Statistics for The Troubles - Northern Ireland Conflict

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Largest paramilitary of this community^	Provisional IRA	92%
What is the name of the community that supports remaining in the UK?	Ulster Loyalists/ Unionists	92%
What is the name of the community that supports unification with the Rep. of Ireland?	Irish Nationalists / Republicans	85%
Largest political parties for the above community^	Sinn Fein / SDLP	80%
Largest political parties for the above community^	DUP / UUP	73%
Largest paramilitaires for this community^	UVF / UDA	70%
Who narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a Brighton Hotel in 1984?	Margaret Thatcher	66%
What was the name of the peace treaty that officially ended the troubles in 1998?	Good Friday Agreement	61%
How many protesters were killed by paratroopers on Bloody Sunday (1972)?	13	60%
What does the RUC stand for ?	Royal Ulster Constabulary	60%
What was the name of the famous hunger striker who died first but still became an MP in a by-election?	Bobby Sands	57%
What 2 countries provided the most arms / funds to Republicans during the troubles?	USA and Libya	56%
Who gave the 'Ulster says no' speech?	Revd. Dr. Ian Paisley	54%
In what English city did the largest bomb go off?	Manchester	49%
In which English city did several pubs get blown up killing 21 people?	Birmingham	45%
What are the barriers that seperate the communities called?	Peace walls	43%
Who narrowly survived an assassination attempt in 1984?	Gerry Adams	42%
Finish the famous unionist slogan 'No...	Surrender	42%
How many british soldiers were killed in the Warrenpoint ambush?	18	39%
What was the name of the prison where the majority of suspected paramilitairies were held in N.Ireland?	Maze Prison	27%
What, due to the high level of violence, was South Armagh knicknamed during the troubles?	Bandit Country	26%
Total deaths during the Troubles	3,720	24%
Who also narrowly survived an assassination attempt in 1991?	John Major	20%
What band was ambushed by the UVF? (3 band members were killed along with 2 members of the UVF)	Miami Showband	20%
What agreement was brought down by a general strike carried out by the Ulster Worker's Council in 1974?	Sunningdale	20%
What was the name giving to the 15 people who went missing during the troubles?	The Disappeared	19%
What was the name of the British militairy operation in N.Ireland during the troubles?	Operation Banner	15%
What tactic did irish paramilitaires accuse the security forces of using instead of arresting suspects?	Shoot to kill	12%
Total casualties during the troubles	50,000	10%
What is the name of the event in which 2 soldiers were killed after accidently driving into a funeral?	The Corporal Killings	8%
Finish the famous republican slogan 'Collusion is...	not an illusion	6%