American Revolution
The leader of the American armies during the Revolution and first Preisdent of the United States.
George Washington
Who was the leader of the United Irishmen?
Wolfe Tone
What disease caused the Irish crops to die during the famine?
Potato blight
Who is credited with formed the GAA and standardising Gaelic football and hurling rules across Ireland?
Michael Cusack
The right to vote in public elections for which women campaigned is called...
Suffrage
The name given to a volunteer, non-professional citizen's army.
Militia
Where did the French soldiers supporting the United Irishmen fail to land?
Bantry Bay
What was the name of the smallest, poorest class of farmers in the Irish land-rental system?
Cottiers
Gay Byrne
Who smashed the windows of Dublin Castle as a protest against women's inequality and lack of the right to vote?
Hannah Sheehy-Skeffington
A rebellious act where American colonists dumped several ships' cargo into the harbour.
The Boston Tea Party
What was the Act of Union?
A law that abolished the Irish Parliament and made Ireland and England one single country.
How did the British Prime Minister Robert Peel try to offer relief durin the famine?
He bought corn from America, shipped it to Ireland and sold it as cost price.
Which organization saw the GAA as the perfect recruiting ground for themselves?
The Irish Republican Brotherhood
Who was the first female member of the newly-proclaimed Irish government, who refused to take her seat in Westminster?
Constance Markievicz
What was the turning point in the Revolutionary conflict where the American army improved their discipline and training to become a comparable fighting force to the British?
Valley Forge
What is pitch-capping and what was it used for?
Pouring tar over someone's head, setting it on fire and then ripping it off when it dries. It was a torture method used to extract information from prisoners.
What was the name of the religious society that offered charity and support to starving Irish people?
The Quakers
The ban on GAA members playing 'foreign sports' is known as what?
Rule 27
What was the name of the workhouses where unmarried pregnant women were often sent against their will to have their babies in secret?
The Magdalene Laundries
What's the name of the document that officially recognized the US as a separate country from Britain?
The Treaty of Paris
In which county was the only success of the rebels at seizing territory from the British and controlling it for a period of time?
Wexford
About how many people emigrated from Ireland during the course of the Famine?
1 million
How did the Irish government improve the Irish economy in the 1960s?
Reduce tariffs and attracted foreign investment with low corporation tax.
Who was the first female President of Ireland?
Mary Robinson