Irish foods
This brined meat became the Irish-American tradition for St Patrick's Day feasts.
What is corned beef?
Wearing "green" purportedly makes you invisible to this mythical creature.
What is a leprechaun?
St Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland, was known for banishing this creature out of Ireland.
What are snakes?
Remington Steele. 007.
Who is Pierce Brosnan?
This Dublin based Rock band has been together for over 40 years and is known for it's overtly political songs.
Who are U2?
This staple crop was devastated by a blight resulting in famine and mass exodus from Ireland.
What are potatoes?
This city is known for celebrating St Patrick's Day by dyeing a river green.
What is Chicago?
Many depictions of St Patrick show him holding this plant which he used in his teachings.
What is a clover (shamrock)?
In Taken, this actor is known for having a "certain set of skills".
Who is Liam Neeson?
An Irish folk dance and the accompany type of tune.
What is a reel?
This traditional unleavened bread is traditionally scored with an "X" to ward off "evil".
What is Irish soda bread?
St Patrick is linked to this color.
What is blue?
According to scholars, St Patrick was thought to have arrived in Ireland in this century.
What is the 4th century?
In this 1952 film, this actress plays the sister of a well known American actor, who begins a romance with the films antagonist.
Who is Maureen O'Hara?
I don't like Mondays. Live Aid.
Who is Sir Bob Geldof?
This drink is a claim to fame of San Francisco's Buena Vista, but was created in 1943 in an airport in Ireland.
What is an Irish coffee?
Popular lore has it that leprechauns would dole out this punishment to those found not wearing green.
What is pinch?
March 17th, St Patrick's Day, is so named in commemoration of this.
What is St Patrick's death?
This critically acclaimed Shakespearian actor was born in Belfast, has been nominated for 8 Academy Awards, but has never taken home Oscar.
Who is Sir Kenneth Branagh?
This artist hails from Northern Ireland and blends styles such as soul, R&B, traditional Celtic, and jazz. He is well known for 1967 hit single "Brown Eyed Girl".
Who is Van Morrison?
This traditional pancake is made with potatoes and other ingredients and fried in a pan.
What is a boxty cake?
St Patrick's day became a public holiday in Ireland with the passage of this Act in 1903.
What is the Bank Holiday Act of 1903?
St Patrick is generally credited with the founding of this religion in Ireland.
This actress/singer/songwriter's first experience with acting came in 1991's The Commitments, and led to future roles in popular series such as Orphan Black and Outlander.
Who is Maria Doyle Kennedy?
This unofficial Irish-American ballad was written by a British lawyer in 1910.
What is "Danny Boy"?