Devastated the Irish population from a lack of food and one of the main parts of mainstream Irish history
The Potato Famine
At the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924, women could only compete in this sport
Figure Skating
what sport is march madness
Croquet !
name a woman !
if its a woman you get the point
Saoirse
say it
Singer songwriter Andrew ___ is 6'6, has the locks of a god, and dives into the Irish language in his album "Unreal Unearth"
Hozier <3
Born to a Prussian prince, she married into the Romanov family and became the unhappy wife of the unpopular Tsar Peter III and ruled the Russian Empire for 34 years
Catherine the Great
American professional basketball player for the Goyang Sono Skygunners of the Korean Basketball League. He was the star of the show when he was part of our Wolfpack last year
DJ Burns <3
this Irish American actor has freakish blue eyes and is known for his recent role making the bombs that blew up Japan in WWII
Cillian Murphy
Oisín
uh-sheen or o-sheen
What are the two main religious branches of Northern Ireland
Protestantism and Catholicism
the first female justice on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor
this Boston team with an Irish theme
the Celtics
This Florida city ran a "Spring Break Reality Check" campaign last year announcing new curfews and fines, as well as heavier law enforcement.
Miami (beach)
Aoife
Ee fah
what does the center circle of the Celtic cross represent?
the sun
Women's wrongs ! She was executed by electric chair for betraying the U.S. by sneaking nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union
Ethel Rosenberg
This NC school is known for the second-largest comeback and fifth-largest lead blown in NCAA tournament history
Duke BOOOOOOO
National ___ ____ Lover's day celebrates a common sandwich spread that I'm not allowed to have in my apartment because I will eat the whole jar with a spoon (making me part of the celebrating party)
Peanut Butter
Tadgh
tye- g
Descended from Irish nobility, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence
Charles Caroll
the first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S
Elizabeth Blackwell
what year was the first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
(if you're within 3 years I'll count it)
1939
March 21. World ___ Day celebrates the art of moving little people for entertainment purposes, typically either by strings controlled from above or by hand
Puppetry
Aoibhe
Ava (ey-va)