A) 1931 B) 1961 C) 1903 D) 1922
A) Government of Ireland Act B) Irish Free State Constitution Act C) Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903 D) Easter Rising Act
A) Thomas Francis Meagher B) Michael Collins C) Fr Vincent Twomey D) James O'Mara
A) Waterford B) Dublin C) Downpatrick D) Belfast
A) Australia B) Continental Europe C) North America D) Great Britain
A) St. Patrick's Festival B) The Irish Volunteers C) The Gaelic League D) The Orange Order
A) Monday 16 March B) Tuesday 17 March C) Saturday 14 March D) Sunday 15 March
A) The Gaelic League Marching Band B) Belfast Symphony Band and Cork Brass Band C) The Orange Order Band and Dublin Pipe Band D) Barrack St Band and Thomas Francis Meagher Band
A) Peoples Park B) The Trades Hall C) Waterford Corporation D) George's St
A) The Irish Volunteers B) The Royal Ulster Constabulary C) The Orange Order D) St. Patrick's Festival committee
A) 100 B) 50 C) 19 D) 38
A) 10,000 B) 25,000 C) 6,000 D) 1,000
A) A small fraction B) None of them C) Almost half D) All of them
A) The Orange Order parade B) The Easter Rising C) The Bank Holiday Act D) The Civil War
A) 1922 B) 1931 C) 1916 D) 1903
A) A massive fireworks display over Dublin B) A joint parade with the Northern Ireland government C) A public alcohol-free concert in Peoples Park D) A military procession and trooping of the colours, and an Irish-language mass
A) 1931 B) 1961 C) 1903 D) 1927
A) County Dublin B) County Cork C) Waterford D) Northern Ireland
A) 1976 B) 1927 C) 1961 D) 1998
A) 1903 B) 1931 C) 1996 D) 1922
A) Three times B) Once C) Twice D) Four times
A) Alcohol ban enforcement B) The Troubles C) Foot-and-mouth outbreak D) COVID-19 pandemic
A) 2020 and 2021 B) 1916 and 1922 C) 2001 and 2006 D) 1996 and 1997
A) Ulster B) Connacht C) Munster D) Leinster
A) Protestant Ulster unionists who saw themselves primarily as British B) Catholic Irish nationalists who saw themselves primarily as Irish C) Gaelic League members advocating for the Irish language D) Non-religious citizens supporting the Irish Free State
A) Loyalists detonated a car bomb outside a crowded pub killing four civilians B) The first cross-community parade was successfully held C) The shortest parade in the world was established D) The Orange Order held its first ever parade
A) The Irish Volunteers B) The Orange Order C) The Gaelic League D) Waterford Corporation
A) Unionist-only military parades B) Cross-community parades C) Alcohol-free political demonstrations D) Nationalist paramilitary rallies
A) The St Patrick's Saltire B) The Irish Tricolour C) The Munster Banner D) The Leinster Flag
A) To protest British rule in Northern Ireland B) To celebrate the founding of the Gaelic League C) To showcase Ireland and its culture D) To enforce a nationwide alcohol ban
A) St. Patrick's Festival B) The Irish Volunteers C) The Barrack St Band D) The Orange Order
A) 17 March 1996 B) 17 March 1998 C) 17 March 1903 D) 17 March 1931
A) 2009 B) 2006 C) 1997 D) 1996
A) 1997 B) 2001 C) 2006 D) 2009
A) 100,000 people B) More than 675,000 people C) 1 million people D) 6,000 people
A) The Waterford procession B) The shortest parade C) The Easter Rising D) The Skyfest
A) Seachtain na Gaeilge B) Barrack St Band C) The Troubles D) The Bank Holiday Act
A) The ban on Irish-language masses B) Its secularisation C) The cancellation of parades due to language laws D) The lack of military processions
A) Fr Vincent Twomey B) Michael Collins C) James O'Mara D) Thomas Francis Meagher
A) Dripsey, County Cork B) Dungannon, County Tyrone C) Downpatrick, County Down D) Waterford, County Waterford
A) Little Compton, Rhode Island B) Belfast, County Antrim C) Hot Springs, Arkansas D) Dripsey, County Cork
A) 23.4 metres B) 89 feet C) 50 metres D) 98 feet
A) George's St and Peoples Park B) Belfast City Hall and the Trades Hall C) Downpatrick and Dublin D) The village's two pubs
A) 1999 B) 1996 C) 1903 D) 2022
A) One of the pubs closed B) The Gaelic League cancelled it C) A foot-and-mouth outbreak D) An alcohol sales ban was introduced
A) Downpatrick, County Down B) Little Compton, Rhode Island C) Dripsey, County Cork D) Hot Springs, Arkansas
A) 2004 B) 2006 C) 1999 D) 2022
A) 98 feet B) 89 feet C) 23.4 metres D) 100 feet
A) Belfast, County Antrim B) Dungannon, County Tyrone C) Waterford, County Waterford D) Hot Springs, Arkansas
A) Mid 21st century B) Late 20th century C) Early 19th century D) Late 18th century
A) Sláinte B) Céilithe C) Ceol D) Craic
A) Green attire or shamrocks B) Red attire or ivy C) Yellow attire or ferns D) Blue attire or clovers
A) 19th century B) 18th century C) 17th century D) 20th century
A) 17th century B) 21st century C) 20th century D) 18th century
A) Green Ireland Project B) Emerald World Campaign C) Saint Patrick Illumination D) Global Greening Initiative
A) Over 500 landmarks in one hundred countries B) Over 50 landmarks in five countries C) Over 300 landmarks in fifty countries D) Over 100 landmarks in ten countries
A) Lager B) Porter C) Pilsner D) Stout
A) Soaking the clover B) Drowning the shamrock or wetting the shamrock C) Toasting the green D) Bathing the leaf
A) Pressed inside a book as a keepsake B) Swallowed with the drink or tossed over the shoulder for good luck C) Given to a church minister D) Planted in a garden for prosperity
A) His birth date B) The day he arrived in Ireland C) His ordination as bishop D) His traditional death date
A) Saint Columba B) Saint Patrick C) Saint George D) Saint Brigid
A) Eastern Orthodox Church B) Presbyterian Church C) Catholic Church D) Lutheran Church
A) Go on a pilgrimage B) Perform baptisms C) Fast for the entire day D) Attend church services
A) Gibraltar B) Montserrat C) Bermuda D) Cayman Islands
A) They exclude non-Irish participants B) They have become too commercialised C) They are no longer religious enough D) They take place during the wrong month
A) 3rd-century B) 4th-century C) 6th-century D) 5th-century
A) Roman historical archives B) The Declaration C) The Annals of Ulster D) The Book of Kells
A) A later bishop B) His father C) A Roman official D) Patrick himself
A) Gaelic Ireland B) Roman Britain C) Downpatrick D) Northern France
A) Irish royalty B) Impoverished farmers C) Roman military commanders D) Wealthy Romano-British family
A) Christian bishop B) Christian deacon C) Merchant D) Roman governor
A) Deacon B) Priest C) Missionary D) Soldier
A) Twenty B) Sixteen C) Fourteen D) Eighteen
A) Farmer B) Monk C) Scribe D) Shepherd
A) Ancient Celtic ruins B) He found God C) A route to escape D) A hidden treasure
A) A group of priests B) A ship C) His family D) Irish raiders
A) Millions B) Only a few dozen C) Thousands D) Hundreds
A) New trade routes B) Many legends C) Large monasteries D) Political kingdoms
A) 1798 B) 1726 C) 1922 D) 1640
A) Celtic cross B) Pentagram C) Triskele D) Spiral maze
A) The Book of Kells B) When Erin First Rose C) The Proclamation of the Irish Republic D) Lebor Gabála Érenn
A) Moses B) Saint Patrick C) Íth D) William Drennan
A) Íth B) Jack Santino C) Roger Homan D) James Connolly
A) 1910s B) 1750s C) 1640s D) 1790s
A) 1580s B) 1780s C) 1880s D) 1680s
A) About 1790 B) About 1750 C) About 1920 D) About 1640
A) Yellow B) Red C) Green D) Blue
A) 1790s B) 1690s C) 1890s D) 1640s
A) Agricultural cooperative B) Royalist chivalric order C) Republican organisation D) Catholic religious fraternity
A) Exclusively Scottish and Manx immigrants B) Mostly Protestants founded, mainly Catholic membership C) Exclusively pagan members D) Mainly British soldiers and officials
A) 1922 B) 1795 C) 1726 D) 1640
A) When Erin First Rose B) The Tower of Hercules C) The Song of the United Irishmen D) Lebor Gabála Érenn
A) James Connolly B) William Drennan C) Roger Homan D) Jack Santino
A) The Trinity explanation banner B) The United Irishmen royal banner C) The Tower of Hercules banner D) The Starry Plough banner
A) William of Ockham B) Francis of Assisi C) Saint Patrick D) Luke Wadding
A) Early 1800s B) Early 1700s C) Early 1500s D) Early 1600s
A) Calvinist Communion B) Anglican Communion C) Catholic Communion D) Lutheran Communion
A) Moving feast days to Sundays only B) Avoiding saints' feasts during the winter months C) Avoiding saints' feasts during certain solemnities like Holy Week D) Canceling feast days that fall on weekdays
A) 1984 B) 1952 C) 1916 D) 1940
A) 2020 B) 2012 C) 2008 D) 1998 |