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100

People wear this color on St. Patricks Day to avoid getting pinched

What is Green

100

A traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal often includes corned beef and this vegetable.

What is cabbage?

100

This U.S. holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November and commemorates a harvest feast shared by Pilgrims and Native Americans.

What is Thanksgiving?

100

This capital city of Ireland is home to the famous Temple Bar district.

What is Dublin?

100

This Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976 and is known for songs like “With or Without You.”

Who is U2?

200

This small mythical Irish creature is said to hide a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

What is a leprechaun?

200

This famous Irish holiday is celebrated every year on March 17.

What is St. Patrick’s Day?

200

This day on June 19 commemorates the end of slavery in the United States in 1865.

What is Juneteenth?

 

200

Ireland is often called the Emerald ____ because of its green landscape.

What is Isle?

200

This famous Irish author wrote Dracula, the classic vampire novel published in 1897.

Who is Bram Stoker?

300

This three-leaf plant was used by St. Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity.

What is a shamrock?

300

Many cities celebrate the holiday by turning this color in rivers and fountains.

What is green?

300

Observed on the first Monday in September, this U.S. holiday honors the contributions of workers and the labor movement.

What is Labor Day?

300

The Irish flag includes green, white, and this color.

What is orange?

300

This Irish actor portrayed James Bond in several films including GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.

Who is Pierce Brosnan?

400

This country celebrates St. Patrick’s Day as a national holiday.

What is Ireland?

400

This Irish celebration often includes floats, bands, and people marching through the streets.

What is a parade?

400

This holiday observed on the second Sunday in May honors mothers and was officially recognized as a U.S. holiday in 1914.

What is Mother’s Day?

400

This musical instrument is a national symbol of Ireland.

What is a harp?

400

This Irish playwright and poet wrote The Importance of Being Earnest.

Who is Oscar Wilde?

500

Legend says you may find a pot of gold at the end of one of these.

What is a rainbow?

500

This baked good shaped like a loaf sometimes contains a hidden coin or charm in Irish tradition.

What is Irish soda bread?

500

This day marks the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.

What is D-Day?

500

This famous Irish holiday honors the patron saint who brought Christianity to Ireland.

Who is St. Patrick?

500

This Irish singer became internationally famous with the hit song “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

Who is Sinéad O'Connor?