St. Patrick
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Irish
Trivia
100
St. Patrick's color of choice was not actually green, but rather ________.
What is blue.
Green was adopted as the color of Ireland in defiance of the British royal blue in their fight for independence in the 18th century. It has stuck ever since.
100
13.5 million pints of __________ are sold and consumed every March 17.
What is Guinness.
100
The first-ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1762 didn’t take place in Ireland as you might have thought. Where did it take place?
What is the United States.
100
What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick’s Day lore and Irish culture?
What are leprechauns.
100
Some believe you can find this at the end of a rainbow.
What is a pot of gold.
200
St. Patrick was not actually Irish, he was _________. He was born to a wealthy Christian family in the Britannia province of the Roman Empire.
What is British.
At the age of 16, he was kidnapped and brought to the Emerald Isle as a slave
200
Cabbage and _________ _________ are considered the quintessential St. Patty's Day meal.
What is corned beef.
200
Irish living in America were devout Catholics. March 17 arrived in the middle of what religious observance?
What is lent.
200
What is the name of the movie starring this cutie?
What is leprechaun.
200
To the Celts, this plant symbolized the rebirth of Spring.
What are Shamrocks.
300
St. Patrick was known to be praised for banishing what out of Ireland?
What are snakes.
300
The average Irishman ate 10 pounds of __________ per day.
What are potatoes.
300
While ______ had previously been closed in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, they were allowed to open in the 1970s.
What are pubs.
300
In what movie do two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.
What is Boondock Saints.
300
In what Irish city do they have a multi day celebration with parades, concerts, theater productions and fire works?
What is Dublin.
Around one million people attend this celebration each year.
400
St. Patty’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what?
What is Saint Patrick’s death.
Not his birthday like some people assume.
400
What popular candy slogan is "Taste the Rainbow."
What are Skittles.
400
Name all 6 colors of the rainbow in order.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet
400
In 2020, the ____ ________ ____ ________ was canceled in NYC for the first time in 250 years because of COVID.
What is the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
400
The first St Patrick's Day parade was in ________in 1737.
*Hint - US City
What is Boston.
500
Three-leafed shamrocks were believed to be used by Saint Patrick to explain what?
What is The Holy Trinity.
500
The _______ ________, originally introduced in 1970 by McDonald's, was invented by Rodger Merchandising in Chicago. Originally the shake was lemon lime flavor with vanilla ice cream or lemon lime sherbet with vanilla syrup.
What is Shamrock Shake.
500
Each year in Chicago since 1962, the Plumber Union dyes what Kelly green?
What is the Chicago River.
500
In what movie does Hilary Swank play a young Irish American widow whose Irish husband left notes for her to read after his untimely death from a brain tumor?
What is P.S. I Love You.
500
Leprechauns earn their gold by making and fixing _________.
What are shoes.