St Patrick's day in Ireland
St. Patrick's Day Word Problems pt. 1
Global celebrations
St. Patrick's Day Word Problems pt. 2
Fun facts
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What is the name of the style of dance?

Irish Dancing

100

Larry the Leprechaun had 6 pots of gold. Each pot had an equal amount of gold. When he was done counting, he had 60$ piece of gold.

How many pieces of gold did he have in each pot?

10 pieces of gold

100

What colour do you wear?

Green
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There was 10 pieces of gold in the pot. Now there are 17. How many more pieces of gold were put in the pot?

7 pieces of gold

100

What is the date of St Patrick's day?

March 17th

200

Do you go to school on St. Patrick's day?

Yes.

200

Ian's school had a shamrock contest. Ian went to school covered with shamrock stickers. He had 13 on his left arm, 15 on his right, 23 on his belly, and 42 on his back. 

93 shamrock stickers

200

Where was the first celebration?

Boston

200

Joe is creating piles of gold-coin chocolates to put in little pots for his friends at school. He makes one pile of 14, another of 15, and one more pile of 16. How many chocolates in total does Joe have?

45 pieces of chocolate

200

What colors are on Ireland's flag?

Orange, Green, and White

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What is a popular dish people make for St. Patrick's Day?

Corned beef and cabbage

300

Colleen helped her mom make corned beef and cabbage for dinner. She cut 3 cabbages into quarter chunks. She put 5 chunks into on pan, and 5 chunks into another.

How many chunks of cabbage were left over?

2 chunks of cabbage are left over

300

Which River is green?

Chicago river

300

Ms. Delicato volunteered to bring cookies to her friend's St. Patrick's Day party. She bought a box of 64 shamrock-shaped cookies. Half had green frosting and half had white. She decided to add sprinkles to 13 of the white frosted cookies and 15 of the green frosted cookies. How many cookies have green frosting but no sprinkles?

17 cookies have only green frosting but no sprinkles

300
What animal did St Patrick banish?

Snakes

400

What do you attach to your clothes?

A Shamrock

400

The Irish Step Dancers performed 2 shows every night, except Sunday. The show ran for 5 weeks. 

How many shows did the dancers perform?

60 performances

400

Where is the biggest celebration?

New York

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St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holiday that is celebrated in many places around the world. Liam decided that he wanted to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland this year. He visited Dublin from February 24h to March 19th. Then he went to London for a week and two days. How many days did Liam spend on his trip altogether?

His trip was 23 days. 
400

What river is turned green for St. Patrick's Day?

The Chicago River in Illinois

500

What is the popular drink McDonald's sells for St. Patrick's day?

Shamrock Shake

500

James loves Shamrock Shakes! He had 4 milkshakes on Friday and twice as many on Saturday. How many milkshakes did he drink in all?

12 milkshakes 

500

What plant is considered good luck?

Four-leaf clover

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Mrs. Skrobiszewski wants to bake Irish soda bread. The recipe she is using calls for 4 cups of flour. It makes 20 servings. She bought a huge sack of flour that contains 42 cups. If Mrs. Skrobiszewski uses the entire sack of flour, how many servings of soda bread will she have made?

210 servings of soda bread

500

Where is the biggest St. Patrick's day celebration?

New York City, NY

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