The Famine

The failure of which crop caused the famine?

• Carrots

• Potatoes

• Wheat

• Barley

By what name was the Society of Friends better known?

• The Quakers

• The St. Vincent de Paul

• Trócaire

• Concern

What was the population of Ireland in 1841?

• 8,000

• 80,000

• 800,000

• 8,000,000

What was the name of the potato that yielded a large crop, even from poor soil, which was widely grown during the famine?

• Lumper

• Kerr's Pink

• Rooster

• Golden Wonder

Landlords who did not live on their estates were known as what type of landlord?

• Absentee

• Holiday

• Missing

• Present

In what year did the famine begin?

• 1825

• 1835

• 1845

• 1855

What name was given to unnecessary roads, buildings and monuments built by landlords?

• Wastes

• Follies

• Sillies

• Unnecessaries

Kitchens were set up to serve food to starving people. What food?

• Meat

• Soup

• Cereal

• Fish

To what buildings could people go to seek refuge, even though they might never see their families again?

• Shops

• Hotels

• Libraries

• Workhouses

What native American tribe donated money to help the starving people?

• The Apache

• The Sioux

• The Comanche

• The Choctaw