Historical Events
What significant event began in Ireland in 1916, aiming for independence from British rule?
What is the Easter Rising?
Who was the leader of the Easter Rising in 1916?
Answer: Who is Patrick Pearse?
What traditional Irish music style became popular worldwide during the 20th century?
What is Irish folk music?
What was the primary goal of the Irish nationalist movement throughout the 20th century?
What is to achieve independence from Britain?
What major social issue was highlighted by the conflict in Northern Ireland?
Answer: What is sectarian violence?
Answer: What is the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
What treaty was signed in 1921 that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State?
Who was the first President of the Irish Free State?
Answer: Who is W.T. Cosgrave?
Which famous Irish festival celebrates St. Patrick's Day and promotes Irish culture?
What is the St. Patrick's Day Festival?
What government body was established in 1922 to represent the Irish people?
Answer: What is the Dáil Éireann?
What was a significant issue faced by women in Ireland throughout the 20th century?
Answer: What is limited access to education and employment?
Which war in the 1920s was a result of opposing views on the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
What is the Irish Civil War?
Which prominent Irish nationalist was a key figure in the formation of the Irish Republican Army (IRA)?
Answer: Who is Michael Collins?
What sport, deeply rooted in Irish culture, gained prominence in the 20th century?
Answer: What is Gaelic football?
Which political party dominated Irish politics in the early 20th century?
Answer: What is Fianna Fáil?
How did the Catholic Church influence social policies in Ireland?
Answer: What is through control over education and family planning?
In what year did Ireland become a republic?
Answer: What is 1949?
Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
Answer: Who is David Lloyd George?
Which Irish dance form became popular globally in the 1990s?
Answer: What is Riverdance?
What was the impact of the 1937 Constitution on Ireland’s political structure?
Answer: What is it established Ireland as a sovereign state?
What was the major consequence of the Great Famine in the 19th century on Irish society?
Answer: What is mass emigration?
What major conflict began in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s, often referred to as "The Troubles"?
Answer: What are the sectarian conflicts?
Which Irish author wrote extensively about the social issues in Ireland during the 20th century?
Answer: Who is James Joyce?
What literary movement emerged from Ireland in the early 20th century, emphasizing modern themes?
Answer: What is Modernism?
How did membership in the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973 affect Ireland?
Answer: What is it led to economic growth and modernization?
In what way did the economic changes in the late 20th century affect rural communities in Ireland?
Answer: What is urban migration and loss of traditional livelihoods?