Ireland
St Patrick's Day History
St Patricks Day Symbols
St Patricks Day Traditions
100

The capital of Ireland.

What is Dublin?

100

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on this day.

What is March 17?

100

You can find a pot of gold at the end of one of these.

What is a rainbow?

100

This American city dyes its river green for St. Patrick's Day.

What is Chicago?

200

This is the currency that is used in Ireland.

What is the euro?

200

 St. Patrick's Day started in this country.

What is Ireland?

200

This is a type of fairy is symbolic of St Patrick's Day.

What is a leprechaun?

200

This fast food chain releases a green variant of their milkshake called the Shamrock Shake each year in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.

What is McDonald's?

300

These 3 colors are on the Irish flag.

What are green, white, and orange?

300

Saint Patrick drove this type of animal out of Ireland (according to legend).

What is a snake?

300

This plant, which according to legend was used by St. Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity, has become a symbol of Saint Patrick's Day.

What is the three-leaf clover/shamrock?

300

One tradition dictates that this can happen if you don't wear green, and a person wearing green sees you.

What is get pinched?

400

This is the name of the language spoken in Ireland besides English.

What is Gaelic?

400

St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in this century.

The 17th century (1600s)

400

When I tell you that this lucky object is a symbol of St. Patrick's Day, you might not believe it. Neigh!

What is a horseshoe?

400

"Kiss me, I'm Irish!" If you're unable to kiss this lucky Irish object, it's said that smooching an Irish person is the next best thing.

What is the Blarney Stone?

500

This instrument can be found on the Irish euro coin.

What is a harp?

500
March 17th is the day St Patrick is celebrated because he died on this day in what century?

5th century (400s)

500

St. Patrick is associated with these sacred sites that are still visited today by those who seek the miraculous cures offered by their waters (Anyone have some coins?)

What are the Holy Wells of St. Patrick?

500

According to USA Today, five times more pints of this beer are sold on St. Patrick's Day than any other day of the year in the U.S.

Guinness