The History of St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint of

• Gaelic

• United States

• Ireland

• New York City

When was St. Patrick born?

• Sometime in the fourth century B.C.

• Sometime in the fourth century A.D.

• 1737

• 1762

Who were some of the first people to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the American colonies?

• Native Americans

• Pilgrims

• Quakers

• Irish soldiers

The Great Potato Famine caused

• Starvation in Ireland

• Irish people to leave Ireland

• About one million Irish people to come to America

• All of the above

St. Patrick's Day occurs every year on

• May 17

• March 17

• May 15

• April 15

People celebrate St. Patrick's Day by wearing something

• red

• yellow

• blue

• green

Why do we say that " everyone is Irish" on St. Patrick's Day?

• We say everyone is Irish because St. Patrick's Day originated in the United States.

• We say everyone is Irish because St. Patrick's Day originated in South America.

• St. Patrick's Day originated in Ireland; it started out as an Irish feast day. We cay everyone is Irish because St. Patrick's Day has become a secular holiday celebrated by everyone.

• none of the above

What did St. Patrick do for the people of Ireland?

• He is credited for helping the Irish escape Ireland.

• He is credited with converting many of the Gaelic Irish people of his day, who were pagans, to Christianity. He spent 20 years traveling through Ireland building schools, churches and monasteries.

• He is credited with converting many of the Gaelic Irish people of his day, who were Protestants, to Muslim.

• none of the above

How did the Catholics in Ireland traditionally celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

• They would attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon.

• They would attend parades in the morning and have a feast in the afternoon.

• They would March the streets and protest the unfairness of the immigrants.

• both b and c

Describe one way in which Irish immigrants experienced discrimination.

• The Irish immigrants were segregated from the Americans

• The Irish immigrants were discriminated because they were violent.

• "No Irish need apply" was posted with job openings

• both a and b