The Easter Rising Trivia Questions

The Easter Rising's main action took place in Dublin, with the General Post Office (GPO) serving as the rebel headquarters where the Proclamation was read.

The Easter Rising started on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, when Irish republicans seized key locations in Dublin to proclaim an independent Irish Republic.

The Irish tricolor was first flown publicly in 1848 by Thomas Francis Meagher, decades before the Easter Rising, which did use the flag but not for the first time.

On April 24, 1916, Patrick Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic from the steps of the General Post Office, declaring independence from British rule.

Michael Collins was a minor participant in the Easter Rising, serving as an aide to Joseph Plunkett. The main leaders were Pearse, Connolly, Clarke, and others.

The Easter Rising was a joint effort of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and James Connolly's Irish Citizen Army, who merged forces for the rebellion.

Initially, the Easter Rising was deeply unpopular, with many Dubliners hostile to the rebels and the destruction caused. Public sympathy grew only after the executions.

All seven signatories of the Easter Rising Proclamation—Pearse, Connolly, Clarke, MacDonagh, Plunkett, Ceannt, and Mac Diarmada—were executed by British firing squad.