Saint Patrick's Day

When is St Patrick's Day?

• on the 3rd of May
• on the 11th of August
• on the 17th of March
• on the 1st of April

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Where do people celebrate the day?

• in Scotland
• in Ireland 
• in many places in Europe and America
• in Germany and Austria

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Why is it the 17th of March?

• people found a shamrock plant then
• there was a war on that day
• st Patrick died on that day
• the queen ordered it

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Who was Patrick?

• an English king
• a bishop
• a photographer
• a farmer

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What job did he do first?

• of a sheperd
• of a farmer
• of a sailor
• of a musician

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Why did he come to Ireland again?

• He needed money
• He loved a girl from Ireland
• He was running away 
• He heard God's voice in a dream

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What was he doing in Ireland?

• Working on a farm
• Studying about God
• Had a family and children
• Building churches and teaching about God

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What do we celebrate with St Patrick's Day today?

• Irish culture and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland
• spring coming soon
• Irish kings
• Irish food and whiskey

What is the symbol of st Patrick's Day?

• a horseshoe
• a shamrock
• a sheep
• a rose

What colour symbolizes this day? 

• blue
• red
• yellow
• green

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