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Northern Ireland Quizz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

King George V came to Belfast to open the parliament in

a)

1967

b)

1950

c)

1916

d)

1930

2.

Who were the most extreme kind of Nationalists:

a)

Moderate Nationalists

b)

Irish Republican Brotherhood

c)

Royal Ulster Constabulary

d)

The Unionists

3.

What do Unionists want

a)

They want to remain in the UK

b)

They want to leave the UK

c)

They want complete independence from the UK

4.

Who said "Home Rule will be Rome Rule"

a)

Republicans of the Irish Free State

b)

The Catholics

c)

Unionists leaders

d)

The Pope

5.

What was the 'Solemn League and Covenant' in 1912

a)

A pledge to the British crown

b)

A document opposing Home Rule by force if necessary

c)

A document about Catholics rights in Northern Ireland

d)

A document on how to create a secret organisation in Ireland

6.

How many counties in Northern Ireland

a)

8

b)

4

c)

9

d)

6

7.

In the 1921 general election in Northern Ireland, who got the majority

a)

Sinn Féin Party

b)

Fianna Fail Party

c)

Unionist Party

d)

LibDem Party

8.

The majority of Nationalists were FOR the partion of Ireland

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why weren't Protestant workers encouraged to vote for the Labour party in Northern Ireland?

a)

Because it would be dangerous for their families

b)

Because it would split the unionists votes and so endangered Northern Ireland

c)

Because it meant voting for Nationalists

d)

Because they were afraid of Marxism

10.

What was the name of the Labour party of Northern Ireland:

a)

The Unionist Party (UP)

b)

Protestant Labour Party (PLP)

c)

Labour of the North (LN)

d)

Northen Ireland Labour Party (NILP)

11.

Who was Bernadette Devlin

a)

A Protestant woman of the Orange Order

b)

A woman who co-founded the People's Democracy party

c)

A Catholic woman fighting for Catholic rights in Northern Ireland

d)

An ecologist activist

12.

What lead to violence during Civil Rights protest of 1968: (from a unionist perspective)

a)

The weather was too bad

b)

Media attention

c)

Fear of the IRA

d)

Marching leading to confrontations

13.

What was The Orange Order

a)

A club of oranges lovers

b)

An army from the Netherlands

c)

Catholics opposing the IRA

d)

Protestants and Unionists opposing Home Rule

14.

When does the Orange Order parade in the streets

a)

14th of July

b)

21st of June

c)

7th of June

d)

12th of July

15.

The IRA (Irish Republican Army) was working with the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What was the name of the new police force in Northern Ireland?

a)

RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary)

b)

RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary)

c)

RAC (Royal Armagh Constabulary)

d)

RBC (Royal British Constabulary)

e)

RDC (Royal Derry Constabulary)

17.

In 1911, what was the percentage of Catholics on the Island of Ireland:

a)

13%

b)

29%

c)

74%

d)

98%

e)

100%

18.

What was the UVF:

a)

The Ulster Vigilante Fish

b)

The Unionists Vengeance Fund

c)

The Union of Veteran with Fiddle

d)

The Ulster Volunteer Force

19.

When was the Irish Free State officially declared a Republic

a)

1922

b)

1949

c)

1916

d)

1945