Lore
What mythological being is part of the traditional lore and culture of St. Paddy's Day?
Leprechauns
What food is part of many St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America?
Corned beef and cabbage
Of which country is St. Patrick the patron saint?
Ireland
St. Paddy’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what?
The death of St. Patrick
What city dyes its river green every St. Patrick's Day?
Chicago
According to Irish lore, what did Saint Patrick drive out of Ireland?
Snakes
What group of people introduced the American tradition of having corned beef & cabbage on St. Paddy's Day?
Irish-American immigrants
What is the national flower/emblem of Ireland?
Shamrock
In what century was St. Patrick born?
The 4th century (386 AD)
In 2020, the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled in NYC for the first time in how many years because of COVID?
Over 250 years
How do Leprechauns earn their gold?
Making and mending shoes
The US version of corned beef is called what in the UK?
Salt beef
In which country was the first St. Paddy's Day parade?
America
Saint Patrick wasn’t actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born?
Modern-day Scotland or Wales
What year was the Chicago River first dyed green for St. Paddy's Day?
1962
Why do people wear the color green on St. Paddy's Day?
It is thought that wearing green makes one invisible to leprechauns, who will pinch anyone they can see (anyone not wearing green).
This is where the custom of pinch those who don't wear green on St. Paddy's Day. People began pinching those who didn't wear green as a reminder that leprechauns would sneak up and pinch them if they see them.
How many pints of Guinness do drinkers consume on St. Patrick’s Day worldwide?
13 million
What does “Erin go bragh” mean?
Ireland forever
What significance do shamrocks have with St. Patrick's Day?
St. Patrick was said to have used the three-leaf clover to demonstrate the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) to potential converts.
How many pounds of green vegetable dye are now used to turn the Chicago River green?
40 pounds
What are the odds of finding a four-leaf clover?
1 in 10,000
What does the phrase "drowning the shamrock" refer to?
Putting a shamrock in the last drink of the evening on St. Paddy's Day.
Where is the home of the biggest St. Paddy's Day celebration in South America?
Buenos Aries
What was the real name of St. Patrick?
Maewyn Succat
Where and when was the first St. Paddy’s Day parade in the United States?
Boston in 1737