St. Patrick's Day
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The Emerald Isle
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St. Patrick is celebrated for bringing this to Ireland in 453 AD.
What is Christianity?
FUN FACT: St. Patrick wasn't actually Irish. He was Roman, born in Wales.
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A Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade in this Harrison Ford/Tommy Lee Jones thriller presented the question, "If they can dye the river green today, why can't they dye it blue the other 364 days of the year?"
What is the Fugitive?
FUN FACT: Chicago's practice of dying the river green began in 1962.
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These Irish rock giants' "360 degrees" tour is the 2nd highest grossing tour in music history. (#1 when adjusted for inflation.)
Who is U2?
FUN FACT: U2 also has the #12 and #13 highest grossing tours: Joshua Tree 2017, & 2019.
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To "Irish up your coffee," add this preferred Irish whiskey.
What is Jameson's?
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Founded in 1759, the St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin makes this famous brew.
FUN FACT: The biggest selling beer in Ireland is currently Heineken. Before that, it was Budweiser.
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Legend has it St. Patrick chased all of this type of animal out of Ireland.
What are snakes?
FUN FACT: There are no snakes in Ireland, but to be fair, there never were, due to the harsh weather.
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Jack Nicholson leads an all-star cast in this Boston Irish mob hit.
What is the Departed?
FUN FACT: Jack's Frank Costello is loosely based on Whitey Bulger.
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This Quincy, Massachusetts-native Celtic rock band played a frosty 37 degree Fenway Park, New Years Day 2010, at the NHL's Winter Classic
Who are the Dropkick Murphy's?
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To make one of these "explosive" drinks, drop a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a Guinness, and chug.
What are Irish Car Bombs?
FUN FACT: In Ireland, they are known as Depth Charges.
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Written around 800 A.D, this famous illustrated, Latin book of the New Testament resides at Trinity College in Dublin
What is the Book of Kells?
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March 18th, 1737, this was the first American city to have a parade for the holiday.
What is Boston?
300
In this 1995 Best Movie Oscar winner, English King Edward Longshanks conscripts the Irish to help him fight the Scots, only to watch them switch sides before his eyes.
What is Braveheart?
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In 1992, this pop music star got herself permanently banned from SNL for tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II, live to the whole world.
Who is Sinead O'Connor?
FUN FACT: Other celebrities banned from SNL include: David Bowie, Rage Against the Machine, Martin Lawrence, Cyprus Hill, Steven Seagall, Andy Kauffman, Milton Bearle, Elvis Costello, and Frank Zappa.
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To make an all Irish "black and tan," use Guinness and this beer.
What is Harp? (Also acceptable Smithwick's)
FUN FACT: Like everything else today, "black & tan" is considered offensive by some. The name was originally given to a British paramilitary force that employed brutal tactics to supress an Irish indepedence movement in 1920.
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Located in County Clare outside of Galway, these are one of Ireland's biggest attractions.
What are the Cliffs of Moher?
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This was the original color associated with St. Patrick.
What is blue?
FUN FACT: He was known for wearing blue. But because he preached the Holy Trinity through the image of the shamrock, the color to honor his day became green.
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Harrison Ford's Jack Ryan goes up against Sean Bean's IRA radical Sean Miller in this 1992 Tom Clancy hit.
What is Patriot Games?
FUN FACT: This was Sean Bean's 7th on-screen death.
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This Celtic punk rock band's name actually comes from the Los Angeles Irish bar where they got their start, and has nothing to do with beating women.
Who is Flogging Molly?
400
A black velvet is made with Guinness and this.
What is champagne?
400
This is the national emblem of Ireland.
What is the Celtic Harp?
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The holiday started to take off in the U.S. after 1865, when Irish immigration to America exploded due to this crisis in Ireland.
What is the Great Potato Famine?
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In this 1997 thriller, Harrison Ford's NYPD detective Tom O'Meara takes on Brad Pitt's Rory Devaney as a house guest, who turns out to be an I.R.A. operative looking to secure weapons for the motherland.
What is the Devil's Own?
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Comprised of 3 sisters and brother, this County Louth, Ireland pop-rock band had 2 albums simultaneously #1 and #2 on the UK charts in 1998: Talk On Corners and Forgiven Not Forgotten. Talk on Corners was the UK's highest selling album of that year.
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This adorable looking shot is made with 1 ounce of coffee liquor (Kahlua), and 1/2 ounce of Irish creme (Bailey's.)
What is a Baby Guinness? 
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Although commissioned in Liverpool Engand, the Titanic was built in this city.
What is Belfast?
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG FACT: An exact replica, named the Titanic II, is currently being built in China, and set to sail in 2022, and follow the exact same route.
