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Bet You Didn't Know...

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Millions of people around the world ________ their best green attire every March 17.

a)

don

b)

dawn

c)

done

2.

Attire is another name for _____________.

a)

decoration

b)

clothing

c)

hairstyle

3.

St. Patrick is Ireland's ____________.

a)

patriot saint

b)

patron saint

c)

patriotic saint

4.

St. Patrick was born in ________.

a)

Britain

b)

Rome

c)

Denmark

5.

St. Patrick was _________ when he was 16 years old.

a)

adopted

b)

rescued

c)

kidnapped

6.

St. Patrick spent 6 ________ in captivity in Ireland.

a)

days

b)

years

c)

months

7.

After converting to Christianity, St. Patrick spent the rest of his life working as a ___________.

a)

missionary

b)

soldier

c)

lawyer

8.

Patrick died in the year ______.

a)

46

b)

406

c)

461

9.

St. Patrick was honored as patron saint __________.

a)

while he was alive

b)

after he died

c)

before he was born

10.

One famous myth in Ireland says that St. Patrick drove all the __________ from Ireland.

a)

snakes

b)

sheep

c)

snails

11.

____________ is another name people call Ireland.

a)

The Ivory Isle

b)

The Green Isle

c)

The Emerald Isle

12.

It is said that St. Patrick used the three leaves of the shamrock to explain __________.

a)

The Holy Trinity

b)

The Whole Truth

c)

The Holey Tree

13.

The tradition of celebrating March 17 with parades started in _______.

a)

Ireland

b)

USA

c)

Canada

14.

There was a great potato famine in Ireland in the ________.

a)

1880s

b)

1940s

c)

1840s

15.

The parades started with a group of Irish ______________.

a)

soldiers

b)

missionaries

c)

priests