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100

What color do people dye things on St Patrick's day? 


Green 

100

What day is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on every year?


March 17

100

When is St. Patrick's Day celebrated? 


Today March 17

100

What is Ireland's traditional symbol that is also a good luck symbol.

Shamrock-(The shamrock represents: Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

100

There was an legend that said that St. Patrick banished this kind of animal from Ireland? 


snakes

200

Which popular vegetable is known as an Irish crop?


potatoes 

200

What is a popular baked good made on St Patricks Day?


Irish Soda Bread

200

How do we often shorten the name of St Patricks day or what is another name for this holiday?

St. Paddys Day

200

What creature comes to visit on St Patrick's day? 

Leprechaun

200

This tradition of celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the US began in New York in 1762.

Parades

300

What cereal is most commonly eaten on St Patrick's Day? 


Lucky Charms

300

What is the capital city of Ireland?


Dublin

300

Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? 


To honor the a real person-St. Patrick

300

An ancient musical instrument used in Ireland for centuries.

Harp (A widely used symbol that appears on coins, the presidential flag, state seals, uniforms, and official documents)

300

What happens if someone does not wear green on St. Patrick's Day? 



you'll be pinched by a leprechaun

400

What vegetables are typically eaten with the popular meat on St. Patrick's day?


Potatoes, Carrots, or Cabbage

400

What is the name of the traditional dance of Ireland?



Irish Step Dancing

400

What US city/town was the first to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?


Boston

400

In some stories told to children, it is said that if you catch a leprechaun he will tell you that his treasure is here. 


The end of a rainbow

400

Hope, faith, luck, and ____are the meanings of a clover.


Love

500

What popular meat do people in the US eat on St Patrick's day? 


Corned Beef

500

Ireland is also called this name because the country is filled with a lot of green fields. 


"The Emerald Isle"

500

What are the 3 colors on the Irish flag?


Orange, white and green

500

Visitors to the Blarney Castle kiss this to receive the gift of eloquence and powers of persuasion, a true master of the "gift of gab".

Blarney Stone

500

Chicago dyes this green on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day?


Chicago river

600

What main ingredients are in Shepard's Pie?

Ground beef, Vegetables (onions, peas, carrots), mashed potatoes, and crust or biscuits 

600

What are your changes of finding a four leaf clover?

1 in 10,000!

600

Which city has the largest St. Patricks Day parade in the world?

New York City (2 million people)

600

What does “Erin go bragh” mean?

Ireland Forever

600

How do Leprechauns earn their gold?

Making and mending shoes