Jeopardy
In traditional Irish stew lots of potatoes are used, what kind of meat is used?
Ireland is known by what nickname?
The Emerald Isle
It's another name for the Irish language...
Gaelic
St. Patrick removed what from Ireland?
Snakes
What are the colors of the Irish flag stand for?
Green - Catholic Faith
Orange - Protestant Faith
White - Represents the peace between the two religious groups
What is a Boxty?
An Ireland traditional potato cake
Who is the first Irish-born performer to win an Oscar for best actor?
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer 2024)
Name the actor who was the original voice of lucky the leprechaun for general mills lucky charms cereal.
Arthur Anderson ( He served in the role for nearly 30 years -- and he was not Irish.
Why is Saint Patrick's celebrated on March 17?
March 17 is the day that Patrick died.
What demographic group was largely responsible for shifting St. Patrick's Day from religious to a secular one?
Irish Immigrants in the United States
A prefix that many Irish names have is the prefix "O" like in O'Riley, what does the prefix "O" stand for?
Grandson of
She wheeled her wheelbarrow through the streets broad and narrow crying cockles and muscles, alive, alive - O!
Molly Malone
Where and when was the first St. Patrick's Day Parade ever recorded?
St. Augustine, Florida in 1601. The area was then a Spanish colony, but it had an Irish vicar (a priest in the Church of England).
What Finnish American holiday falls on March 16, the day before St. Patrick's Day?
St. Urho's Day ( 1950 Richard Mattson made it up to give the Finnish community a chance to celebrate too. Celebrated until this day with the colors of green and purple.
The period from the 1960s to 1998 was a period of unrest in Northern Ireland. What was it called?
The Troubles
Which country is Saint Patrick from?
Ireland!
What are the odds of finding a "Lucky" Four leave Clover?
Google search may tell you 1 in 10, 000 but the real answer has not been reliably quantified.
Name 3 Famous Irish Bands, Past or present.
Possible Answers; The Chieftains, The Corrs, The Cranberries, The Dubliners, Enya, Hozier, The Pogues, The Script, Thin Lizzy and U2.
Where and when was the first St. Paddy's Day celebration in the British American Colonies?
Boston, in 1737, it was the dinner held by the charitable Irish Society, the oldest Irish society in America, which still holds a dinner every March 17 today.
The American St. Patrick's day tradition of green beer stretches back over 100 years. A 1914 news article cited what ingredient as the source of the green color?
"Wash Blue" - A laundry detergent
(Don't worry people use food coloring now)
What does the three leaves of a shamrock symbolize on St. Patrick's Day?
A Holy Trinity
Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
What is the highest number of leaves ever recorded on a single clover stem?
63! According to the Guinness Book of World
Ireland has many provinces. How many provinces are in total? What are the names of all those provinces?
Ireland has four provinces..
1. Leinster
2. Munster
3. Connacht
4. Ulster
According to the Irish lore what animal did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?
Snakes
On St. Patrick's Day 2011, Irish American Astronaut Catherine Coleman celebrated in space by playing an old flute and a penny whistle belonging to members of what famous Irish Group?
The Chieftains