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100
What color do people dye things on St Patrick's day?
a. green
b. blue
Green
100
What Month is St. Patrick's Day celebrated every year?
a. March
b. April
March
100
When is St. Patrick's Day celebrated?
a. March 17
b. March 18
March 17
100
What is Ireland's traditional symbol that is also a good luck symbol?
Shamrock or clover
100
There was a legend that said that St. Patrick banished this animal from Ireland. What animal was it?
a. horses
b. snakes
c. dogs
snakes
200
Which popular Irish food is related to French fries?
a. mashed potatoes
b. Hamburgers
Mashed potatoes
200
What two countries celebrate St. Patrick's day the most?
a. Scotland and Ireland
b. Ireland and the United States
Ireland and the USA
200
What is another name people use for St Patrick's Day?
A- St Patty's Day
B- National Green Day
C- Shamrock Day
St. Patty's Day
200
What mythical character 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.
A- coloring the river green
B- parades
Parades
300
What cereal is most commonly eaten on St Patrick's Day?
a. Cheerios
b. Lucky Charms
c. Fruit Loops
Lucky Charms
300
What is the capital city of Ireland?
a. Washington D.C.
b. Dublin
Dublin
300
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
a. to honor a real person-St. Patrick
b. to have parties
c. to honor anyone with the name Patrick
To honor a real person-St. Patrick
300
What is the name of a musical instrument used in Ireland for centuries. It is the one pictured below.
Harp
300
What happens if someone does not wear green on St. Patrick's Day?
a. a leprechaun will pinch you
b. a leprechaun will take your money
a leprechaun will pinch you
400
What vegetables are typically eaten with the popular meat on St. Patrick's day?
a. brussel sprouts and corn
b. potatoes, carrots, or cabbage
Potatoes, Carrots, or Cabbage
400
What is the name of the traditional dance of Ireland?
a. The Twist
b. The Moon Walk
c. Irish Step Dancing
Irish Step Dancing
400
What US city/town was the first to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
a. Boston
b. Washington D.C.
c. St. Louis
Boston
400
If you catch a leprechaun where will he tell you he has hidden his treasure?
At the end of a rainbow
400
Why is St. Patrick's day celebrated in the US?
a. To honor or celebrate Italian culture.
b. To honor or celebrate Irish culture.
To honor or celebrate Irish culture
500
What popular meat do people in the US eat on St Patrick's day?
a. Steak
b. Corned beef
Corned Beef
500
Ireland is also called this name because the country is filled with a lot of green fields.
a. Clover Country
b. The Emerald Isle
c. The Green Giant
"The Emerald Isle"
500
What are the 3 colors on the Irish flag?
a. red, white, and blue
b. orange, white, and green
c. black and blue
Orange, white and green
500
Why do we wear green?
A- to hide from Lepercauns
B- Because it is Patrick's favorite color
C- its the color of 4-leaf clovers
To hide from leprechauns!
500
What does Chicago dye green on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day?
a. eggs and ham
b. the Chicago river
c. the Bean
Chicago River