St.

Patricks Day Trivia Quiz

According to folklore, if you catch a leprechaun, True or False: The first official St. Patricks Day
1 hell promise you a pot of gold if you let him go.
What must you do to get it?
9 parade in New York City was in 1762.
a) True b) False

a) Give him a four-leaf clover

b) Never take your eyes off him A shamrock usually has how many leaves?
c) Throw a penny in a wishing pond
d) Offer to wash his feet
10 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

True or False: St. Patrick, the patron saint of How did St. Patrick, according to legend, make all
2 Ireland, was born in Ireland. 11 the snakes leave Ireland?

a) True b) False a) Killing them

b) Playing the flute
c) Pounding on drums
In which city was St. Patricks Day first celebrated d) Singing Who Let The Dogs Out
3 in the United States?

a) New York City According to Irish legend, what must you do to the
b)
c)
Philadelphia
Boston
12 Blarney Stone to get the gift of gab?

d) Chicago a) Break off a piece

b) Rub it
c) Hit it five times
According to tradition, each leaf of a four-leaf clover d) Kiss it
4 represents something: faith, hope, luck and ...

a) Happiness In old Irish superstition, if a black cat crosses your

b) Love
c) Stardom
13 path on a full moon, what does it mean?

a) You are surrounded by evil spirits

b) There will be an epidemic
When St. Patrick first arrived in Ireland he was a: c) Youll have good luck
5 a) Priest
d) Youll stub your toe on the way home

b) Cobbler
c) Slave What is the traditional profession for a leprechaun?
d) Leprechaun 14 a) Blacksmith
d) Haberdasher
What year did the United States first celebrate c) Cobbler
6 St. Patricks Day? d) Computer programmer

a) 1737 b) 1855 c) 1942 d) 1988

What did St. Patrick use to illustrate the concept of

Which of the following is considered the most

15 the Holy Trinity?

7 traditional St. Patricks Day meal? a) A shamrock

b) A seamroy
a) Irish stew c) A trefoil
b) Corned Beef and Cabbage d) All of the above
c) Shepherds Pie
d) Spaghetti and meatballs
According to Irish superstition, on which day of

Some say St. Patricks Day is the luckiest day

16 the week is it considered unlucky to marry?

8 of the year to do what? a) Monday

b) Wednesday
a) Leave on a journey c) Friday
b) Be born d) Saturday
c) Get married
d) Join a rock band

answers
16) d 15) d 14) c 13) b 12) d 11) c 10) b 9) a 8) c 7) b 6) a 5) c 4) b 3) c 2) b 1) b

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