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St Patrick's Facts
St Patricks Day
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St Patricks Day Today
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What color do people dye things on St Patrick's day?
Green
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What day is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on every year?
March 17
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When is St. Patrick's Day celebrated?
Today March 17
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What is Ireland's traditional symbol that is also a good luck symbol.
Shamrock-(The shamrock represents: Father, Son, Holy Spirit)
100
There was an legend that said that St. Patrick banished this kind of animal from Ireland?
snakes
200
Which popular vegetable is known as an Irish crop?
potatoes
200
What is a popular baked good made on St Patricks Day?
Irish Soda Bread
200
How do we often shorten the name of St Patricks day or what is another name for this holiday?
St. Paddys Day
200
What creature comes to visit on St Patrick's day?
Leprechaun
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This tradition of celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the US began in New York in 1762.
Parades
300
What cereal is most commonly eaten on St Patrick's Day?
Lucky Charms
300
What is the capital city of Ireland?
Dublin
300
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
To honor the a real person-St. Patrick
300
An ancient musical instrument used in Ireland for centuries.
Harp (A widely used symbol that appears on coins, the presidential flag, state seals, uniforms, and official documents)
300
What happens if someone does not wear green on St. Patrick's Day?
you'll be pinched by a leprechaun
400
What vegetables are typically eaten with the popular meat on St. Patrick's day?
Potatoes, Carrots, or Cabbage
400
What is the name of the traditional dance of Ireland?
Irish Step Dancing
400
What US city/town was the first to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
Boston
400
In some stories told to children, it is said that if you catch a leprechaun he will tell you that his treasure is here.
The end of a rainbow
400
Hope, faith, luck, and ____are the meanings of a clover.
Love
500
What popular meat do people in the US eat on St Patrick's day?
Corned Beef
500
Ireland is also called this name because the country is filled with a lot of green fields.
"The Emerald Isle"
500
What are the 3 colors on the Irish flag?
Orange, white and green
500
Visitors to the Blarney Castle kiss this to receive the gift of eloquence and powers of persuasion, a true master of the "gift of gab".
Blarney Stone
500
Chicago dyes this green on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day?
Chicago river
600
What main ingredients are in Shepard's Pie?
Ground beef, Vegetables (onions, peas, carrots), mashed potatoes, and crust or biscuits
600
What are your changes of finding a four leaf clover?
1 in 10,000!
600
Which city has the largest St. Patricks Day parade in the world?
New York City (2 million people)
600
What does “Erin go bragh” mean?
Ireland Forever
600
How do Leprechauns earn their gold?
Making and mending shoes