Set by Lorcan Collins - 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour

1.Where was James Connolly held in the week before his execution ?
Dublin Castle
Kilmainham Gaol
Richmond Barracks

2. Why was there a ceasefire twice daily in Stephen's Green during the Rising?
So the park's ducks could be fed
So the dead could be buried
So the British could have a cup of tea

3. What flag was flown above William Martin Murphy's Imperial Hotel during Easter Week 1916?
A Green Flag with the words Irish Republic on it
A green, white and orange tri-colour
The Starry Plough

4. Who married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol?
Thomas MacDonagh
Willie Pearse
Joseph Plunkett

5. Which famous building was set on fire by the IRA in Dublin in May 1921
The Four Courts
The Customs House
The GPO

6. Why did the Irish Free State Army bombard the Four Courts in 1922
It was full of British Soldiers loyal to the King
It was occupied by Republicans who were against the Treaty
It was considered a dangerous structure after the Easter Rising

7. Who was the former British officer, decorated for fighting against the Boers (and was also the son of a former Governor of Gibraltar) who helped to found and train the Irish Citizen Army?
Capt. Jack White
Maj. John MacBride
Capt. Brennan Whitmore

8. Who was shot in Cork after Easter Week 1916 for his part in the shooting of an RIC man?
Conor Kostick
Roger Casement
Thomas Kent

9. Who commanded the Stephens Green garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising
Countess Markievicz
Michael Mallin
Thomas MacDonagh

10. What do Dubliner's call Fusilier's Arch, the entrance to Stephens Green?
The Arc de Drunks
Bamboozlers Monument
Traitors Gate

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