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St Patrick's Day Trivia!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

The guy who rid Ireland of snakes

b)

The king of Ireland

c)

The Patron Saint of Ireland

d)

A Celtic Druid

2.

Where was St.Patrick from?

a)

Scotland

b)

France

c)

Ireland

d)

Wales

3.

What is Gaelic?

a)

An umbrella term for many Celtic languages

b)

The Irish Language

c)

A word meaning “people of Ireland”

d)

An ancient Irish script

4.

What color is originally associated with St. Patrick?

a)

Blue

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

5.

Which of the following is the official emblem of Ireland?

a)

Leprechaun

b)

Shamrock

c)

Harp

d)

Celtic Cross

6.

Which of the following is Ireland’s oldest festival?

a)

The Superbowl

b)

St Patrick's Day

c)

Christmas

d)

Hallowe'en

7.

Which is correct?

a)

St. Paddy's Day

b)

St. Patty's Day

8.

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

a)

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

b)

Dublin, the capital city of Ireland

c)

Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Celtics!

d)

No one knows, it was always an Irish tradition

9.

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

a)

50,000 pints

b)

150,000 pints

c)

Green beer is not served in Ireland

d)

12,000 pints

10.

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.

a)

True! How lucky are the Irish?

b)

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

11.

What meal are people in Ireland more likely to eat on St.Patrick’s Day?

a)

Corned beef and cabbage

b)

Full Irish breakfast

c)

Colcannon

d)

Irish beef stew