St. Patrick's Day Trivia Quiz






 

 




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Quiz entries will be accepted from March 1st until 10:00 PM Friday night, March 30th.


1. Which of these is not a nickname for Ireland?
    The Emerald Isle
    The Bower
    The Old Sod
    Old Blighty


2. W. B. Yeats is an Irish poet who loved to write about:
    Leprechauns
    Faeries & Ghosts
    Trolls
    Mermaids


3. Ireland was the first country in Europe to grow potatoes on a large scale. True or False?
    True
    False


4. Kissing the Blarney Stone is supposed to give you what?
    Moist lips from the dew on the rock
    Good luck in love
    Remove shyness
    Heals you of warts


5. Michael Flatley popularized what type of Irish dance step?
    Clogging
    The Maypole Dance
    Step Dancing
    The Jig


6. The color of green for Ireland stands for:
    Nature
    Hope
    Life
    Jealousy


7. In St. Patrick's time, poets were as high ranking as kings. True or False?
    True
    False


8. In what location is it rumored that leprechans bury their pot of gold?
    Under a rock cairn
    Inside a stone circle
    In a faerie ring
    At the end of a rainbow


9. St. Patrick is claimed to have removed what from Ireland?
    Frogs
    Snakes
    Loch Ness Monster
    Lizards


10. Why does a leprechaun wear green?
    A form of camouflage
    He loves the color
    Because he felt it was lucky
    It's the only die available at the time for cloth


11. The oldest known Irish stone carvings show people playing this instrument:
    Fiddles
    Harps
    Flutes
    Bagpipes


12. "Erin go Bragh" means this in Irish:
    Ireland Forever
    Irish Bragging Rights
    Ireland the Brave
    British Go! (from Ireland)


13. St. Patrick wasn't born with the name. What was his real birth name?
    Miles Shallob
    Michael O' Shaunessey
    Marcus Stough
    Maewyn Succat


14. If you don't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, what happens to you?
    You are cursed with jealousy all year
    You lose money
    You get pinched
    You shall have a nightmare


15. The longest river in Ireland is:
    Farset River
    Liffey River
    Shannon River
    Quoile River


16. St. Patrick loved to listen to Irish tales. So much so he declared they all must be told in poetic verse from then on. True or False?
    True
    False


17. The shamrock is an Irish plant that represents what?
    Good luck
    The ability to see leprechauns and faeries
    You'll receive 3 wishes
    The Trinity in the Catholic religion.


18. What weed is often called "The Irish Daisy" and children rub under their chins to get a yellow color?
    Buttercup
    Dandylion
    All Yellow Daisies
    Mustard


19. The first St. Patrick's Day Parade was held during the American Revolution in this city:
    New York
    Philidelphia
    Boston
    Washington, D.C.


20. Which two rivers in the United States are died green every year on St. Patrick's Day (March 17th)?
    Chicago and San Antonio
    American and Colorado
    Green and Tennessee
    Snake and the Ohio


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