1. March 17.
   April 17.
2. May 17.
   June 17.

St. Patrick's Day is based on the Feast of St. Patrick. It has always been celebrated March 17.

1. Irish.
   British.
2. French.
   German.

St. Patrick was born in 390 A. D. in Great Britain. His family was aristocratic and Christian.

1. Irish soda bread.
   Corned beef.
2. Colcannon.
   Couscous.

Couscous is not traditionally served on St. Patrick's Day. It originated in Northern Africa and is usually served topped with stew.

1. Green.
   Blue.
2. Red.
   Rainbow colors.

Green is the traditional color of St. Patrick's Day. The Irish flag is green, white, and orange because green represents Catholics and Irish republicanism. The orange is for Protestants (for William of Orange and Britain), and white represents peace between the two.

1. He was kidnapped.
   He was visiting relatives.
2. He went as a missionary.
   He was shipwrecked there.

St. Patrick was 16 when he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland for the first time. After drawing closer to Christianity, he heard voices that told him to escape.

1. The Chicago Tribune building.
   Its river.
2. Everyone's hair.
   Main Street.

A portion of the Chicago River has been dyed green every year since 1962. Mayor Richard J. Daley began the tradition when he noted the dye used to detect plumbing leaks was an ideal shade of green.

1. "Molly Malone."
   "The Wearing o' the Green."
2. "God Save Ireland."
   "Finnegan's Wake."

The Wearing o' the Green tells about the suppression of Irish nationalism in the 1790s. The best-known version of the song was written by Dion Boucicault in 1864.

1. Coca-cola.
   Wine.
2. Coffee.
   Beer

Green beer was first served in New York in 1914 at a St. Patrick's Day dinner. A physician added laundry bluing to the beer to color it, but today, food coloring is the safest alternative.

1. The Montreal Canadiens.
   The Toronto Maple Leafs.
2. The Calgary Flames.
   The Vancouver Canucks.

The Toronto Arenas became the Toronto St. Patricks December 7th, 1919, to appeal to the Irish population. In 1927, the team was again resold and became the Toronto Maple Leafs.

1. Green.
   Red.
2. Yellow.
   Blue.

In 1782, when the Order of St. Patrick was founded by George III, blue became the color of the order. Although still in existence, the last surviving Knight who was a member of the order died in 1974.

1. Poison ivy.
   The katniss plant.
2. The shamrock.
   The trillium.

The shamrock is in the clover family and has three leaves that St. Patrick reportedly used to describe the Holy Trinity. The plant is frequently depicted in most images of the saint.

1. 1631.
   1270.
2. 1492.
   1925.

The Catholic Church first established the Feast of St. Patrick on March 17, 1631. He had been revered as the patron saint of Ireland since around the 7th century.

1. Handing out free green beer.
   Having a parade.
2. Making city officials wear green wigs to work.
   Throwing a Blarney rock concert.

Many cities throw a parade in honor of St. Patrick's Day. In addition to green outfits, one frequent attraction in these parades is the bagpipe band. Uillean (or elbow) bagpipes are native to Ireland.

1. Being given a green nose to wear.
   Getting pinched.
2. Paying out a nickel.
   Standing in the corner with a beer bottle on your head.

Getting pinched for not wearing green has long been a custom, but its origins are uncertain. Some say you pinch them to steal their luck while others say you pinch them because leprechauns can see them when they don't wear green and will pinch them, too (alternately leprechauns will pinch them because green is their favorite color).

1. The All-Ireland Beef Bullock Championship.
   The All-Ireland Male and Female Bantam Chicken Championship.
2. The Irish Kennel Club.
   The Northern Ireland Continental Sheep Final.

In 1922, the Irish Kennel Club was founded by dog owners who felt different breeds should be included than those offered by the English Kennel Club. It is a tradition to hold the show on St. Patrick's Day.

1. Snakes
   Bears.
2. Lions.
   Lemmings.

Saint Patrick was rumored to drive all the snakes out of Ireland. Because no snakes live in Ireland today, it lends credence to the tale. Researchers believe there never were snakes in Ireland because of its cold climate and the colder waters surrounding it, but Great Britain does have native snakes and is similarly situated.

1. Hotels.
   The post office.
2. Taverns.
   Banks.

Taverns were closed to prevent revelry in Ireland during the first half of the 20th century. Banks and the post office have always remained closed since it became a national holiday.

1. At the end of the rainbow.
   In deep caves.
2. Under large rocks.
   Behind waterfalls.

Light refracted through raindrops forms the rainbow we see. The original saying was that you were as likely to find a pot of gold as you were the end of a rainbow.

1. New York City.
   Dublin, Ireland.
2. Dublin, OH.
   Chicago, IL.

The first St. Patrick's Day Parade was held in New York City on March 17, 1762. New York has consistently had a large Irish population.

1. The bodhran.
   The Didgeridoo.
2. The fiddle.
   The tin whistle.

The Didgeridoo is a traditional instrument of the Australian Aborigine. All the other instruments could be used by any traditional Celtic band, such as the Chieftains or the Clancy Brothers, on St. Patrick's Day.

1. Downpatrick.
   Ardpatrick.
2. Old Kilpatrick.
   Limerick.

No one has determined whether the tomb of St. Patrick in Downpatrick contains St. Patrick's body, but it is the traditional burial place and a gravestone bearing his name is located there.

1. Scotland.
   The United States.
2. Nigeria.
   Sweden.

Ireland sent missionaries to Nigeria in the early 1800s and has maintained close ties with the country ever since. The Irish embassy in Nigeria was the first embassy the Irish government opened anywhere on the African continent.

1. Burger King.
   Steak and Shake.
2. Dairy Queen.
   McDonalds.

McDonald's Shamrock Shake was first launched in 1970 and is available throughout March. In 1974, the shakes were responsible for the founding of the Ronald McDonald House charities when a football player had a daughter with leukemia and the Eagles' general manager contacted McDonald's. McDonald's used the proceeds from a week's worth of shake sales to create a comfortable place for families to stay when their children were in the hospital.

1. Pork knuckle (Ham hock).
   Irish bacon (back bacon).
2. Mutton chops (lamb).
   Black pudding (sausage).

Irish bacon is taken from the back of the pig instead of the belly (the place American bacon comes from). Similar to Canadian bacon, it has a layer of fat around it.

1. Eggs and potatoes.
   Crosses and shamrocks.
2. The shape of Ireland and its flag.
   Celtic knots and harps.

St. Patrick's Day badges were worn until the late 1800s, and many children make them today as a St. Patrick's Day craft.

1. It was the day he was born.
   It was the day he died.
2. It was the day he first set foot in Ireland.
   It was the day he was ordained.

March 17 is the day that St. Patrick reportedly died. After dying, his body was transported to the place of his final burial.

1. Saul Church.
   Cathedral of Christ the King (Mullingar).
2. St. Patrick's Cathedral (Dublin).
   Cavan Cathedral.

St. Patrick was housed in a barn by the local chieftain, Dichu. That became the place where he was able to establish his first church. "Saul" is the anglicized form of Sabhall, which is the Irish word for "barn."

1. Heineken.
   Guinness.
2. Corona.
   Budweiser.

On an average day, people consume 5.5 million pints of Guinness worldwide. On St. Patrick's Day, that amount reaches around 13 million pints.

1. Oengus of Tallaght.
   Maewyn Succat.
2. Patrice MacMahon.
   Cormac mac Airt.

Many sources place Maewyn Succat's birth around 387 A.D. He took the name Patricius (Patrick) at his ordination.

1. Shamrocks
   Sprigs of mint.
2. Pistachios.
   A cabbage leaf.

Prior to dying food green, celebrants would add shamrocks to their drinks to show their love of all things green. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other holiday dedicated to one nation.

1. 1 year.
   2 years.
2. 5 years.
   6 years.

He became more interested in Christianity after he was forced to tend sheep in Ireland for six years during his enslavement. He escaped, returned home, and was ordained in Britain

1. The Diary of Patricius.
   Apology to the Irish People.
2. The Confession of St. Patrick.
   The Confession of St. Patrick.

The Catholic Church preserved two works written by St. Patrick that were translated into English: The Confession of St. Patrick (Confessio) and The Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus (Epistola). There are other writings of St. Patrick that were written in Irish and later translated into Latin. There are also many writings attributed to St. Patrick but were written after he died.

1. 2.
   3.
2. 4.
   5.

The four-leaf clover is considered lucky, but it is the three-leaf shamrock and not the four-leaf variant that truly represents St. Patrick and his holiday. Still, the four-leaf variant can be seen as part of St. Patrick's Day décor even though it is a global good luck symbol that doesn't have much to do with the saint.

1. Blue.
   Red.
2. Purple.
   They always wore green.

Early leprechauns appeared in literature clothed in red. They were cranky, fairy cobblers, who sometimes granted three wishes to those who managed to catch them, but more frequently tricked those who encountered them.

1. He broke it in two, but it was mended the next day.
   It turned into a snake and chased the other snakes out of Ireland.
2. It sprouted roots and grew into a tree.
   He would break a bit off to start a fire each night, but it never got shorter.

St. Patrick's walking stick supposedly took root and became an ash tree because it took so long for him to evangelize Aspatria. Traditional Irish walking sticks are called Shillelagh and have a weighted knob on the top so they can double as a weapon.