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What day comes after Mardi Gras?
Ash Wednesday
What is the most popular Mardi Gras saying?
“Laissez les bon temps rouler.”
What song is the anthem of Mardi Gras in New Orleans?
“If I Cease to Love”
What is the most popular food for Shrove Tuesday?
Pancakes
The first-ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1762 didn’t take place in Ireland as you might have thought. Where did it take place?
The United States
To celebrate St. Patty’s Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days?
Four days
What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick’s Day lore and Irish culture?
Leprechauns
What was St. Patrick’s Day originally mean to celebrate?
It was a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century
St. Patty’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what?
Saint Patrick’s death, not his birthday like some people assume.
In the 17th century, green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day. What color was associated with the holiday originally?
Blue
Up until the 1970s, what used to be closed in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day?
Pubs
Three-leafed shamrocks were believed to be used by Saint Patrick to explain what?
The Holy Trinity
According to Irish legends, Saint Patrick’s changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest. What was his name at birth?
Maewyn Succat
Each year in Chicago since 1962, the Plumber Union dyes what Kelly green?
The river
On what date do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
March 17th
What is the signature Mardi Gras dessert and What is traditionally hidden inside it?
King cake, A plastic baby
What time does New Orleans law require masks to be removed on Mardi Gras?
6 p.m.
When was the earliest known carnival celebration?
1294
What is Mardi Gras called in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada?
Shrove Tuesday
Where is the biggest St. Patrick's Day parade held in the United States?
New York City
What does purple, green, gold signify during Mardi Gras?
Justice, Faith, Power
What states recognize Fat Tuesday as a holiday?
Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama
In Dublin, Ireland the St. Patrick's festival lasts for how many days?
5 days
St. Patrick lived during what century?
5th
What was St. Patrick's job while he lived in Ireland?
A shepherd