) The Green Party
C) Fine Gael
D) Sinn Féin
  • 16. Before 2011, where were all of the Queen's previous visits to the island of Ireland confined?
A) Northern Ireland
B) Dublin
C) The Republic of Ireland
D) Cork
  • 17. Who was the Irish president who personally visited the Queen in London in May 1993?
A) Michael D. Higgins
B) Eamon de Valera
C) Mary Robinson
D) Mary McAleese
  • 18. Who became the first Irish president to make a state visit to the United Kingdom in April 2014?
A) Michael D. Higgins
B) Mary McAleese
C) David Reddaway
D) Mary Robinson
  • 19. When was the Queen's visit formally announced?
A) 3 May 1921
B) 4 March 2011
C) 19 April 2014
D) 17 May 2011
  • 20. Which two entities simultaneously announced the Queen's visit?
A) The British Embassy and Croke Park
B) Downing Street and the Dáil
C) The Commonwealth and the United Nations
D) Buckingham Palace and Áras an Uachtaráin
  • 21. Who described the Queen's visit to Ireland as 'imminent' back in 2009?
A) David Reddaway
B) Prince Philip
C) Mary McAleese
D) Michael D. Higgins
  • 22. What was David Reddaway's role at the time he described the visit as imminent?
A) President of Ireland
B) Leader of Sinn Féin
C) British ambassador to Ireland
D) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • 23. What was the overarching political significance of the Queen's 2011 visit?
A) Symbolic normalisation of Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom relations
B) Re-establishment of British rule in Dublin
C) Re-annexation of Ireland into the United Kingdom
D) Dissolution of the Commonwealth
  • 24. Which groups besides Sinn Féin criticised the royal visit?
A) Éirígí and the United Left Alliance
B) The Conservative Party and Labour Party
C) The Gaelic Athletic Association
D) The British diplomatic corps
  • 25. What did the Queen deliver during her visit that was widely praised?
A) A demand for the return of Northern Ireland
B) A formal declaration of war
C) A speech on the history of relations between the two countries
D) An apology for the 1916 Easter Rising
  • 26. How many years after the previous visit by a British monarch did Queen Elizabeth II's visit take place?
A) One hundred years
B) Fifty years
C) Seventy-five years
D) Two hundred years
  • 27. As part of what tour did King George V visit Ireland in 1911?
A) Accession tour
B) Diamond Jubilee tour
C) Coronation tour
D) Farewell tour
  • 28. How was Lord Mountbatten killed in 1979?
A) Provisional IRA bombing
B) Car accident
C) Assassination by shooting
D) Plane crash
  • 29. Who stated that the local tourist industry was still recovering from Lord Mountbatten's murder?
A) Sligo Mayor Matt Lyons
B) British ambassador David Reddaway
C) President Mary McAleese
D) Taoiseach John Bruton
  • 30. Which location was mentioned as struggling to recover its English tourism after Lord Mountbatten's murder?
A) Mullaghmore
B) Leopardstown
C) Kinsale
D) Maynooth
  • 31. Where did Prince Charles attend a dinner with Taoiseach John Bruton in 1995?
A) Dublin Castle
B) Lismore Castle
C) Áras an Uachtaráin
D) McKee Barracks
  • 32. In what year did Prince Charles attend a dinner with Taoiseach John Bruton at Dublin Castle?
A) 1993
B) 1995
C) 2001
D) 1998
  • 33. Who was the Taoiseach when Prince Charles attended a dinner at Dublin Castle in 1995?
A) Mary McAleese
B) John Bruton
C) Bertie Ahern
D) Mary Robinson
  • 34. Whose 60th birthday was the occasion for Prince Charles's private visit to Lismore Castle?
A) David Reddaway
B) Lord Hartington
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) John Hurley
  • 35. Which castle in County Waterford did Prince Charles visit privately for Lord Hartington's 60th birthday?
A) Lismore Castle
B) Kilkenny Castle
C) Blarney Castle
D) Dublin Castle
  • 36. Which military establishment did the Princess Royal visit on 17 February 2004?
A) Central Bank of Ireland
B) Kinsale military base
C) Airtricity wind farm
D) Army Equitation School at McKee Barracks
  • 37. In which county is Kinsale, where the Duke of York attended an anniversary ceremony, located?
A) County Sligo
B) County Dublin
C) County Cork
D) County Waterford
  • 38. On what date did the Duke of York visit Dublin to promote trade links?
A) 5 February 2007
B) 22 September 2001
C) 26 April 2006
D) 17 February 2004
  • 39. Who was the Taoiseach when the Duke of York visited Dublin on 5 February 2007?
A) Mary McAleese
B) John Bruton
C) Mary Robinson
D) Bertie Ahern
  • 40. Who was the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland met by the Duke of York in February 2007?
A) David Reddaway
B) Matt Lyons
C) John Hurley
D) Lord Hartington
  • 41. Which wind farm company did the Duke of York visit during his February 2007 trip?
A) WindPower Ireland
B) Airtricity
C) EcoEnergy
D) GreenIrish
  • 42. When did Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, visit Dublin to present the Gaisce Gold Awards?
A) April 2006
B) August 1999
C) November 1998
D) January 1996
  • 43. On what date did Prince Edward visit Dublin Castle for the world conference of the International Award Association?
A) 22 September 2001
B) 5 February 2007
C) 27 August 1999
D) 10 November 1998
  • 44. In what year did Queen Elizabeth II meet President Mary Robinson, marking the first meeting between an Irish head of state and a British sovereign?
A) 1998
B) 1991
C) 1993
D) 1995
  • 45. When did the Duke of Edinburgh make his first visit to the Republic of Ireland?
A) 10 November 1998
B) 26 April 2006
C) 5 February 2007
D) 19 March 2004
  • 46. How did the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Áras an Uachtaráin on 10 November 1998?
A) Commercial airplane
B) Private yacht
C) RAF helicopter
D) Royal train
  • 47. What did the Duke of Edinburgh launch during his November 1998 visit?
A) The Battle of Kinsale 400th anniversary
B) International Award Association world conference
C) The Gaisce Gold Awards
D) Millennium Gold Encounter for Ireland's Gaisce – The President's Award
  • 48. On what date did Prince Philip visit Dublin for a second time, specifically for the Gaisce Awards?
A) 17 February 2004
B) 10 November 1998
C) 27 August 1999
D) 26 April 2006
  • 49. Who linked the Queen's visit to the Good Friday Agreement being put into full effect?
A) Peter Robinson
B) Enda Kenny
C) Gerry Adams
D) Mary McAleese
  • 50. What was Peter Robinson's political party role?
A) Socialist Party TD
B) Sinn Féin deputy First Minister
C) Democratic Unionist Party leader
D) Taoiseach
  • 51. Who said he did not "think this is the right time for the English Queen" to visit?
A) Gerry Adams
B) Peter Robinson
C) Enda Kenny
D) Mary McAleese
  • 52. How did Mary McAleese describe the timing of the visit?
A) Recklessly gambled
B) Particularly insensitive
C) Premature
D) Absolutely the right moment
  • 53. What percentage of the Irish people supported the visit according to an opinion poll?
A) 50%
B) 30%
C) 77%
D) 90%
  • 54. Who declined invitations to attend ceremonies at the Garden of Remembrance and the National War Memorial Gardens?
A) Mary McAleese
B) Enda Kenny
C) Peter Robinson
D) Martin McGuinness
  • 55. What was Martin McGuinness's reason for declining the invitations?
A) The timing coincided with bombings
B) The royal visit was premature
C) He was visiting German banks
D) The cost was too high
  • 56. To which party did Joe Higgins belong?
A) Socialist Party
B) Fine Gael
C) Sinn Féin
D) Democratic Unionist Party
  • 57. According to Richard Boyd Barrett, what was the approximate total cost of the visit?
A) €10 million
B) €100 million
C) €30 million
D) €50 million
  • 58. How did British Prime Minister David Cameron describe the Queen's visit?
A) A premature decision
B) A huge step forward
C) A minor diplomatic event
D) A risky security failure
  • 59. According to Sir John Major, what did the visit put on the past?
A) A heavy burden
B) A temporary pause
C) An official apology
D) A seal
  • 60. What was the Irish terrorism threat level in Britain during the visit?
A) Critical
B) Substantial
C) Moderate
D) Severe
  • 61. Where was an explosive device found close to the Garden of Remembrance?
A) Fairview
B) Inchicore
C) Dorset Street
D) Maynooth
  • 62. Which Irish broadcaster provided extensive coverage of the visit?
A) Newstalk
B) TG4
C) Today FM
D) Raidió Teilifís Éireann
  • 63. Which other Irish television channel covered the visit alongside RTÉ?
A) Channel 4
B) TV3
C) UTV
D) Sky One
  • 64. Who presented the special documentary titled The Queen and Us?
A) Eamon Gilmore
B) Alan Shatter
C) Tommie Gorman
D) Rosaleen Linehan
  • 65. Who narrated the documentary Forbidden Love: The Royals?
A) President McAleese
B) Rosaleen Linehan
C) Tommie Gorman
D) Rachel Fox
  • 66. Which broadcaster produced the special titled The Queen in Ireland?
A) BBC News
B) CNN
C) RTÉ
D) France 24
  • 67. Which Russian news agency covered the events?
A) Sky News
B) Xinhua News Agency
C) France 24
D) ITAR-TASS
  • 68. Which Chinese news agency covered the visit?
A) CNN
B) ITAR-TASS
C) Xinhua News Agency
D) BBC
  • 69. Approximately how many newspaper articles were produced about the visit?
A) Nearly 12,000
B) Nearly 1,400
C) Nearly 14,000
D) Nearly 120,000
  • 70. On which day of her visit did the Queen greet members of the public on a short walkabout in Cork?
A) The first day
B) The final day
C) The second day
D) She did not visit Cork
  • 71. Where did the Queen stay for the three nights of her visit?
A) Farmleigh
B) Áras an Uachtaráin
C) Casement Aerodrome
D) Trinity College
  • 72. What is Farmleigh's official designation?
A) The National Museum
B) The British Embassy
C) The Presidential Residence
D) The State Guest House
  • 73. At which airport did the Queen arrive in Ireland?
A) Shannon Airport
B) Casement Aerodrome
C) Cork Airport
D) Dublin Airport
  • 74. Who greeted the Queen and her party when they got off the plane?
A) Martin McAleese
B) Eamon Gilmore
C) Captain Thomas Holmes
D) Alan Shatter
  • 75. What color was the dress and coat worn by the Queen upon arrival?
A) Royal blue
B) Ruby red
C) Golden yellow
D) Jade green
  • 76. Who designed the hat worn by the Queen upon her arrival?
A) Rachel Trevor-Morgan
B) Rosaleen Linehan
C) Stewart Parvin
D) Rachel Fox
  • 77. Who designed the dress and coat worn by the Queen upon arrival?
A) Rachel Trevor-Morgan
B) Tommie Gorman
C) Thomas Holmes
D) Stewart Parvin
  • 78. Who gave the Queen a bouquet of flowers upon her arrival?
A) Captain Thomas Holmes
B) Rosaleen Linehan
C) President McAleese
D) Rachel Fox
  • 79. From which Dublin area was the young girl who presented the bouquet?
A) Drumcondra
B) Rathmines
C) Tallaght
D) Shankill
  • 80. What did the Queen and Prince Philip do after arriving at Áras an Uachtaráin?
A) Viewed the Book of Kells
B) Signed the guestbook
C) Laid a wreath
D) Greeted the public in Cork
  • 81. Who commanded the guard of honour inspected by the Queen at Áras an Uachtaráin?
A) Eamon Gilmore
B) Tommie Gorman
C) Captain Thomas Holmes
D) Alan Shatter
  • 82. To which battalion did Captain Thomas Holmes belong?
A) 10th Infantry Battalion
B) 3rd Infantry Battalion
C) 5th Infantry Battalion
D) 1st Infantry Battalion
  • 83. What was fired in the background while the Queen inspected the guard of honour?
A) A 50-gun salute
B) A 21-gun salute
C) A 10-gun salute
D) A 12-gun salute
  • 84. Beside what object was the tree planted in the garden of Áras an Uachtaráin?
A) The Casement Aerodrome monument
B) The Trinity College Harp
C) The Book of Kells
D) The Peace Bell
  • 85. Who greeted the Queen at the Garden of Remembrance?
A) Eamon Gilmore
B) Captain Thomas Holmes
C) Alan Shatter
D) President McAleese
  • 86. Where did the Queen go after visiting the Garden of Remembrance?
A) Cork
B) Trinity College Library
C) Farmleigh
D) Casement Aerodrome
  • 87. From what century is the Trinity College harp that the Queen viewed?
A) 12th-century
B) 15th-century
C) 17th-century
D) 9th-century
  • 88. Whom did the Queen shake hands with at Trinity College Library?
A) Many academics
B) Members of the British delegation
C) Members of the public
D) Foreign journalists
  • 89. According to the published schedule, at what time was the Queen due to arrive at the Garden of Remembrance?
A) 12:30
B) 15:15
C) 12:00
D) 15:40
  • 90. According to the published schedule, at what time was the Queen due to arrive at Trinity College?
A) 17:00
B) 15:40
C) 15:15
D) 12:30
  • 91. Which brewery-related tourist attraction did the Queen visit on May 18?
A) Jameson Distillery
B) Heineken Brewery
C) Guinness Storehouse
D) Beamish Brewery
  • 92. At which memorial garden did the Queen lay a wreath?
A) Garden of Remembrance
B) Phoenix Park Memorial
C) National War Memorial Gardens
D) St. Stephen's Green
  • 93. In what year were football spectators shot by British forces at Croke Park?
A) 1922
B) 1920
C) 1916
D) 1921
  • 94. Who was the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association who welcomed the Queen to Croke Park?
A) Mary McAleese
B) Brian Cowen
C) Christy Cooney
D) Gerry Adams
  • 95. Which group's officials were reported to have declined to attend the Croke Park event?
A) Ulster Defence Association
B) Guinness staff
C) Gaelic Athletic Association
D) Sinn Féin
  • 96. What did the Queen do at the National War Memorial Gardens?
A) Planted a tree
B) Laid a wreath
C) Met Gaelic footballers
D) Gave a speech
  • 97. Whose stud did the Queen visit after the Irish National Stud?
A) Julian King's
B) Michael Browne's
C) The Aga Khan's
D) John Magnier's
  • 98. Who compered the 45-minute concert at the British Embassy party?
A) Martin McGuinness
B) Gerry Adams
C) Julian King
D) Gay Byrne
  • 99. Which of the following musical acts performed at the Day 3 concert?
A) The Corrs
B) U2
C) Boyzone
D) Westlife
  • 100. What is the name of the world's largest horse-breeding operation visited by the Queen?
A) Irish National Stud
B) Gilltown stud
C) Coolmore Stud
D) Tyndall Stud
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