Genghis
What modern day country was Genghis Khan from?
Mongolia
Was the potato famine of the 1840s only in Ireland?
True or False?
False
What group did Irish protestants create when they came to Scotland?
The Orange Order
British leader during WW2
Churchill
Which is thee correct spelling?
A. Parliment
B. Parliament
C. Parlament
B
Name one modern day country that the Mongols controlled at least a part of?
China, Russia, Iran and many more
Which Glasgow football team has a Catholic history? Celtic or Rangers
Celtic
Why did Irish immigrants to Scotland force wages down?
because they were willing to work for less than Scottish workers
What Roman leader was the first dictator? (Hint: Salad)
Julius Caeser
What is a noun?
A word used to identify a class of people, places or things, or used to name a particular thing in this category.
How many people's deaths is it estimated that Genghis Khan was responsible for?
40 million
It is estimated that 1 million Irish people died because of the Potato Famine. How many left Ireland?
1 million
What percentage of people in Ireland in the 1840s relied on the potato to survive?
33%
What event brought the USA into WW2?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Who is the captain of the Scottish Rugby Union team?
Stuart Hogg
How many miles a day could the Mongol army travel?
70
What was the name of the Irishmen who built railways and canals?
Navvies
Name 2 things that made it hard for Irish Catholics to find jobs.
Many spoke Gaelic and had Catholic surnames and many were illiterate
Russian leader during WW2
Stalin
What book series, later adapted into Disney films, features a "practically perfect" nanny?
Mary Poppins
What name was Genghis Khan known as when he was a boy?
Temujin
What was the name of the Irish immigrant who became an MP and was behind the building of 500,000 houses?
John Wheatley
The poor conditions of the housing left the Catholics open to what disease that became known as Irish fever?
Typhus
Italian leader during WW2
Musollini
Which author wrote the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series?
J R R Tolkien
What was the name of the Battle that took place after the Mongols made the Russian chase them for 9 days.
The Battle of the Kalka River
Where did Bairds of Gartsherrie have its massive iron works that was dominated by Scots and Irish Protestants?
Coatbridge
What was the name of the Protestant football team in Edinburgh?
Hearts
Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WW2?
Neville Chamberlain
How many bones are there in the average, adult human body?
206