St. Patrick’s Day
Curry Center
SF
US History
Pop Culture
100

What color was originally associated with St. Patrick’s Day before green became popular?

What is blue?

100

Who founded the Curry Senior Center?

Francis J. Curry?

100

This famous seafood area on the northern waterfront is known for sourdough bread bowls and sea lions.

What is Fisherman’s Wharf

100

Who made the “I Have a Dream” Speech? 

Who is MLK

100

Which musician released the hit album The Tortured Poets Department in 2024?

Who is Taylor Swift?

200

What traditional Irish musical instrument is often heard during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations?

What is the harp?

200

What street address is the main location of the Curry Senior Center?

What is 333 Turk Street?

200

This tech company headquartered in San Francisco created the iPhone.

What is Apple Inc.

200

How many stars are there on the US flag?

What are 50 stars

200

What 1939 film starring Judy Garland features the song “Over the Rainbow”?

What is the Wizard of Oz

300

What major U.S. city dyes its river green every year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

What is Chicago?

300

In what year was the organization originally established?

When was 1972?

300

What famous San Francisco landmark was originally built as a watchtower and later became a fire lookout tower on Telegraph Hill?

What is Coit Tower?

300

What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

When was 1776

300

What famous actor played Vito Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather?

Who is Marlon Brando

400

What famous Irish beer brand is strongly associated with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations?

What is Guinness?

400

What was the original name of the Curry Senior Center?

What was the North of Market Health Clinic (later associated with North of Market Senior Services)

400

What year did the Golden Gate Bridge open to the public?

What is 1937?

400

What are 3 US territories?

What are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam

400

What musical group featuring Diana Ross had hits like “Stop! In the Name of Love”? 

Who are The Supremes?

500

What famous symbol of Ireland is traditionally worn on St. Patrick’s Day and is said to have been used by Saint Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity?

What is a shamrock?

500

In 2003, besides renaming the organization Curry Senior Center, the board bought and renovated the building next to the main site to expand services and add how many units of permanent housing?

What is 13 units of permanent housing?

500

What famous 1967 cultural event helped make Haight-Ashbury a center of the counterculture movement?

What is the Summer of Love?

500

This 1947 policy promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism. What was it?

What is the Truman Doctrine

500

What long-running television news program began airing in 1968 and is still on Sunday nights today?

What is 60 Minutes?