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1916 Easter Rising

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did the Easter Rising take place?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1916

d)

1619

2.

What building did the 7 signatories take over?

a)

The GPO (general post office)

b)

Trinity College

c)

Stephens Green Shopping Centre

d)

St. Enda's School

3.

Which of these were part of the Seven Signatories? (more than one answer)

a)

Eamonn Ceannt

b)

Eamonn DeValera

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Seán MacDiarmada

e)

James Connolly

4.

Who read out the Proclamation?

(a)  

5.

What does GPO stand for?

a)

Government Police Office

b)

General Post Office

c)

General Permission Offering

6.

Who tried to take over the GPO after Pearse had gone into it?

(a)  

7.

How many Volunteers marched from Liberty Hall to the GPO?

a)

250

b)

150

c)

1500

d)

220

8.

Which of the following buildings were taken over by the groups of Volunteers? (more than one answer here)

a)

Bolands Mill

b)

Four Courts

c)

Jacobs Biscuit Factory

d)

College of Surgeons

e)

Trinity College

9.

What is the name of Sackville street nowadays?

(a)  

10.

On what date did the Easter Rising begin?

a)

24th April

b)

29th April

c)

12th April

d)

05th April

11.

On what date did the Easter Rising end?

a)

24th April

b)

29th April

c)

08th April

12.

What happened the GPO during the rising?

a)

There was a gas leak

b)

There were people sleeping there in protest

c)

It was set alight and burnt

13.

What signified the end of the rising on that Sunday, 29th April?

a)

The new Irish flag was waved

b)

Pearse was sent to prison

c)

A white flag was waved by a nurse

d)

The seven signatories were killed

14.

Where did Joseph Plunkett get married?

a)

GPO

b)

Hospital

c)

Kilmainham Gaol

15.

Where did all Seven Signatories get sent to once arrested?

(a)  

16.

In one word what did the fighting of the Easter Rising gain for Ireland?

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