What was St. Patrick's given name?
Maewyn Succat
Felix Abbott
Archie Barllow
There are more people with Irish ancestry in:
Ireland (54 million)
France (11 million)
USA ( 34 million)
Where was St. Patrick born?
USA
Ireland
England
What are the colors on the Irish flag?
Green, white, orange
Green, red, white
Orange, black, green
In the past, what color represented St. Patrick?
orange
blue
green
Why is the shamrock associated with St. Patrick?
It represents the three wise men
People say he used it to explain the holy trinity
He had three sons
What does the phrase "drowning the shamrock" mean?
to float the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking
to garnish soup with a shamrock before dinner
freezing a shamrock on ice to serve with drinks
How did St. Patrick get to Ireland?
He went on vacation and decided to stay
He went as a missionary to the Druids
He was captured by pirates and sold into slavery
What is the national symbol of Ireland?
harp
bible
shamrock
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on the day Patrick...
died
was born
got married
What animal did St. Patrick expel from Ireland?
bears
snakes
rats
What are the odds of finding a four leaf clover?
1 in 10,000
1 in 100,000
1 in 1,000
St. Patrick's name is Latin, Patricus, means...
father figure
honest
beautiful
When did St. Patrick's Day become a national holiday?
1955
1970
1942
Where in the United States is St. Patrick's Day celebrated by coloring the river green?
New Orleans
Chicago
Boston
Why did people start to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
to convert people into the Catholic religion
to discuss St. Patrick history in other countries
immigrants were being persecuted
When he first got to Ireland, St. Patrick spent 6 years as...
a shepherd
a preacher
a sailor