Leaflet 1
What are some other names used to refer to St. Patrick’s Day?
a. The Big Green
b. The Feast of Saint Patrick
c. Festival of Luck
d. The Feast of March
b. The Feast of Saint Patrick
What mythological being is part of St Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
a. leprechauns
b. trolls
c. dragons
c. ligers
a. leprechauns
While cabbage and corn beef are considered a traditional St Patrick's Day dish, it's not actually an authentic Irish meal. Who did?
a. Blasphemy! It is an authentic Irish meal!
b. Irish American immigrants
c. The Temple Bar Pub in Dublin
d. Londoners
b. Irish American immigrants
In what country was the first St Patrick's Day parade?
a. The United States
b. Ireland
c. Northern Ireland
d. United Kingdom
a. United States
Although it is a big drinking day now, Saint Patrick's Day used to be a dry holiday up until what decade?
a. 1920s
b. 1940s
c. 1950s
d. 1970s
d. 1970s
What iconic structure turns green to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in England?
a. The Shard
b. Kensington Palace
c. The London Eye
d. The Tower Bridge
c. The London eye
a. The Bean (aka cloud gate)
b. The bridges in River North
c. The streets of Mag Mile
d. The Chicago River
d. The Chicago River
What major Catholic holiday does Saint Patrick's Day occur during?
a. Good Friday
b. Lent
c. Palm Sunday
d. Ash Wednesday
b. Lent
What color was associated with the holiday originally?
a. Gold
b. White
c. It was always green
d. Blue
d. Blue
Green hasn't always been associated with Saint Patrick's Day. That actually didn't happen until when?
a. 1990
b. 1918
c. 1798
d. 1775
c. 1798
Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born?
a. Boston
b. Scotland/Wales
c. London
d. Germany/Deutschland
b. Scotland/Wales
Three leafed shamrocks were believed by Saint Patrick to explain what?
a. The Holy Trinity
b. The Three Little Pigs
c. Nutrition (the 3 basic food groups)
d. Luck
a. The Holy Trinity
Where was the first St Patrick's Day parade held in Ireland in 1903?
a. Dublin
b. Cork
c. Waterford
d. Boston
c. Waterford
According to Irish legends, Saint Patrick change his name to Patricius after being a priest. What was his birth name?
a. Maewyn Succat
b. Cillian Flynn
c. Liam Neeson
d. Conor Flanagan
a. Maewyn Succat
What color did leprechauns reportedly wear before green?
a. It was always green.
b. Gold
c. White
d. Red