Food/Drink
The most commonly consumed type of beer on St Patty's Day in America
What is Guinness?
(fun fact: it's served 819% more often on ST Patty's Day than any other day of the year)
The color most associated with this holiday
What is green?
While this symbol isn't closely related to traditional Irish Paddy's Day, many Americans associate this with leprechauns & St Patrick's Day
What is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
The original color associated with St Patrick
(hint: it's definitely not green)
What is blue?
St Patrick's nickname
(hint: has to do with his relation to the church)
What is the Apostle of Ireland?
The dish most commonly associated with this holiday and it's an Irish-American dish, not a traditional Irish dish
What is corned beef and cabbage?
How we respond to people who don't wear the color commonly associated with this holiday
What is pinching?
An icon of this holiday whose original Irish name in folklore is "lobaircin," meaning "small-bodied fellow"
What is a leprechaun?
The country that St Patrick's Day parades began in
What is America?
Despite his Irish notoriety, Saint Patrick wasn't Irish, he was _______
What is British?
This carb is popular in Ireland all times of the year, but it's commonly consumed on this holiday both by Irish-Americans & Irish
What is soda bread?
A very popular way to celebrate St Patrick's Day that includes large crowds of spectators, floats, music and lots of fun
What is a parade?
A reptile that is associated with this holiday due to the legend of Saint Patrick banishing this creature from Ireland while standing on a hilltop.
Hint: this reptile has no legs or arms
What is a snake?
To commemorate St Patrick's Day, this city dyes their river green for a few hours each year
What is Chicago?
The religion that St Patrick identified with and also spent time traveling Europe to study
What is Christianity?
This dish is what many people in Ireland eat on Paddy's Day and it's a dish Americans typically make in a Crockpot
What is stew?
The 1st St Patrick's Day in America was celebrated in this century.
[ 1600's = 17th century, 1700's = 18th century, etc ]
What is the 18th century?
A sacred plant that Celts referred to as "seamroy" and we also commonly refer to it as a "clover" which is now the official flower of Ireland
What is a shamrock?
The first St Patrick's day celebration in the U.S. was held in this city
What is Boston?
St Patrick was not an Irishman, but was brought to Ireland involuntarily as a _______
What is a slave?
This traditional Irish dish is a combination of creamy mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage, scallions & butter
Hint: it's not corned beef and cabbage
What is colcannon?
This traditional form of Irish dance begins with a "C" & is often featured at many different St Patrick's Day celebrations in many countries
What is Ceili?
(pronounced kay-lee)
A Christian religious symbol that features a cross with a nimbus, or ring, that is also used to symbolize concepts such as Irish pride
What is the Celtic Cross?
More than 450 of these places of worship are named after St Patrick in America, with the most visited one residing in NYC.
What is a church?
Where St Patrick is buried
What is unknown?