WorksheetsIrish Myths and Legends
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which mythological creature can kill you with its scream?
a)
a banshee
b)
a leprechaun
c)
a changeling
d)
a faerie
2.
Which mythological creature is blamed for shipwrecks?
a)
a banshee
b)
a pooka
c)
a changeling
d)
a leprechaun
3.
Which mythological creature is a fairy baby swapped for a human baby?
a)
a changeling
b)
a leprechaun
c)
a pooka
d)
a child of Lir
4.
Which instrument did Dagda play?
a)
a flute
b)
a piano
c)
a harp
d)
a drum
5.
Which animals were the children of Lir turned into?
a)
cows
b)
wolves
c)
fish
d)
swans
6.
Which of these sentences about St. Patrick is not true?
a)
He was kidnapped and sold into slavery.
b)
He was from Britain.
c)
He forced all snakes out of Ireland.
d)
He taught the Irish about the Christian religion.
7.
What does the shamrock represent to Christians?
a)
the heart
b)
the Holy Trinity
c)
evil
d)
a sacred number
8.
Which animal did Finn MacCool get his knowledge from?
a)
a swan
b)
a wolf
c)
a cow
d)
a fish
9.
Which mythological creatures look beautiful but bring bad luck and misfortune to people?
a)
leprechauns
b)
pookas
c)
changelings
d)
faeries
10.
Which of these sentences about Leprechauns is not true?
a)
They hide gold in a pot at the end of a rainbow.
b)
If a human catches a leprechaun, the human has three wishes.
c)
Traditionally they appear to humans as an old man.
d)
They appear to children in a green suit.
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