Movies
In this film, a man’s life is shaped by chance, including meeting the love of his life and influencing major events in American history.
What is Forrest Gump?
This song by Bill Withers expresses gratitude for companionship with the lyrics “I’m so glad I’ve got a friend like you.”
What is Lean on Me?
This mythical Irish creature is said to guard pots of gold
What is a leprechaun?
This phrase now celebrates good fortune and is strongly associated with St. Patrick’s Day.
What is “the luck of the Irish”?
Seeing one of these animals cross your path is considered bad luck.
What is a black cat?
In this survival film, a man stranded at sea must rely on both skill and luck to stay alive alongside a tiger.
What is Life of Pi?
This Pharrell Williams song suggests that happiness can exist regardless of external circumstances or luck.
What is Happy?
This country is known as the “Emerald Isle.”
What is Ireland?
This 8-letter word means “feeling or showing thanks”
What is grateful?
Breaking one of these is said to bring seven years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
This Oscar-winning movie follows a boy whose life seems guided by fate as he wins a game show
What is Slumdog Millionaire?
This song by Louis Armstrong expresses gratitude for life with the famous line about “trees of green.”
What is What a Wonderful World?
According to legend, St. Patrick used this plant to explain the Holy Trinity.
What is a shamrock?
This 2-word phrase means unexpected good luck, but also sounds like something you might find in a bowl of cereal.
What is lucky charms?
Some people avoid this day entirely because it’s historically considered unlucky in Western superstition.
What is Friday the 13th?
Despite facing homelessness, this film’s main character shows gratitude by never giving up on time spent with his son
What is The Pursuit of Happyness?
This song by Natasha Bedingfield celebrates uncertainty and the role of chance in shaping one’s story.
What is Unwritten?
This phrase suggests Irish people are naturally lucky, though it originally had a more negative meaning.
What is “Luck of the Irish”?
This 3-word promotional phrase suggests participation leads to rewards, combining action with luck and outcome.
What is try your luck?
When found nailed above a doorway, this object is said to bring protection, prosperity, and luck to all who enter.
What is a horseshoe?
In this movie, students begin to see their survival with a dedicated teacher and second chances as luck, leading them to express gratitude through journal writing.
What is Freedom Writers?
This song by Frank Sinatra reflects on life choices, suggesting personal agency matters more than luck.
What is My Way?
St. Patrick, strongly associated with Irish identity, was actually born in this region of the Roman Empire
What is Britain (or Roman Britain)?
This classic St. Patrick’s Day phrase describes a hidden reward after a journey, using a colorful natural phenomenon and a symbol of wealth.
What is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
In medieval England, seeing a single one of these creatures in your house could foretell death.
What is a magpie?