St. Patrick's Day Trivia answers:
1. What are some other names used to refer to St. Patrick’s Day?
Answer: The Day of the Festival of Patrick and The Feast of Saint Patrick
2. 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?
Answer: The United States
3. Green hasn’t always been associated with Saint Patrick’s Day. That actually didn’t happen until when?
Answer: 1798
4. Each year in Chicago since 1962, the Plumber Union dyes what Kelly green?
Answer: The river
5. To celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days?
Answer: Four days
6. What was St. Patrick’s Day originally meant to celebrate?
Answer: It was a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century.
7. What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
Answer: Leprechauns
8. Where was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland held in 1903?
Answer: Waterford, Ireland
9. According to Irish legends, Saint Patrick changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest. What was his name at birth?
Answer: Maewyn Succat
10. Even though it’s a big drinking day now, St. Paddy’s Day used to be a dry holiday up until what decade?
Answer: The 1970s
11. 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?
Answer: Around 250,000 marchers
12. What major Catholic holiday does St. Patrick’s Day occur during?
Answer: Lent
13. There’s a tradition that Irish government leaders give United States president shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day dating back to 1952, when John Hearne first sent some to which former U.S. president?
Answer: President Harry Truman
14. Before becoming a priest, Saint Patrick was abducted and brought to Northern Ireland at what age?
Answer: 16
15. Where is the home of the biggest Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in South America?
Answer: Buenos Aries
16. What year did St. Patrick’s Day go from being a strictly holy day for Catholics to an official Irish holiday?
Answer: 1903
17. Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born?
Answer: Scotland or Wales
18. St. Paddy’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what?
Answer: Saint Patrick’s death, not his birthday, like some people assume.
19. Since 1992, what Japanese city has put on its own St. Patrick’s Day parade?
Answer: Tokyo
20. 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?
Answer: Irish American immigrants
Answer: The Day of the Festival of Patrick and The Feast of Saint Patrick
2. 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?
Answer: The United States
3. Green hasn’t always been associated with Saint Patrick’s Day. That actually didn’t happen until when?
Answer: 1798
4. Each year in Chicago since 1962, the Plumber Union dyes what Kelly green?
Answer: The river
5. To celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in Ireland, Dublin hosts a huge festival that lasts how many days?
Answer: Four days
6. What was St. Patrick’s Day originally meant to celebrate?
Answer: It was a day honoring Saint Patrick for introducing Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century.
7. What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
Answer: Leprechauns
8. Where was the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland held in 1903?
Answer: Waterford, Ireland
9. According to Irish legends, Saint Patrick changed his name to Patricius after becoming a priest. What was his name at birth?
Answer: Maewyn Succat
10. Even though it’s a big drinking day now, St. Paddy’s Day used to be a dry holiday up until what decade?
Answer: The 1970s
11. 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?
Answer: Around 250,000 marchers
12. What major Catholic holiday does St. Patrick’s Day occur during?
Answer: Lent
13. There’s a tradition that Irish government leaders give United States president shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day dating back to 1952, when John Hearne first sent some to which former U.S. president?
Answer: President Harry Truman
14. Before becoming a priest, Saint Patrick was abducted and brought to Northern Ireland at what age?
Answer: 16
15. Where is the home of the biggest Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in South America?
Answer: Buenos Aries
16. What year did St. Patrick’s Day go from being a strictly holy day for Catholics to an official Irish holiday?
Answer: 1903
17. Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born?
Answer: Scotland or Wales
18. St. Paddy’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, which is the anniversary of what?
Answer: Saint Patrick’s death, not his birthday, like some people assume.
19. Since 1992, what Japanese city has put on its own St. Patrick’s Day parade?
Answer: Tokyo
20. 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?
Answer: Irish American immigrants