Traditions
Ireland
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Fun Facts
Green
Pot of Gold (Money Trivia)
100
People often wear this colour on St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate Irish heritage.
What is green?
100
This capital city of Ireland sits along the River Liffey.
What is Dublin?
100
This small insect with red wings and black spots is considered a sign of good luck in many cultures.
What is a ladybug?
100
This dark stout beer is one of Ireland’s most famous drinks.
What is Guinness?
100
The shamrock has this number of leaves.
What is three?
100
This sour green citrus fruit is commonly used in drinks and desserts.
What are limes?
100
This small safe place people sometimes keep spare coins and savings is often shaped like an animal.
What is a piggy bank?
200
This city dyes its river green every year for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
What is Chicago?
200
This language, also called Gaelic, is one of Ireland’s official languages.
What is Irish?
200
Finding this coin on the ground is often considered lucky, especially if it is heads up.
What is a penny?
200
Unlike black pudding, this Irish breakfast sausage contains pork, oats, and fat but no blood.
What is white pudding?
200
This colour was originally associated with St. Patrick's Day.
What is the colour blue?
200
A large green comic book superhero.
Who is The Hulk?
200
This financial market where shares of companies are bought and sold is often associated with investing wealth.
What is the stock market?
300
These festive street celebrations often include floats, marching bands, and dancers.
What are parades?
300
This symbol appears on Ireland’s national emblem and coins.
What is the harp?
300
In Chinese culture, these are given with money for luck during celebrations.
What are red envelopes?
300
This Irish soda bread gets its rise from baking soda instead of yeast.
What is soda bread?
300
The word “leprechaun” comes from an Irish word meaning “small body.”
What is true?
300
This green amphibian puppet is a star of The Muppets.
Who is Kermit The Frog?
300
This famous Las Vegas street is known for casinos and huge money winnings.
What is the Las Vegas Strip?
400
This traditional Irish dance style features fast footwork and stiff upper bodies.
What is Irish Step Dancing?
400
This famous natural attraction in Northern Ireland features thousands of hexagonal basalt columns.
What is Giant's Causeway?
400
This curved metal object often hung above doorways is said to bring good luck.
What is a horseshoe?
400
This Irish cream liqueur made with whiskey and cream is often added to coffee or desserts.
What is Baileys Irish Cream?
400
St. Patrick wrote a famous autobiography called Confessio.
What is true?
400
This green gemstone is the birthstone for May.
What is emerald?
400
This phrase refers to money saved for emergencies.
What is a "rainy day" fund?
500
Pinching someone who forgets to wear green is a playful tradition associated with this holiday.
What is St. Patrick's Day?
500
This famous Irish rock band released hits like With or Without You and Beautiful Day.
What is U2?
500
This small rabbit body part is often carried as a lucky charm.
What is a rabbit's foot?
500
This Irish potato pancake is often served fried and sometimes eaten for breakfast.
What is Boxty?
500
Ireland is home to more than half of the world’s population of redheads.
What is false?
500
Oil from this green-leafed tree is commonly used in chest rubs and aromatherapy for congestion and relaxation.
What is eucalyptus?
500
This cryptocurrency, created in 2009, was the first widely used digital currency.
What is Bitcoin?
600
Many celebrations include listening to traditional Irish music played on instruments like fiddles and this small Irish drum.
What is Bodhrán?
600
Ireland is an island located next to this larger country across the Irish Sea.
What is The United Kingdom / Great Britain?
600
In Chinese culture, this number is considered especially lucky because it sounds like the word for wealth or prosperity.
What is eight?
600
An Irish dish made with mashed potatoes, cabbage, and sometimes bacon.
What is Champ?
600
The year did St Patrick’s Day become an official public holiday in Ireland?
What is 1903?
600
This thin green seaweed is commonly used to wrap sushi rolls.
What is Nori?
600
This economic term refers to a sudden and unexpected financial gain, like winning the lottery.
What is windfall?