Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

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Take the Quiz:  St. Patrick's Day Trivia ~ 30 Fascinating Facts About St. Paddy's Day 

 

Questions 

(Answers are below) 

  1. Question: What are some other names used to refer to St. Patrick’s Day? 
     

  1. Question: The first-ever St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1762 didn’t take place in Ireland as you might have thought. Where did it take place? 
     

  1. Question: Green hasn’t always been associated with Saint Patrick’s Day. That actually didn’t happen until when? 
     

  1. Question: Each year in Chicago since 1962, the Plumber's Union dyes what Kelly green? 
     

  1. Question: To celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days? 
     

  1. Question: What was St. Patrick’s Day originally mean to celebrate? 
     

  1. Question: What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture? 
     

  1. Question: Where was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland held in 1903? 
     

  1. Question: According to Irish legends, Saint Patrick’s changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest. What was his name at birth? 
     

  1. Question: Even though it’s a big drinking day now, St. Paddy’s Day used to be a dry holiday up until what decade? 
     

  1. Question: NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day parade has been happening since 1762 and is one of the world’s largest parades. About how many marchers does it typically have? 
     

  1. Question: What major Catholic holiday does St. Patrick’s Day occur during? 
     

  1. Question: There’s a tradition that Irish government leaders give United States president's shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day dating back to 1952, when John Hearne first sent some to which former U.S. president? 
     

  1. Question: Before becoming a priest, Saint Patrick was abducted and brought to Northern Ireland at what age? 
     

  1. Question: Where is the home of the biggest Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in South America? 
     

  1. Question: What year did St. Patrick’s Day go from being a strictly holy day for Catholics to an official Irish holiday? 
     

  1. Question: Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born? 
     

  1. Question: St. Patty’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what? 
     

  1. Question: Since 1992, what Japanese city has put on its own St. Patrick’s Day parade? 
     

  1. Question: While cabbage and corned beef are considered to be a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish, it’s actually not an authentic Irish meal. If the Irish themselves didn't create it, who did? 
     

  1. Question: What iconic structure turns green to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day in England? 
     

  1. Question: In the 17th century, green became associated with St. Patrick’s Day. What color was associated with the holiday originally? 
     

  1. Question: The most popular drink to have on St. Patrick’s Day is Guinness. Roughly how many pints are served on St. Paddy's Day? 
     

  1. Question: Up until the 1970s, what used to be closed in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day? 
     

  1. Question: Three-leafed shamrocks were believed to be used by Saint Patrick to explain what? 
     

  1. Question: In Mumbai, what iconic structure is turned green each year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? 
     

  1. Question: What Irish Franciscan invented St. Patrick’s Day? 
     

  1. Question: What do places like Argentina, England, Norway, Turkey, New Zealand, Canada, Moscow and India have in common? 
     

  1. Question: In 2020, the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled in NYC for the first time in how many years because of COVID? 
     

 

Answers 

  1. Answer: The Day of the Festival of Patrick and The Feast of Saint Patrick 

  1. Answer: The United States 

  1. Answer: 1798 

  1. Answer: The river 

  1. Answer: Four days 

  1. Answer: It was a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. 

  1. Answer: Leprechauns 

  1. Answer: Waterford, Ireland 

  1. Answer: Maewyn Succat 

  1. Answer: The 1970s 

  1. Answer: Around 250,000 marchers 

  1. Answer: Lent 

  1. Answer: President Harry Truman 

  1. Answer: 16 

  1. Answer: Buenos Aries 

  1. Answer: 1903 

  1. Answer: Scotland or Wales 

  1. Answer: Saint Patrick’s death, not his birthday, like some people assume. 

  1. Answer: Tokyo 

  1. Answer: Irish American immigrants 

  1. Answer: The London Eye 

  1. Answer: Blue 

  1. Answer: Approximately  13 million pints 

  1. Answer: Pubs 

  1. Answer: The Holy Trinity 

  1. Answer: The Gateway of India 

  1. Answer: Luke Wadding 

  1. Answer: They all celebrate St. Patrick's Day 

  1. Answer: Over 250 years 

 

From Parade, January 2023 

 

 

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