Provisional IRA, terrorist offshoot of IRA, formed - Quiz
  • 1. What does IRA stand for in Provisional IRA?
A) Irish Republican Army
B) International Rescue Association
C) Independent Rebels Alliance
D) Islamic Revolutionary Army
  • 2. Which political ideology did the Provisional IRA support?
A) Capitalism
B) Irish republicanism
C) Fascism
D) Communism
  • 3. What international support did the Provisional IRA receive during its early years?
A) United States
B) Russia
C) China
D) Libya
  • 4. Which country supplied arms to the British government to counter the Provisional IRA?
A) Germany
B) France
C) China
D) United States
  • 5. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Troubles with the Provisional IRA?
A) David Cameron
B) Tony Blair
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Winston Churchill
  • 6. Who was the most prominent leader of the Sinn Féin political party associated with the Provisional IRA?
A) Mary Lou McDonald
B) Ian Paisley
C) Micheál Martin
D) Gerry Adams
  • 7. What was the main tactic of the Provisional IRA during the Troubles?
A) Conventional warfare
B) Economic warfare
C) Guerrilla warfare
D) Biological warfare
  • 8. What agreement largely ended the Troubles and led to peace in Northern Ireland?
A) Versailles Treaty
B) Treaty of Lisbon
C) Good Friday Agreement
D) Potsdam Agreement
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