St. Patty's Geography
Where is the largest St. Patrick's Day Parade?
New York City
NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day parade has been happening since 1762 and is one of the world’s largest parades. About how many marchers does it typically have?
Around 250,000 marchers
What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
Leprechauns
What animal did St. Patrick allegedly banish from Ireland?
Snakes
What is another name for Ireland?
What city dye's their river green for St. Patricks Day?
Chicago
The most popular drink to have on St. Patrick’s Day is Guinness. Roughly how many pints are served on St. Paddy's Day?
Approximately 13 million pints
What major Catholic holiday does St. Patrick’s Day occur during?
Lent
What song is considered the national anthem of Northern Ireland and is one of the most popular St. Patrick’s Day songs?
“Danny Boy”
What is the traditional main dish served at many St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America?
Corned Beef & Cabbage
To celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days?
Four days
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
Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born?
Scotland or Wales
What color did leprechauns reportedly wear before green?
Red.
What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
Leprechauns
Where was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland held in 1903?
Waterford, Ireland
What's the highest number of leaves ever recorded on a single clover stem?
56, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. That's a lot of luck!
In the 17th century, green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day. What color was associated with the holiday originally?
Blue
About how many Americans claim to have some Irish ancestry?
31.5 million.
Where is the home of the biggest Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in South America?
Buenos Aries
Where was St. Patrick's Day originally celebrated?
Ireland
How many people visit New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral each year?
Over 5 million
What do places like Argentina, England, Norway, Turkey, New Zealand, Canada, Moscow and India have in common?
They all celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Where did the tradition of pinching people for not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day come from?
This American tradition came from the belief that wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns. And if leprechauns see you, they pinch you. So pinching someone on St. Patrick’s Day who isn’t wearing green is believed to be a reminder of what a leprechaun could do to you if he can see you.
Since 1992, what Japanese city has put on its own St. Patrick’s Day parade?
Tokyo