Eat, Drink, and Be Irish
Myths, Legends, and Shenanigans
It Ain't Easy Bein' Green
100

This dark stout is Ireland's most famous beer.

What is Guinness?

100

This tiny trickster is said to hide a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

What is a Leprechaun?

100

This citrus fruit is the green cousin of the lemon.

What is a Lime?

200

This traditional bread uses baking soda instead of yeast.

What is Soda Bread?

200

This wailing spirit warns of death in Irish folklore.

What is a Banshee?

200

This green vegetable looks like tiny trees and is usually the first one people pretend to enjoy when dieting.

What is Broccoli?

300

This potato-and-cabbage dish is a staple of Irish comfort food.

What is Colcannon?

300

These Irish and Scottish creatures are seals in the water and humans on land.

What are Selkies?

300

This gemstone is associated with luck, royalty, and May birthdays.

What is the Emerald?

400

This thick hearty soup is traditionally made with lamb or mutton.

What is Irish Stew?

400

These mysterious circles in grass or mushrooms are said to be made by dancing fairies.

What are Fairy Rings?

400

This Muppet famously spoke the line that inspired the name of this category.

Who is Kermit The Frog?

500

This Irish Breakfast item is a sausage-like mix of oats, spices, and either pork or beef blood.

What is Black Pudding?

500

In folklore, this creature swaps human babies for fairy look-alikes.

What is a Changeling?

500

This bright green liqueur, flavored with anise, inspired the phrase "The Green Fairy".

What is Absinthe?