St. Patrick's Day Quiz

What day is St. Patrick's Day Celebrated?

• February 14

• March 14

• March 17

• April 17

Is March 17, the day that St. Patrick born.

• True

• False

March 17, 461 is the day that St. Patrick...

• was born.

• died.

• flew in an airplane.

• led snakes to the sea.

What country did Saint Patrick convert to Christianity?

• England

• Australia

• Ireland

• Scotland

If St. Patrick was born in Britain, how did he come to be in Ireland (the first time)? Click all that are true.

• He was kidnapped from his home in Britain.

• He spent 6 years as a slave in Ireland.

• Because of his trials, he turned to his faith for strength.

• After 6 year he escaped back to Britain.

• He had a dream about converting the Irish to Christianity.

St. Patrick then went to school to become a Catholic Priest. He then went back to Ireland to convert the Irish to Catholicism

• True

• False

The Irish have been celebrating St. Patrick's day as a religious holiday for how long?

• Over 1000 years.

• 20 years

• 3000 years.

• 10 years

Records show that the first Saint Patrick Day's Parade was held on March 17, 1601 in...

• Dublin, Ireland.

• Spanish colony of St. Augustine, Florida

• Rome, Italy

• London, England

Homesick Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched in _____________ on March 17, 1772 to honor the Irish patron saint.

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Orlando, Florida

• New York City, New York

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Among the legends associated with St. Patrick is that he stood atop an Irish hillside and banished snakes from Ireland—prompting all serpents to slither away into the sea.

• This is True, there were so many snakes in Ireland

• This is False, no snakes can be found in the fossil record of Ireland.