St. Patrick
Irish Language
In the US
Music
Food
100
St Patrick wasn’t really Irish at all! True or False?
What is True? His father was Italian, his mother was a Scot. He was born in Scotland
100
What's a shillelagh? Pronounced shi-LAY-lee ...a) A big stick ...b) An Irish ballad ...c) The real Celtic spelling of the female name "Sheila" ...d) None of the above
What is a big stick? for walking
100
The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in this country was in this city. ...a) Boston ...b) New York ...c) Philadelphia ...d) Washington, D.C.
What is Boston? In 1737
100
Irish Soldiers (For the British Army) during the Revolutionary War played the fife and drum. A fife is…
What is a flute that’s a little higher in pitch?
100
Irish soda bread does not have yeast in it. True or False?
What is True? It is leavened with sodium bicarbonate, thus the name Soda Bread
200
St. Patrick wasn't born with the name. His real birth name was this. ...a) Maewyn Succat ...b) Miles Shallob ...c) Michael O'Shaunessey ...d) Marcus Stough
What is Maewyn Succat?
200
The 1800's term "Paddy Wagon" comes from this: ...a) The police wagons had soft leather padding. ...b) When the drunk Irish got arrested, they all said their name was Paddy (i.e. like John Doe in this country). ...c) The Police Station was in Paddington. ...d) The maker of the police wagon was "Paddy, Inc."
What is “they all said their name was Paddy?”
200
Irish Priest, Father Flanagan, founded Boys Town in 1917 for boys. Girls weren’t allowed in until… ...a) 1969 ...b) 1979 ...c) 1989 ...d) 1999
What is 1979?
200
The oldest known Irish stone carvings show people playing this instrument: ...a) Fiddles ...b) Harps ...c) Flutes ...d) Bagpipes
What is Harp? Known as the Clarsach and is the Irish musical symbol.
200
This is what a whisky made from potatoes is called. ...a) Poteen ...b) Tater Shots ...c) Drown ...d) Potate-Ale
What is Poteen?
300
St. Patrick was supposed to have removed this from Ireland.
What are snakes?
300
"Erin go Bragh" means this in Irish: ...a) Irish Bragging Rights ...b) Ireland Forever ...c) Ireland the Brave ...d) British Go! (from Ireland)
What is Ireland Forever?
300
The first US St. Patrick's Day parade, and largest to this day, is in what city? ...a) Chicago ...b) New York ...c) Boston ...d) New Orleans
What is New York City? Started in 1762
300
George M. Cohen, American-born on July 4th, 1878 was the son of Irish immigrants. He became a famous Broadway composer and well-known for this patriotic song. ...a) It's A Grand Ol' Flag ...b) I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy ...c) Over There ...d) All of them
What is All of them?
300
The Irish are said to have brought this breakfast to America? ...a) Oatmeal ...b) Pancakes ...c) Waffles ...d) Cream of Wheat
What is Oatmeal?
400
How did St. Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland? ...a) With fire and smoke ...b) With water (flooding) ...c) Pounding drums ...d) All of the above
What is pounding drums?
400
"Aer Lingus" is what in Ireland? ...a) Popular Rock Band ...b) Irish Jig ...c) Irish Airlines ...d) Popular Pub
What is Irish Airlines?
400
These two rivers in the United States are died green every year on St. Patrick's Day ...a) Chicago & San Antonio ...b) American & Colorado ...c) Green & Tennessee ...d) Snake & the Ohio
What are the Chicago & San Antonio?
400
Which of the following rock singers/bands is Irish? ...a) U2 ...b) MaMa's Boys ...c) Horslips ...d) All of them
What is All of them?
400
A popular Irish dish that is shredded cabbage, minced onions, mashed potatoes and melted butter is known as: ...a) Mulligatawny ...b) Shepherds' Pie ...c) Colcannon ...d) Fairy Porridge
What is colcannon?
500
The religious concept that St. Patrick taught using the shamrock.
What is the Trinity?
500
Muckanaghederdauhaulia is what? ...a) The longest river name in Ireland ...b) The longest town name in Ireland ...c) The longest county name in Ireland ...d) The longest castle name in Ireland
What is the longest town name in Ireland?
500
According to the 2009 US Census, 12% of Americans claimed Irish ancestry. But, in the state of Massachusetts, this many have Irish ancestry. ...a) About 10% of the population ...b) About 25% of the population ...c) About 30% of the population ...d) About 60% of the population
What is about 25% of the population?
500
"Too-Ra-LOO-Ra-Loo-Ral" is an American-written Irish lullaby that Bing Crosby made popular in what movie? ...a) Father Flannigan ...b) Going My Way ...c) Bells of St. Mary ...d) Irish Lullaby
What is “Going My Way”? He was a priest
500
In traditional Irish stew there are lots of potatoes, and this meat. ...a) Lamb ...b) Beef ...c) Ham ...d) chicken
What is Lamb?
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