Traditions
Green hasn’t always been associated with Saint Patrick’s Day. That actually didn’t happen until when?
a. 1790
b. 1798
c. 1802
d. 1750
What is 1798? (B)
Where did green beer originate from?
a. Ireland
b. Florida
c. New York
d. Britain
What is New York? (C)
Where was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland held in 1903?
a. Kinsale
b. Waterford
c. Wexford
d. Kilkenny
What is Waterford? (B)
Before becoming a priest, Saint Patrick was abducted and brought to Northern Ireland at what age?
What is 16?
In the 17th century, green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day. What color was associated with the holiday originally?
What is blue?
Each year in Chicago since 1962, the Plumber Union dyes what Kelly green?
HINT: Water
What is the river?
What type of pie is a St. Patrick's Day dish?
What is Shepherd's pie?
Since 1992, what Japanese city has put on its own St. Patrick’s Day parade?
What is Tokyo?
St. Paddy’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what?
What is a celebration of death?
Three-leafed shamrocks were believed to be used by Saint Patrick to explain what?
HINT: three!! saint!!!
To celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days?
What is four days?
What type of meat is present in many traditional St Patrick's Day dishes?
What is pork?
In 2020, the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled in NYC for the first time in how many years because of COVID?
a. 300
b. 120
c. 250
d. 500
What is 250 years? (C)
What animal did St. Patrick allegedly banish from Ireland?
What are snakes?
What song is considered the national anthem of Northern Ireland and is one of the most popular St. Patrick”s Day songs?
a. Danny Boy
b. Londonderry Air
c. Wild Mountain Thyme
d. The Parting Glass
What is Danny Boy? (A)
What major Catholic holiday does St. Patrick’s Day occur during?
What is Lent?
What type of vegetable is included in many St. Patrick's Day dishes?
What are potatoes?
True or False: Ireland has always had a huge celebration for St Patrick
FALSE. Ireland only recently started celebrating big.
What animal did Patrick tend to in the Irish Countryside?
What are sheep?
What color did leprechauns reportedly wear before green?
What is red?
What was St. Patrick’s Day originally meant to celebrate?
HINT: religion
What is a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century?
What type of meat does Corned Beef have similar texture to?
What is bacon?
Which US state has the shortest St. Patrick's Day parade?
a. Wyoming
b. Minnesota
c. Arizona
d. Delaware
What is Minnesota? (B) - only 78 steps
How many years did St. Patrick preach for in Ireland?
a. 15
b. 20
c. 34
d. 40
What is 40 years? (D)
What caused nearly two million Irish people to leave Ireland, including a quarter of the Irish nation at the time, to come to America?
What is the potato famine?