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Ian Paisley was a Catholic religious leader who co-founded the Presbyterian Church in Ireland in 1951.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley was a Protestant evangelical minister who co-founded the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, not a Catholic leader of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
Ian Paisley was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, and raised in Armagh, County Armagh.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley was born in Armagh, County Armagh, and raised in Ballymena, County Antrim.
Ian Paisley had three children: two daughters and one son.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley and Eileen Cassells had five children: three daughters and twin sons.
Despite his political stances, Ian Paisley considered himself an Ulsterman and also an Irishman.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley identified primarily as an Ulsterman but also acknowledged himself as an Irishman, stating 'you cannot be an Ulsterman without being an Irishman'.
Ian Paisley received his theological training exclusively at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Hall in Belfast.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley undertook theological training at the Barry School of Evangelism and later, for a year, at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Hall in Belfast.
The Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster was co-founded in 1951 after Paisley was forbidden from speaking at a Presbyterian Church in Ireland congregation.
Answer: True
The Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster was co-founded in 1951 after church authorities prevented Paisley from speaking at a Presbyterian Church in Ireland congregation.
Ian Paisley served as the leader (moderator) of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster for 47 years.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley served as the leader, or moderator, of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster for 57 years, until 2008.
The Free Presbyterian Church requires strict separation from any church that has deviated from fundamental doctrines.
Answer: True
A core tenet of the Free Presbyterian Church is its requirement for strict separation from any church that has departed from the fundamental doctrines of the Word of God.
Ian Paisley promoted a highly conservative form of Biblical literalism and anti-Catholicism, which he termed 'Bible Protestantism'.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley advocated for 'Bible Protestantism,' characterized by a highly conservative form of Biblical literalism and strong anti-Catholic sentiments.
Ian Paisley established his newspaper, the Protestant Telegraph, in 1976 to spread his religious and political views.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley established the Protestant Telegraph newspaper in February 1966, not 1976, to disseminate his religious and political messages.
Ian Paisley's nickname 'Dr. No' was solely due to his honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University.
Answer: False
The nickname 'Dr. No' was attributed to Ian Paisley due to his honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University combined with his political obstinacy and frequent opposition.
What was Ian Paisley's primary religious role and the church he co-founded?
Answer: Protestant evangelical minister, Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
Where was Ian Richard Kyle Paisley born?
Answer: Armagh, County Armagh
How many children did Ian Paisley and Eileen Cassells have?
Answer: Five
What was Ian Paisley's view on his national identity?
Answer: He saw himself primarily as an Ulsterman, but also an Irishman.
What event led to the co-founding of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster in 1951?
Answer: A congregation being forbidden from holding a meeting where Paisley was to speak.
For how many years did Ian Paisley serve as the leader (moderator) of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster?
Answer: 57 years
What was the name of the newspaper Ian Paisley set up in February 1966 to spread his views?
Answer: The Protestant Telegraph
Why was Ian Paisley nicknamed 'Dr. No'?
Answer: His honorary doctorate combined with his political obstinacy and frequent opposition.
What did Ian Paisley do during Pope John Paul II's speech in the European Parliament in 1988?
Answer: He shouted 'I denounce you as the Antichrist!'
Ian Paisley's opposition to the Catholic civil rights movement in the mid-to-late 1960s is considered a contributing factor to the outbreak of the Troubles.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley led loyalist opposition to the Catholic civil rights movement in the 1960s, which is identified as a contributing factor to the onset of the Troubles.
The 'Save Ulster from Sodomy' campaign successfully prevented the decriminalization of homosexual acts in Northern Ireland.
Answer: False
The 'Save Ulster from Sodomy' campaign failed, and legislation decriminalizing homosexual acts in Northern Ireland was passed in 1982 due to a European Court of Human Rights ruling.
Ian Paisley's first political involvement was campaigning for a successful Ulster Unionist Party candidate in the 1950 general election.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley's initial political engagement was campaigning for the Ulster Unionist Party candidate, James Godfrey MacManaway, in the 1950 general election.
Ulster Protestant Action (UPA), co-founded by Paisley, initially focused on promoting Protestant businesses and housing allocations.
Answer: False
Ulster Protestant Action (UPA) initially aimed to organize the defense of Protestant areas against anticipated IRA activity, though its focus later evolved to include Protestant interests in jobs and housing.
Ian Paisley was convicted for public order offenses after a 1959 UPA rally where he shouted out addresses of Catholic-owned properties that were subsequently attacked.
Answer: True
Following a 1959 UPA rally where Ian Paisley publicly identified Catholic-owned properties, which were then attacked, he received his first convictions for public order offenses.
The 'Tricolour Riots' of 1964 erupted after Ian Paisley led a march to remove an Irish tricolour flag, which the RUC had refused to take down.
Answer: False
The 'Tricolour Riots' of 1964 occurred after Ian Paisley threatened to remove an Irish tricolour flag if the RUC did not, and the RUC subsequently removed it, leading to severe rioting.
Ian Paisley opposed Prime Minister Terence O'Neill because O'Neill was seen as too 'soft' on the civil rights movement and pursued policies of reform and reconciliation.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley opposed Prime Minister Terence O'Neill due to O'Neill's perceived leniency towards the civil rights movement and his pursuit of reform and reconciliation policies.
The Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV) were responsible for bombing water and electricity installations in 1969, which Paisley falsely blamed on the IRA.
Answer: True
The Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV) carried out bombings of water and electricity installations in 1969, which Ian Paisley then falsely attributed to the IRA.
Ian Paisley's opposition to which movement in the 1960s is noted as contributing to the outbreak of the Troubles?
Answer: The Catholic civil rights movement
What was the outcome of the 'Save Ulster from Sodomy' campaign launched by Ian Paisley in 1977?
Answer: It failed when legislation was passed in 1982 due to a European Court of Human Rights ruling.
What was the initial purpose of Ulster Protestant Action (UPA), co-founded by Paisley in 1956?
Answer: To organize the defense of Protestant areas against anticipated IRA activity.
What was the consequence of Ian Paisley's speech at a UPA rally in June 1959?
Answer: He was convicted for public order offenses after properties he named were attacked.
Why did Ian Paisley oppose Prime Minister Terence O'Neill in the 1960s?
Answer: O'Neill was seen as too 'soft' on the civil rights movement and pursued reconciliation.
Which paramilitary group did Ian Paisley and Noel Doherty found in April 1966?
Answer: Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV)
What were Ian Paisley's controversial remarks following the August 1969 riots in Belfast?
Answer: He stated that Catholic homes and churches were attacked because they contained petrol bombs and weapons.
Throughout the Troubles, Ian Paisley consistently advocated for power-sharing arrangements between unionists and Irish nationalists.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley consistently opposed power-sharing between unionists and Irish nationalists, viewing it as detrimental to Unionist principles.
Ian Paisley's efforts were particularly effective in bringing down the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985.
Answer: False
While Ian Paisley opposed the Anglo-Irish Agreement, his efforts were particularly effective in bringing down the Sunningdale Agreement of 1974, not the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was founded in 1971 by Ian Paisley and James Molyneaux.
Answer: False
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was founded in 1971 by Ian Paisley and Desmond Boal, not James Molyneaux.
British Government papers revealed that Ian Paisley attempted to reach a compromise with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 1971.
Answer: True
British Government papers released in 2002 indicated that Ian Paisley sought a compromise with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 1971, though the SDLP rejected the proposal.
Ian Paisley consistently declared his total opposition to power-sharing with nationalists, viewing it as destructive to the Unionist principle.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley maintained a consistent stance of total opposition to power-sharing with nationalists, asserting it would undermine the Unionist principle.
The Sunningdale Agreement established a power-sharing government and proposed a Council of Ireland, which Paisley supported as a step towards reconciliation.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley and other hardline unionists strongly opposed the Sunningdale Agreement, rejecting power-sharing with nationalists and viewing the Council of Ireland as a move towards a united Ireland.
The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) general strike of 1974 successfully brought down the Sunningdale Agreement.
Answer: True
The Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) general strike in 1974 effectively paralyzed Northern Ireland and ultimately led to the collapse of the Sunningdale Agreement.
Ian Paisley was first elected to the European Parliament in 1989.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley was first elected to the European Parliament in June 1979, not 1989.
The 'Third Force' was a loyalist paramilitary organization that Ian Paisley attempted to create in 1981 to fight the IRA.
Answer: True
In 1981, Ian Paisley attempted to establish the 'Third Force,' a Protestant loyalist volunteer militia intended to combat the IRA.
The United States Department of State revoked Ian Paisley's visa in 1981 due to his support for the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Answer: False
The US Department of State revoked Ian Paisley's visa in 1981 due to his 'divisive rhetoric' and the formation of the Third Force, not his support for the Anglo-Irish Agreement, which he vehemently opposed.
The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 gave the Irish government a binding role in Northern Ireland's political decisions.
Answer: False
The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 gave the Irish government an advisory role on political, legal, and security matters, not a binding role in Northern Ireland's political decisions.
Ian Paisley and other unionist politicians occupied the Stormont Parliament Building in June 1986 to protest the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Answer: True
In June 1986, Ian Paisley and other unionist politicians occupied the Stormont Parliament Building as a direct protest against the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
The Ulster Resistance Movement (URM) was announced by Ian Paisley and other DUP members in 1986 with the purpose of bringing down the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Answer: True
The Ulster Resistance Movement (URM) was announced in 1986 by Ian Paisley and other DUP members with the explicit aim of taking direct action to dismantle the Anglo-Irish Agreement and counter republicanism.
Ian Paisley's DUP withdrew from the Good Friday Agreement negotiations because they believed the terms were too favorable to unionists.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley's DUP withdrew from the Good Friday Agreement negotiations in protest of Sinn Féin's inclusion after the Provisional IRA's ceasefire, not because the terms favored unionists.
Despite his party's opposition to the Good Friday Agreement, Ian Paisley chaired the Agriculture Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Answer: True
Despite the DUP's opposition to the Good Friday Agreement, Ian Paisley was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly and chaired its Agriculture Committee, maintaining a 'workmanlike' relationship with the SDLP Minister for Agriculture.
Which political party did Ian Paisley lead from 1971 to 2008?
Answer: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
When was the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) founded?
Answer: 1971
What was Ian Paisley's consistent position on power-sharing with nationalists, as articulated in 1984 and 1998?
Answer: He was totally opposed to power-sharing, viewing it as destructive to Unionist principles.
What was the primary reason Ian Paisley and other hardline unionists opposed the Sunningdale Agreement of 1973?
Answer: They rejected sharing political power with nationalists and viewed the Council of Ireland as a step towards a united Ireland.
What was the outcome of the Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) general strike in 1974?
Answer: It successfully brought down the Sunningdale Agreement.
When was Ian Paisley first elected to the European Parliament?
Answer: 1979
What was the 'Third Force' that Ian Paisley attempted to create in 1981?
Answer: A Protestant loyalist volunteer militia aimed at fighting the IRA.
What was Ian Paisley's famous declaration at the 1985 'Ulster Says No' rally against the Anglo-Irish Agreement?
Answer: 'Never! Never! Never! Never!' regarding the Republic's say in the Province.
What was the purpose of the Ulster Resistance Movement (URM), announced by Ian Paisley in 1986?
Answer: To take direct action to bring down the Anglo-Irish Agreement and defeat republicanism.
Why did Ian Paisley's DUP withdraw from the Good Friday Agreement negotiations?
Answer: They were protesting the inclusion of Sinn Féin after the Provisional IRA's ceasefire.
Ian Paisley served as the First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008, a role he assumed after his party agreed to share power with Sinn Féin following the St Andrews Agreement.
Answer: True
Following the St Andrews Agreement in 2007, Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party agreed to share power with Sinn Féin, leading to Paisley becoming First Minister from 2007 to 2008.
In 2005, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) became the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland, displacing Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Answer: False
In 2005, Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) became the largest unionist party, displacing the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
Ian Paisley stepped down as First Minister and DUP leader in mid-2008 and subsequently retired from politics in 2011.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley retired from his roles as First Minister and DUP leader in mid-2008 and concluded his political career in 2011.
Ian Paisley expressed sympathy for Catholics after the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005, marking a softening of his anti-Catholic rhetoric.
Answer: True
After Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, Ian Paisley publicly expressed sympathy for Catholics, which was seen as a notable moderation of his previous anti-Catholic rhetoric.
Ian Paisley retired from his European Parliament seat in 2009.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley retired from his European Parliament seat in 2004, not 2009, and was succeeded by Jim Allister.
Ian Paisley's meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2004 marked a significant shift in his political approach, as he had long refused to engage with the Irish government.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley's meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in September 2004 represented a notable change in his political strategy, as he had previously refused to interact with the government of the Republic of Ireland.
In the 2006 St Andrews Agreement, Ian Paisley and the DUP agreed to new elections and supported a new executive including Sinn Féin, provided Sinn Féin accepted the PSNI.
Answer: True
The St Andrews Agreement of 2006 saw Ian Paisley and the DUP agree to power-sharing with Sinn Féin, contingent on Sinn Féin's acceptance of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness were dubbed the 'Chuckle Brothers' due to their contentious and adversarial working relationship as First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness were nicknamed the 'Chuckle Brothers' by the media due to their unexpectedly good working relationship and camaraderie as First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
Ian Paisley retired as DUP leader and First Minister in May 2008, and Peter Robinson succeeded him in both roles.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley retired as DUP leader and First Minister in May 2008, with Peter Robinson subsequently elected to succeed him in both capacities.
Ian Paisley chose the life peerage title 'Baron Bannside' because it was his wife's maiden name.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley chose the life peerage title 'Baron Bannside' because it was the Northern Ireland Parliament constituency he had won in 1970, and to avoid implying his wife was sitting in the House of Lords as his spouse.
Ian Paisley delivered his final sermon and officially retired from his religious ministry in 2012 at the age of 85.
Answer: True
Ian Paisley delivered his final sermon in December 2011 and officially retired from his religious ministry in January 2012 at the age of 85.
Ian Paisley died in Dublin and was buried in Belfast.
Answer: False
Ian Paisley died in Belfast and was buried at Ballygowan in County Down.
Which of the following agreements did Ian Paisley NOT oppose during the Troubles?
Answer: The St Andrews Agreement of 2006
What significant political shift occurred in Northern Ireland in 2005 regarding the dominant unionist party?
Answer: Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) became the largest unionist party.
When did Ian Paisley step down as First Minister and DUP leader?
Answer: 2008
What significant meeting did Ian Paisley hold in September 2004, marking a shift in his political approach?
Answer: A meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, departing from his long-standing refusal to engage with the Irish government.
What was the public perception of the working relationship between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness as First Minister and Deputy First Minister?
Answer: They established a good working relationship and were dubbed the 'Chuckle Brothers'.
Who succeeded Ian Paisley as leader of the DUP in April 2008?
Answer: Peter Robinson
What life peerage was bestowed upon Ian Paisley in 2010?
Answer: Baron Bannside
When did Ian Paisley officially retire from his religious ministry?
Answer: January 2012
According to The New York Times obituary, what was noted about Ian Paisley's stances against Roman Catholics in his later life?
Answer: He had moderated and softened his stances against Roman Catholics.