Chicago St. Paddy's
This many St. Patrick's day parades occur in Chicago
What is 3, the St. Patrick's Day Parade down town, the South Side Irish Parade, and the Northwest Side Irish Parade
This major Catholic season occurs during St. Patrick’s Day
What is Lent
This is the most popular type of liquor consumed on St. Patrick's day
What is Irish Whiskey or What is Whiskey or What is Jameson
This is considered the most traditional St. Patrick’s Day food
What is corned beef or What is cabbage
St. Patty’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of this day in St. Patrick's history
What is Saint Patrick’s death
This is the COLOR of the dye that is used to turn the river green
What is orange
The concoction is vegetable-based, which replaced the toxic fluorescein dye that the plumbers were using until 1966. According to the St. Patrick's Day Parade's website, the dye's exact recipe is "a closely guarded secret"
This country is where the first St. Patrick's day parade was held
What is America
This is the most popular beer ordered on St. Paddy's day
What is Guinness or What is Green Beer
These are the 4 main ingredients that make up Shepherd's Pie
What are onions, carrots, celery, and potatos (mashed potatoes is also accepted)
Saint Patrick wasn’t actually Irish like many think. This is where he is believed to have been born
What is Scotland or What is Wales or What is Britian
This was the first year the Chicago River was dyed green in honor of St. Paddy's day
What is 1962
St. Patrick's day was originally celebrated for this milestone in Irish history
What is a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland
This is a shake that is minty-green from McDonald’s that celebrates St. Paddys Day
What is the Shamrock Shake
This is the name of the traditional Irish dish made of mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale
What is Colcannon
Before becoming a priest, Saint Patrick was abducted and brought to Northern Ireland at this age
What is 16
This is where the original inspiration came from to dye the river green
What is from pollution-control workers, who used various chemical dyes to trace illegal sewage discharges
According to myth, this is the best time to sneak up on a leprechaun
What is while he is mending his shoes
Roughly, this many pints of Guinness are sold on St. Patrick's day
What is 13 million
The lack of this food in the 1840s caused mass starvation and forced many Irish to flee their homeland in search of better times in America and elsewhere
What is the potato
Three-leafed shamrocks were believed to be used by Saint Patrick to explain this
What is The Holy Trinity
In 2011, for the second time this record breaking drink was dumped into the Chicago river aiding to its green color
What is the Worlds Largest Shamrock Shake
This is the original color associated with St. Patrick's day
What is Blue
This lime, ginger ale, and whiskey drink will make anyone believe in the luck of the Irish
What is an Irish Buck or What is a Whiskey Ginger
The Southern Irish regions bake their loaves in a classic round fashion and cut this on the top of the bread. This was done for superstitious reasons.
What is a cross
Families believed a cross on top of the bread would let the fairies out or ward off evil and protect the household
This is believed to be St. Patrick's birth name
What is Maewyn Succat