IRELAND1-2 3A

CH1: What is the official language of Ireland?

• Irish
• Irish Gaelic
• English
• English Gaelic

CH1: Complete: "Around 700 BC, people called _____________ came to the island"

• The Vikings
• The Celts
• The Roman
• The Spanish

CH1: Tick the TWO right answers about St. Patrick:

• He was from Ireland
• He was from the UK and he was captured by pirates
• He heard voices from God
• He usually wore green clothes

CH1: Who were the first in landing into Ireland?

• The Vikings
• The Celts

CH1: Which English King sent Protestant English farmers to Ireland to take the land from Catholic farmers?

• James II
• James I
• Richard I
• Richard II

CH1: "The real trouble came in 1801 when the British Parliament abolished the Irish Parliament and governed Ireland themselves"

• True
• False

CH2: The main crop in Ireland was...

• tomatoes
• potatoes
• corn
• cotton

CH2: How many ships with food left Ireland each day for places around the world?

• Four
• Six
• Seven
• Eight

CH2: What disaster happened related tho the potato crop in 1845 and 1846?

• A fungus infected the potato crop
• The rain destroyed the potato crop
• A bacteria infected the potato crop
• The UK army destroyed the potato crop

CH2: More than 1 million people died from...

• a virus
• starvation (they do not have food)
• a natural disaster
• infected water