Happy St Patrick's Day
Who is Patrick Stewart?
People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden.
What if Fight Club?
This popular holiday actually originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when the people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off unwelcome spirits.
What is Halloween?
Samhain is an old Gaelic word which translates to ‘darker half’, thus marking the beginning of winter.
Though born William Thomson, this Baron is best known for his discovery of absolute zero and the corresponding development of the appropriately named unit of measurement. The unit of temperature measurement used for color bears his name (film nerds).
What is Baron Kelvin?
Among the most outspoken UFC fighters in recent history. His star has dimmed some in recent years.
Who is Connor McGregor?
1935- This A-Hole violated the Treaty of Versailles and ordered the rearmament of Germany.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
The shamrock has long been associated with Ireland, and the Celts considered it a sacred plant. According to legend, St. Patrick used it as a visual guide to explain WHAT concept.
What is the Holy Trinity?
McDreamy has also acted in films alongside Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Connelly Reese Witherspoon and Kirstie Alley
Who is Patrick Dempsey?
Saturday, March 24, 1984
What is Breakfast Club?
The current population of Ireland, around 4.8 million people, is still 4 million fewer than it was prior to this mid-19th century event.
What is the Great Irish Famine?
(I will also accept the Irish Potato Famine)
Help us Josh Hartnett! In the summer of 2007 it rained for this many consecutive days in Ireland.
What is 40?
A 10-time All-Star, this pitcher spent all 16 seasons of his career with the New York Yankees, winning SIX championships. He was later attacked by a barrage of pretzels on The Simpsons.
Who is Whitey Ford?
1850 - This novel was published by an author who probably had Doogie Howser's real initials monogrammed on a robe. Don't cheat on the exam or you'll have to go to confession.
What is The Scarlet Letter?
He worked for Nixon, Ford and Reagan and ran for president 3 times. He is now mostly a paleoconservative commentator and columnist.
Who is Patrick Buchanan?
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family.
What is Trainspotting?
The first official language of Ireland is this.
What is Irish?
The only Irishman to earn the Nobel Prize for Physics, this guy worked with John Cockroft to become the first to artificially split an atom in 1932.
One wonders if he ever went 'to camp'...
Who is Ernest Walton?
Though he was born in Canada, whenever he scored a goal with the Detroit Red Wings, an Irish jig would play to celebrate. This Hall of Famer is now an executive with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Who is Brendan Shanahan?
1926 - It's pretty nutty that this actor and telethon host was born.
Who is Jerry Lewis?
This tall man was recently offended when had to show i.d. while entering his former place of work.
Who is Patrick Ewing?
Let me tell you what ‘Like A Virgin’ is all about.
What is Reservoir Dogs?
This saint's ashes were brought from Rome by an Irish Carmelite, where they currently reside in Dublin's Whitefriar Street Church.
Who is Saint Valentine?
What is the Wild Atlantic Way?
Considered the greatest Irish soccer player ever. He played midfield with Man U for over a decade and even served as an assistant coach for the Irish National Team.
Who is Roy Keane?
1751 - Happy Birthday to this future President of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
This former MLB pitcher is far less famous than his son who, in addition to his day job also sells shampoo, insurance and ketchup, among other things.
Who is Pat Mahomes?
I’m going back to Australia; I might never see you again.
What is Grease?
Irishman William Brown was the founder and first admiral of this nation's navy.
What is Argentina?
This Irish astronomer hypothesized as early as 1938 that Pluto wasn't actually a planet (lies). Though the average armchair astronomer knows of the Kuiper Belt, the proper name for the area of space beyond Neptune bears his name - if you want to be pretentious.
Who is Kenneth Edgeworth?
The Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt
Ireland consumes the third most Guinness in the world, besides England and THIS country.
What is Nigeria?
1833 - Susan Hayhurst became the first woman to earn this type of degree in the United States.
What is a diploma of pharmacy? From Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1883 at the age of 63.