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Who was St. Patrick? 

The patron saint of Ireland 

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What color is one to wear on St. Patrick's day? 

Green

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What plant is said to bring luck on St. Patrick's day? 

4 leaf clover 

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What color does one turn Beer in order to honor St. Patrick's day? 

Green
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What country is known as the Emerald Isle? Home of St. Patrick? 

Ireland 

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What is the most famous Irish myth about wee little men? 

leprechaun  

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What famous college has a leprechaun as their mascot? 

Notre Dame 

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What cereal features the leprechaun as it mascot? 


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What does legend tell us St. Patrick did? 

Drove all the snakes out of Ireand

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When is St. Patrick's day celebrated? 

March 17th 

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What is the national plant of Ireland? 

Shamrock or 3 leaf clover 

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What is a traditional St. Patrick's day dinner? 

corned beef and cabbage 

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What church is named after St. Patrick? 

Bonus: where is it? 

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland.

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Where to  leprechauns hide the pot of gold? 

at the end of the rainbow 

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What sport uses this ball?


soccer 

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TRUE OR FALSE

St. Patrick is NOT a saint? 

trick questions (depend upon whom you ask) some say yes some say......

Patrick Was Never Canonized as a Saint. He may be known as the patron saint of Ireland, but Patrick was never actually canonized by the Catholic Church. This is simply due to the era he lived in. During the first millennium, there was no formal canonization process in the Catholic Church.

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St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of whom? 

(What job)

engineers

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It is often said on St. Patrick's day "We are all ____ one day a year." 

Irish 

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What did St. Patrick use the shamrock for? 

to explain the holy trinity 

The father son and holy spirit 

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How does one cook corn beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's day? 

boiled dinner 

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What is Ireland?

What landform?

Island 

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If you catch a leprechaun must he tell you where the pot of gold is hidden? 

Yes but he will often find a way to trick you into looking forever 

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Animals ridden by jockeys is a centuries old Irish sport. What is it? 

Horse racing 

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True or False 

Leprechauns are a PROTECTED in Ireland under PLENTY OF LAW 

 TRUE

Leprechauns are a protected species under European Union Law

 

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St. Patrick will project you from?

 What animal? 

St. Patrick's patronages include protection from snake infestation and bites

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What demographic group was largely responsible for shifting St. Patrick's Day from a religious observation to a secular (non religious) one?

Irish Immigrants to the United States 

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What shape often appears on St. Patrick's day to give luck?

Hint: worn by a horse 


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In order to make Irish coffee ( a popular St. Patrick's day drink) one needs what? 

Irish Whiskey 

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What American city has dyed its river green every St. Patrick's Day since 1962?

Chicago 

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How do leprechaun's earn the gold coins they hide? 

they cobble or make shoes for fairies 

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Name the sport 

the player must hit the little ball into a cup, distances being measured by par's 

Golf 

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What is the name of the horror movie named after a popular Irish folk tale? 

The Leprechaun

 

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How did St Patrick come to be in Ireland?

(How did he get to Ireland?)

he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave 

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 How many days does Dublin’s annual St. Patrick’s Day festival last?

4-5 days 

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What is the this traditional Irish instrument called? 


Harp 
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What veggie is considered a stable in every St. Patrick's day meal? 

potatoes 

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Which coastal Southern city has had a huge St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration since 1813?

Savanna Georgia 

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Like a genie a leprechauns are said to be able to grant 3 what?

Wishes although they often use them to trick the human in some way in order to make them regret the wish 

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What Irish sport is similar to baseball? 

Rounders the rules are almost identical however the     sliotar is used instead of a baseball it resembles a baseball with more pronounced stitching. 

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Which song is known as the unofficial anthem of Dublin, Ireland?

Molly Malone 

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What job did St. Patrick have as a slave? 

shepherd

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What religion to we celebrate coming to Ireland on St. Patrick's day?

Christianity in Ireland

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What 3 colors are on the Irish flag?

orange white green 

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What traditional food is pictured here? 


Irish soda bread 

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Name a historic site that has been lit up in green on St. Patrick's Day in recent years.

The Roman Colosseum, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Sydney Opera House, and the Empire State Building, The white house fountain 

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How is it said one can catch a leprechaun?  

listen for the sounds of tiny tapping hammers 

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What popular often consider a bar room game is played in Ireland as well as the US and many other countries? Although the house rules may change. 

Darts 

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What cheerful Irish greeting is often associated with St. Patrick’s Day?

Top of the morning to ya 

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What country is Patrick the Patron of? 

Ireland 
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Where and when was the first St. Paddy’s Day celebration in the British American colonies?

Boston in 1737. It was a dinner held by the Charitable Irish Society, the oldest Irish society in America, which still holds a dinner on March 17 today.

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A mug of cold ________is often seen as a St. Patrick's day symbol. 

Beer or Green Beer 

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Irish Stout is a poplar name for what popular St. Patrick's day drink? 

 Beer dry dark smooth and cream. Guinness is the most popular brand of Irish stout beer served on St. Paddy's day. Pour a Guinness directly from the tap into a clear glass to showcase the eye-catching cascading cloud effect that makes this stout beer so famous

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Name the giant, iconic ferris wheel that turns green to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in England.

The London Eye 

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What gender are Leprechauns? 

always male, no females ever reordered and no record of they reproduce although some stories suggest that they distort naughty children into versions of themselves  

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What three pieces of equipment are necessary to play the Irish sport of hurling?

A hurley (stick), sliotar (ball) and helmet.

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Why did St. Patrick leave Ireland? 

God spoke to him in a dream telling him it was time to leave Ireland 

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St Patrick was NOT Irish. In what country was he born? 

England 

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What year did St. Patrick’s Day switch over from a strictly holy day for Catholics to an official Irish public holiday?

1903

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What type of cross is used to represent St. Patrick's day? 

Calcic Cross 


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Colcannon is another name for what popular Irish dish? 

Irish mashed potatoes a traditional Irish dish that has been consumed in the country for generations. It is typically made from four simple ingredients: potatoes, butter, milk, and cabbage. These were the most attainable foods of common farmers in the 17th century.

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Where and when was the first St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland?

1903 in the Irish town of Waterford. (Dublin followed in 1931.) 

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Today we see leprechauns wearing green, however this was NOT always the case. What color were leprechauns originally said to be wearing? 

Red 

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What is different about The Game of Gaelic Football


What is different about Gaelic football?


Football is like a cross between, soccer and rugby and is closely associated with Australian Rules Football. Gaelic Football is played with a round ball, slightly smaller and heavier than a soccer ball and played against Rugby style H shaped goal posts.


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What U.S. president was the first Irish Catholic to be elected to the office? Answer

JFK 

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Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on March 17?

it marks the day St. Patrick died in 461AD

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What year did the first known St. Patrick's Day celebration happen in the U.S.?

1600

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What's the symbol for gold on the Periodic Table of Elements?

Au

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What hearty Irish meal consists of red meat, carrots, onions and potatoes?

Irish stew 

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What was the Viking name for Ireland's capital city of Dublin?

"Dyflin," which later turned to "Dubh Linn."

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What’s the estimated market value of a leprechaun’s pot of gold (1,000 coins)?

$1.92 million dollars

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What does the Irish GAA stand for?

The Gaelic Athletic Association, or GAA, consists of four indigenous Irish games: Hurling, Gaelic Football, Handball and Rounders.

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What was St. Patrick's original name? 

St. Patrick’s original name was Maewyn Succat. He was renamed Patricus after becoming a priest which he then changed to Patrick upon his return to Ireland.