St Patrick's Day Trivia!

First things first, just who is St.Patrick anyway?

• The guy who rid Ireland of snakes

• The king of Ireland

• The Patron Saint of Ireland

• A Celtic Druid

Where was St.Patrick from?

• Scotland

• France

• Ireland

• Wales

What is Gaelic?

• An umbrella term for many Celtic languages

• The Irish Language

• A word meaning “people of Ireland”

• An ancient Irish script

What color is originally associated with St. Patrick?

• Blue

• Orange

• Yellow

• Green

Which of the following is the official emblem of Ireland?

• Leprechaun

• Shamrock

• Harp

• Celtic Cross

Which of the following is Ireland’s oldest festival?

• The Superbowl

• St Patrick's Day

• Christmas

• Hallowe'en

Which is correct?

• St. Paddy's Day

• St. Patty's Day

Where was the very first St Patrick’s Day parade held?

• The Slemish Mountains in Antrim, where St Patrick tended to sheep

• Dublin, the capital city of Ireland

• Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Celtics!

• No one knows, it was always an Irish tradition

Nowadays, how many pints of green beer are consumed in Ireland each St Patrick’s Day?

• 50,000 pints

• 150,000 pints

• Green beer is not served in Ireland

• 12,000 pints

True or False?

In Ireland, St.Patrick’s Day is a Public Holiday, so most people are free from work or school that day. If 17th March falls on a weekend, the following Monday is observed as a public holiday instead by most businesses and all schools.

• True! How lucky are the Irish?

• False! There’s no way the whole country would shut down for the day!