Long's Team Meeting 3/19/24

What must a leprechaun divulge if captured?

• Bank account details
• Location of their pot of gold
• Mother's maiden name
• Favorite color

What year did New York City officially host the first St. Patrick's Day parade?

• 1848
• 1901
• 1955
• 1762

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

• It is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick.
• It marks the beginning of spring
• It coincides with a historical event in Ireland
• It is the anniversary of the first St. Patrick's Day parade

Why do we wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

• To honor Irish heritage and culture.
• To match the grass
• Because leprechauns wear green
• To celebrate the color green

What notable mystery book author was Grand Marshall for the New York St. Patrick's Day parade in 2011?

• Agatha Christie
• James Patterson
• Sue Grafton
• Mary Higgins Clark

St. Patrick was known to wear the color green. True or false?

• Maybe
• False
• True
• Sometimes

Answer explanation

•  In renderings, the saint was often pictured in blue, otherwise known as "St. Patrick's blue."

Located in Northern Ireland, what popular TV show used a beech-tree lined walkway known as The Dark Hedges" as the road to King's Landing?

• Game of Thrones
• The Walking Dead
• Breaking Bad
• Stranger Things

Ireland's Curracloe Beach was used for which two Oscar-winning films?

• Saving Private Ryan and Brooklyn
• The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix
• Jurassic Park and The Shawshank Redemption
• The Godfather and Titanic

As of 2019, what percentage of U.S. residents claim to have Irish ancestry?

• 9.7%
• 12.3%
• 5.6%
• 17.9%

Which U.S. county has the highest number of people with Irish ancestry?

• Los Angeles County, California
• Harris County, Texas
• Cook County, Illinois
• Maricopa County, Arizona