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FINAL JEOPARDY
100
This city was the first American city to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
What is Boston?
100
President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney, as a duet, sang this song in Quebec City.
What is "When Irish Eyes are Smiling"?
100
This world-famous crystal is made in Ireland.
What is Waterford?
100
Based on Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, it follows the life of a young boy who is uprooted from New York to Limerick.
What is Angela's Ashes?
100
We celebrate March 17 to honour this event in St, Patrick’s life.
What is his death?
100
The Irish flag consists of these three colours.
What is green, white and orange?
200
On the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, this city dyes its river green.
What is Chicago?
200
This legendary folk song was sung at JFK’s and at Marilyn Monroe’s funerals.
What is "Danny Boy"?
200
This body of water separates England and Ireland.
What is the Irish Sea?
200
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for playing Christy Brown, an Irishman with Cerebral Palsy who taught himself to paint and write with his toes.
What is My Left Foot?
200
“Jacks” is Irish slang for this.
What is the toilet?
200
If you do not wear green on St. Patrick’s day, the Irish will ....... you.
What is pinch?
300
This food is the most exported to America from Ireland.
What is Lamb?
300
Known as the unofficial anthem of Dublin, it is the tale of this fishmonger whose statue is in Dublin.
Who is Molly Malone?
300
I am a prominent Irish political figure who happens to be a Protestant Minister.
Who is Ian Paisley?
300
She starred in the 1941 movie, How Green Is My Valley.
Who is Maureen O'Hara?
300
St. Patrick superimposed the sun on this cross.
What is the Celtic Cross?
300
This country/western singer wrote and sang this ballad.
What is the Green, Green Grass of Home?
400
This city hosted the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world.
What is New York City?
400
The Dubliners, famous Irish group, sang this pub song.
What is "Whiskey in the Jar"?
400
This Easter peace agreement was signed on Good Friday.
What is the Belfast Agreement?
400
Saorise Ronan starred as an Irish immigrant in to New York in the 1950’s and she had to decide between a life in America and one back home in Ireland.
What is Brooklyn?
400
I am called “The King of Birds” in Ireland.
What is the wren?
400
In Irish liturgy, this symbol represents the father, the son and the Holy Ghost.
What is a shamrock?
500
Americans eat this popular meat on St. Patrick’s day.
What is Corned Beef?
500
Van Morrison sang this Irish tune as his signature number but it was banned by several Irish radio stations for the line, “Making love in the grass”.
What is "Brown-Eyed Girl"?
500
On its maiden and only voyage, the Titanic stopped at this Irish port.
What is the Queenston?
500
This movie tells the story of an Irishman who wins the Irish National lottery, only to die from shock.
What is Waking Ned Devine?
500
When the Irish yell “whanker” at you , they are calling you this.
What is an idiot?
500
This 1941 film told the story of an Irish mining family.
What is How Green is my Valley?
500
This Irish actor starred in theses movies, Taken, A-Team and Schindler’s List.
Who is Liam Neeson?