Saint Paddy's Day
What St. Patrick's Day symbol is considered sacred?
The shamrock.
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Patrick Star
What's the most popular drink to have on St. Patrick's Day?
Guinness
(Approximately 13 million pints)
The color "vermillion" is popularly mistaken to be a shade of green, but it is in fact, a shade of...
Red
What color did leprechauns reportedly wear before green?
Red
What food/dish is traditionally eaten during St. Patrick's Day?
Irish bacon and cabbage
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Patrick Bateman
For St. Patrick's Day, many bars serve what to celebrate?
Green-dyed lager or cocktails
Green did not become connected to Irish pride until the late 17th century. What was the country's color before that?
Blue
Leprechauns are part of what magical, mystical being’s family tree?
Fairy
The first-ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1762 didn't take place in Ireland. Where did it take place?
The United States
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"Splitting the G" is a popular modern drinking challenge for drinking a pint of Guinness. It is when you...
...take one large, uninterrupted sip, aiming to drink exactly enough so that the foam line lands exactly on the middle of the G in the logo
The Statue of Liberty wasn't always green, how did it become so?
Natural oxidation of copper
What do you call female leprechauns?
Nothing, because there are only male leprechauns
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every March 17, marking the anniversary of what?
The death of St. Patrick
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Today, St. Patrick's Day is synonymous with drinking beer despite the holiday landing during Lent. Why?
Because the restrictions on drinking alcohol were historically lifted on March 17 in Ireland, and it became the one day during Lent that you could drink.
Besides Ireland and St. Patrick's day, the color green also has historic symbolism as a traditional color of what religion?
Islam
(Symbolizes the lush vegetation of Paradise)
A leprechaun colony reportedly exists where?
Portland, Oregon
(In the world's smallest park, Mill Ends Park)
What animal did St. Patrick allegedly banish from Ireland?
Snakes
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The "drowning of the shamrock" takes place at the end of the celebrations on St. Patrick's Night, involving shamrock and whiskey. It is when...
...the Shamrock is dunked into the last glass of whiskey then drunk during a toast to the saint. Afterwards, the plant is tossed over the left shoulder.
Since 1962, the city of Chicago has used an eco-friendly dye to turn what a vibrant emerald green to celebrate St. Patrick's day?
The Chicago River
What is the “night-form” of leprechauns called, otherwise known as leprechauns’s rowdier cousins?
Clurichauns