History
Trivia
Terms
100

The year of the Irish Free State and birth of the state Northern Ireland

1922

100
The Capital of Northern Ireland
Belfast
100

Name of the northern regions of Ireland, and also known as the former name of Northern Ireland

Ulster

200
Infamous march from 1972 which officially triggered the 30 year period known as the "Troubles"
Bloody Sunday
200
What are the two largest Christian sects in Northern Ireland?
Protestants and Catholics
200

Independent organisations with command structure, weapon arsenal, and military-style traning and tactics.

Paramilitary groups

300

1.5 million Irish locals either starved or emigrated as a result of this 1845-1849 period because of this

The Great Potato Famine

300
What is the population of Northern Ireland?
1.8 Million
300

These were the two largest terrorist groups during the Troubles.

What is the IRA and the UVF

400
Name of the 1998 agreement that made the republicans and the loyalists - the two opposing parties in the conflict - meet, and generated hope for a peaceful future in Northern Ireland.
The Good Friday Agreement
400
When was Ireland partitioned?
1922
400

Those who wish to keep Northern Ireland part of the United Kingdom

Unionists

500

A riot which led to the deployment of British soldiers in Northern Ireland - known as the instigator of the Troubles

Battle of the Bogside


500
What is the old name of Northern Ireland?
Ulster
500

A Republican political party, considered to be the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Sinn Féin

M
e
n
u