Question 1

True or false: The Irish Troubles only involved the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a combatant.

Accepted Answer

False. Many other groups fought, including loyalist paramilitaries like the UVF and UDA, as well as British security forces.

Question 2

True or false: The Irish Troubles conflict began with the Easter Rising in 1916.

Accepted Answer

False. The Easter Rising was a separate event in 1916. The Troubles refer specifically to the conflict from the late 1960s to 1998.

Question 3

True or false: The Irish Troubles largely ended with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

Accepted Answer

True. The Good Friday Agreement, signed April 10, 1998, is widely credited with largely ending the three-decade conflict known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Question 4

True or false: The Irish Troubles were primarily a religious war between Catholics and Protestants.

Accepted Answer

False. While sectarian divisions existed, the conflict was primarily political and nationalistic over the status of Northern Ireland, not purely religious.

Question 5

True or false: The Irish Troubles included the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland in 1969.

Accepted Answer

True. British troops were sent to Derry and Belfast in August 1969 to restore order after riots.

Question 6

True or false: The Irish Troubles resulted in over 3,500 deaths during the conflict.

Accepted Answer

True. According to the CAIN database, the conflict caused approximately 3,532 fatalities between 1969 and 1998.

Question 7

True or false: The Irish Troubles never saw any bombings in Great Britain, only in Northern Ireland.

Accepted Answer

False. The IRA carried out numerous bombings in England, including the 1996 Manchester bombing and the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

Question 8

True or false: The Irish Troubles saw the use of internment without trial by the British government in 1971.

Accepted Answer

True. Operation Demetrius in August 1971 allowed internment of suspected paramilitaries without trial, mostly targeting Catholics.

The Irish Troubles Trivia Questions