St Patrick's Day Symbols
St Patrick's Day Traditions
Ireland, Part 1
...even weirder facts about Ireland
Irish Proverbs
100
What lies at the end of the rainbow?
A pot of gold.
100
Which beer is commonly drunk on St. Patrick's Day?
a. Amstel
b. Guinness
c. Heineken
b. Guinness
100
Ireland is the second largest island in Europe. What island is the largest?
Great Britain
100
Do more Irish people live in Ireland, or in other places outside of Ireland?
More Irish people live *outside* of Ireland than in Ireland.
100
May the wind always be at your _____.
(hint: it's a part of the body)
BACK
200
What creature comes to visit on St. Patrick's Day?
A leprechaun
200
The first ever St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in which country?
a. the United States
b. Ireland
c. England
a. the United States
200
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
200
Approximately how many castles are there in Ireland?
a. 1000 b. 2000 c. 3000
c. 3000
200
You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how ____ your father was.
TALL
300
What is this?
A shamrock.
300
What cheerful Irish greeting is often associated with St. Patrick's Day?
a. Top O the Morning To You
b. Howdy
c. Shiver Me Timbers
a. Top o the Morning to You
300
Name the three colors of the Irish flag.
300
How many times has Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest?
a. 7 times b. never c. 3 times
a. 7 times. Ireland has won more than any other country.
300
Put ____ on a goat, it's still a goat.
(hint: it's an expensive fabric)
SILK
400
What's the symbol for gold in the periodic table of elements?
AU
400
What American city dyes their river green for St. Patrick's Day?
a. New York
b. Chicago
c. Boston
b. Chicago
400
What common reptile does NOT naturally live in Ireland?
Snakes
400
Which famous holiday originated in Ireland?
a. Earth Day
b. Valentine's Day
c. Halloween
c. Halloween
400
I complained that I had no shoes until I met a man who had no ____.
(Hint: it's a part of the body)
FEET
500
Where was St. Patrick born?
a. Ireland b. Great Britain c. France
b. Great Britain
500
What meat and vegetable dish is a traditional Irish-American meal on St. Patrick's Day?
a. Corned beef and cabbage
b. Sausage and roast potatoes
c. Roast beef and carrots
a. Corned beef and cabbage
500
Most people in Ireland speak English, but there is an Irish language. What is it called?
Gaelic.
500
What does Ireland have more of?
a. Sheep
b. Peeps (people)
a. Sheep
500
You will never plow a field by turning it over in your ____.
(Hint: it's a part of the body that has to do with thinking)
MIND
600
What do the three leaves of a shamrock represent, according to Irish tradition?
a. Boiled bacon, cabbage and potatoes
b. the Holy Trinity
c. the three largest counties in Ireland
b. the Holy Trinity
600
What happens if someone does not wear green on St Patrick's day?
a. they get pinched
b. they have bad luck
c. a beer is poured on their head
a. they get pinched!
600
During the Great Famine in Ireland, what food crop diminished significantly leading to a mass exodus?
Potatoes
600
What is "Macgillycuddy’s Reeks"?
a. a mountain range in Ireland
b. a famous Irish stew of beef and carrots
c. a strong Irish drink made with whiskey and honey
a. a mountain range in Ireland
600
Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to ____.
(hint: it's a synonym for a stupid person)
FOOLS
700
What was the original color of St. Patrick's Day BEFORE it was green?
Blue
700
Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on March 17th every year?
It is the date that St. Patrick died.
700
Which is a famous nickname for Ireland?
a. The Land of Leprechauns
b. The Emerald Isle
c. Shamrock Island
b. The Emerald Isle
700
What is the longest place name in Ireland?
a. Muckanaghederdauhaulia
b. Shannonohearngetsaoech
c. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
a. Muckanaghederdauhaulia
(and I have no idea how to say it)
700
Every man is sociable until a ____ invades his garden.
(hint: it's an animal)
COW