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GAA History Quiz

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7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sports were popular in Ireland before the foundation of the GAA?

Swimming, track and field, cycling, boxing

Hockey, baseball, basketball, golf

Volleyball, badminton, table tennis, squash

Tennis, cricket, soccer, rugby

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the GAA founded and by whom?

Dublin by Michael Collins

Thurles, Co. Tipperary by Michael Cusack

Galway by Charles Stewart Parnell

Cork by Eamon de Valera

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two significant organisations supported the GAA?

The United Nations, The European Union

The Red Cross, The Salvation Army

The Home Rule Party, The IRB

The British Parliament, The Royal Family

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the GAA develop? Give two examples.

It supported Irish sports, but it struggled to enforce organised rules.

It received huge nationwide support, It banned people from playing Gaelic sports if they also played or attended foreign sports

It had no impact on Irish life, It was not supported by any organisations

It discouraged people from playing sports, It had no clubs formed throughout the country

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the GAA begin to decline in the final years of the nineteenth century?

The founders of the GAA were not nationalists, Many members joined the GAA

The founders of the GAA were nationalists, Many members left the GAA

The founders of the GAA were not nationalists, Many members left the GAA

The founders of the GAA were nationalists, Many members joined the GAA

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give two aims of the GAA today.

Actively support foreign languages and cultures, Support the promotion of camogie and ladies’ Gaelic football

Actively support the Irish language and Irish culture, Promote the aims of the GAA at home

Actively support the Irish language and Irish culture, Support the promotion of foreign sports

Actively support foreign languages and cultures, Promote the aims of the GAA abroad

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give two impacts of the GAA on Irish life.

Revived Irish sports, Linked sport and nationalism

Supported foreign languages and cultures, Supported the promotion of camogie and ladies’ Gaelic football

Provided a social and physical outlet for people, Strengthened national identity

Revived foreign sports, Linked sport and nationalism

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