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WorksheetsSt. Patrick's Day
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
When did the Irish start to migrate to America?
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
From 1841 through 1890 roughly how many Irish immigrated to America?
7.8 millions
1.1 million
5.2 million
3.2 million
In which American city is the river dyed green for St. Patrick's Day?
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
When is St. Patrick's Day celebrated?
March 15th
March 16th
March 17th
March 18th
The capital of the Republic of Ireland is:
Belfast
Dublin
Cork
Cobh
What is the most common last name in Ireland?
Walsh
Murphy
O'Connor
O'Sullivan
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Dublin
Belfast
London
Döln
What is the currency of the Republic of Ireland?
Euros
Pounds
Irish krona
Yen
What languages are spoken in Ireland
English
Irish
American
French
Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom
True
False
What caused the Irish to emigrate from their country?
Pushed out because of civil war.
Pushed out because of famine
Pulled out for job opportunities
Pulled out because of French invasion
What food source did the Irish depend on for survival?
Chickens
Rice
Potatoes
Cabbage
Why did many Irish immigrants settle in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, and New Jersey?
to farm the land
to work in markets
to go to church
to work in the coal mines
Irish immigrants helped build the Transcontinental Railroad. Where was that railroad?
Colorado to California
New York to New Jersey
Mexico to Canada
Florida to Georgia
What colors are in the flag of Ireland?
red,white, blue
green and white
green,white,orange
purple,green,gold
Scientists say that one out of every _________ clovers have four leaves.
ten thousand
ten million
two hundred
two thousand
Which meal is typically associated with St. Patrick's Day?
Chicken and broccoli
Rice and beans
Steak and potatoes
Corned beef and cabbage
The first Irish-American president
Andrew Jackson
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
William McKinley
Which of these presidents does NOT have any Irish ancestry?
Barack Obama
Ronald Reagan
Joe Biden
James Madison
