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September Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Christianity come to Ireland?

a)

2500BC

b)

1926

c)

431

d)

928

2.

The more important Celtic families had several circular banks protecting their homes and sometimes they built their homes on high ground, which were called ____________.

a)

hillforts

b)

monastries

c)

beehive huts

d)

castles

3.

Who brought Christianity to Ireland?

a)

St. Brendan

b)

St. Patrick

c)

St. Colmcille

d)

St. Mark

4.

The Celts in Ireland used a simple form of writing on stone called (a)  

5.

What was a tuatha?

a)

A chieftain

b)

A ringfort

c)

A kingdom

d)

A monastery

6.

Who began to raid Irish Monasteries in 800AD?

a)

Vikings

b)

Normans

c)

Celts

d)

Chieftains

7.

Which modern day trophy is modelled on the Ardagh Chalice?

a)

Liam MacCarthy

b)

Sam Maguire

c)

FAI Cup

d)

FIFA World Cup

8.

Why did the Irish language decline in the 1600s?

a)

The Vikings spread the English languge.

b)

Irish people lost interest in the language.

c)

British forced the Irish to speak English.

9.

What major event further continued the decline of the Irish language?

a)

World War II

b)

1916 War of Independence

c)

Irish Famine

d)

The Cold War

10.

When was the Irish free state founded?

a)

1910

b)

1922

c)

1930

d)

1916

11.

What part of the brain controls movement?

a)

Frontal Cortex

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Parietal Lobe

12.

Which part of the brain is responsible for vision?

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

13.

What part of the brain is responsible for 'fight or flight'?

a)

Prefrontal Cortex

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Brain Stem

14.

Why is Brentagne the dog famous?

a)

Found survivors during World War 1

b)

Found survivors during World War 11

c)

First dog to go to space

d)

Found survivors after the twin towers collapsed

15.

Did Laika the space dog survive her trip to space?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Where was Malala Yousafzai born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Afghanistan

c)

India

d)

China

17.

What city in the UK was Malala airlifted to after she was shot?

a)

London

b)

Liverpool

c)

Manchester

d)

Birmingham

18.

What is the capital city of Pakistan?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Swat Valley

c)

Islamabad

d)

Palestine

19.

Why did Marie Curie win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911?

a)

Her work on radioactivity

b)

Her work on antibiotics

c)

Her work on women's rights

d)

Her work astronomy

20.

Ada Lovelace is famous for being the first (a)   ?