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WorksheetsIreland
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
When do scientists think people started living permanently in Ireland?
In the 5th century
10 500 years BC
5 000 years BC
10 500 years AD
What did the Neolithic people NOT build?
tombs
stone circles
churches
stone monuments
The people who lived in old Ireland were called
the Celtics
the Gaelics
the Gaels
the English
The Gaels were originally
pagans
Christians
Budhists
gods and goddesses
What word comes from the language of Vikings?
solstice
Gaels
Ireland
craic
When did the Normans first come to Ireland?
In the 5th century
In the 10 th century
Starting in 1169
In the 14th century
Which English king declared himself king of Ireland in 1541?
Henry VI
Henry VIII
James I
Richard III
Who owned most of the land in Ireland by 1801?
Irish farmers
Irish-speaking people
English-speaking catholics
English-speaking protestants
What started the famine in Ireland?
a disease which affected cattle
drought
floods
a disease which affected potatoes
What jobs did Irish people do in America? (more than one answer is correct)
street performing
office jobs
working in mines
building railways and canals
What percentage of Americans today have Irish roots?
20%
15%
10%
5%
What does IRA stand for?
International Rap Acadamy
Irish Regional Army
Irish Republican Army
Irish Rabbit Association
What was the "new" conflict which IRA started in late 1960´ in Northern Ireland called?
The Problems
The bombings
The Cold War
The Troubles
Which agreement ended the conflict in 1998?
The Good Friday Agreement
The Irish Free State
The IRA Agreement
The Good Agreement
How many people in Ireland are red-haired?
15%
10%
20%
25%
