Ireland
St Patricks Day
St Patricks Day Symbols
St Patricks Day Traditions
St. Patrick
100
What is the capital of Ireland?
a. Galway
b. Dublin
c. Cork
D. Boston
What is Dublin?
100
In Ireland, what does the color green stand for?
A. Happiness
B. Hope
C. Sorrow
D. Faith
What is Hope?
100
What is the famous cereal called that has "Lucky the Leprechaun" as its mascot?
What is Lucky Charms?
100
What city dyes their river green on the Saturday before St Patrick's Day?
New York City
OR
Chicago
What is Chicago?
100
Where was St Patrick born?
A. Ireland
B. New York
C. England
D. Asia
What is England?
200
Name 3 colors on the Irish flag
200
What shape has become the symbol of St. Patricks day?
What is the Shamrock?
200
What does the word Leprechaun mean?
a. little guy
b. small boy
c. pot of gold
d. rainbow
What is small boy?
200
What happens if someone who is Irish does not wear green on St Patrick's day?
A. they get banned from the st patricks day parade
B. they are shunned
C. they get pinched by a leprechaun
What is they can get pinched by a leprechaun?
The tradition is tied to folklore that says wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, which like to pinch anyone they can see.
200
Which color is considered disrecpectful to wear on St Patricks Day?
A. Yellow
B. Green
C. Red
D. Orange
What is Orange?
300
What are the two languages that most people speak in Ireland?
a. English and French
b. English and Spanish
c. English and Gaelic
d. English and Portuguese
What is English and Gaelic?
300
Which store sells a green drink called a Shamrock Shake?
What is McDonalds?
300
According to legend, if you catch a leprechaun, what will happen?
A. He will take your money
B. He will grant you 3 wishes or you get his gold
C. He will just grant you 3 wishes
What is he will grant you 3 wishes OR you get his gold?
300
What popular meal do people eat on St. Patrick's Day?
A. spagetti and meatballs
B. potatoes
C. a burrito
D. Corned beef and cabbage
What is Corned beef and cabbage?
300
True or False:
Is St, Patrick actually a saint?
What is True?
He was never formally canonized by the Catholic Church because he lived before the current canonization process was established.
400
What is Ireland known as?
a. The Emerald Isle
b. The green place
c. The home of leprechauns
d. the golden Isle
What is The Emerald Isle?
400
What was the original color for St. Patrick's Day?
A. green
B. yellow
C. blue
What is Blue?
Green was introduced to St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the 18th century, when the shamrock became a national symbol. Because of the shamrock’s popularity and Ireland’s landscape, the color stuck to the holiday.
400
Name a symbol of luck
a. Horseshoe
b. Clover
d. Rabbits feet
e. Candy canes
What is a Clover?
400
Where did the first St. Patrick's Day parade take place?
A. Chicago
B. New York City
C. Dublin
D. Los Angeles
What is New York City?
400
Where was the shortest st patricks day parade held?
A. New York City
B. Arkansas
C. Chicago
D. Ireland
What is Arkansas?
Hot Springs, Arkansas, holds a 98-foot parade.
500
What are you supposed to do to the Blarney Stone in Ireland?
a. touch it upside down
b. pour water on it
c. kiss it upside down
What is Kiss it upside down?
500
When was the first St. Patricks Day?
A. 1972
B. 9th century
C. 1700 B.C.E
What is 9th century?
500
What do the three leafs on a clover represent?
A. happiness, sadness, love
B. Hope, happiness, Faith
C. Faith, hope, love
D. Despair, sadness, anger
What is Faith, hope, love?
500
What is the name of the bread eaten on St. Patricks Day?
A. Semolina Bread
B. Pita Bread
C. Croissant
D. Irish Soda bread
What is Irish Soda Bread?
500
What animal did St Patrick supposedly drive out of Ireland?
A. Cows
B. Snakes
C. Turkeys
D. Llamas
What is Snakes?