What’s Your Leprechaun Name?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What’s Your Leprechaun Name?
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About This Quiz

It's a bizarre thing in the history of leprechauns that few of them are ever given proper names. The leprechaun from the horror movie franchise is just called "the leprechaun." The one that sells you marshmallowy good Lucky Charms cereal shares the name "Lucky" with the leprechaun mascot of the Boston Celtics. Aside from Brian Conners from the movie "Darbie O'Gill and the Little People," few others ever pop up with any name though, and that seems really unfair. Everyone deserves a name whether they're a regular person or one of the little people from the world of faerie. If nothing else, it gives you a sense of individuality and ensures people can call you something when they want your attention besides "hey you with the pot of gold!"

If you feel like you may have some roots in Ireland or maybe just some origins in the world beyond this one where the wee folk goes about their business, then you ought to do something to fit in properly. You can't just rely on a little green suit and some shoes with big gold buckles on them. Want to discover your leprechaun name? Take the quiz and see!

Well, first things first. How much gold do you have?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Not half as much as I'd like.
As much as I have
Just enough for now

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If there was a mysterious gold shortage, what precious metal would you start to hoard instead?
Silver
Platinum
Whatever I could get my hands on
Palladium

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Do you stress about money a lot?
Not really
All the time
I have no time for stress.
A normal amount, I'd say.

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What other kinds of wee folk would you like to meet if you had the chance?
Munchkins
Dwarves
Fairies
Pixies

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The Lucky Charms leprechaun seems good, but the "Leprechaun" movies leprechaun is bad news. So which is it?
They're decent folk!
I think they're a little shady.
Just like people, they can be good or bad.
Guess you won't know until after you meet one.

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What do you figure an entire pot of gold is worth in today's market?
A few million dollars, right?
About $500,000, give or take.
Well, how big is the pot?
It's as much as you'll need it to be.

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Some stories say leprechauns are cobblers and can't resist shining a dirty shoe. Are you a shoe fan?
I do like a nice pair of shoes.
As much as I like anything.
Never really thought about it.
Meh

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If someone catches a leprechaun, then the leprechaun has to give up its gold. But where did the leprechaun get its gold?
They earn it.
They find lost gold buried underground.
I have no idea.
Maybe they steal it.

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Depending on the story you're reading, leprechauns do different things for you if you catch them. Which seems most likely?
They grant three wishes.
They'll kill you.
Seems like a risk you'll have to take to find out.
They give up their gold.

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Is there a deeper meaning behind the stories about leprechauns?
Money isn't everything.
You need to earn your money, not stumble into it.
Um. Maybe?
Money corrupts.

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What's the nicest looking shade of green?
Emerald
Jade
Seafoam
Forest

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So where are all the female leprechauns, anyway?
Back in Ireland
There aren't any.
They're smart enough to not get caught.
That's a good question.

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In the early tales of leprechauns, they didn't actually wear green. What color do you think they wore?
Blue
Red
Silver
Black

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If a leprechaun never gets caught, then no one takes his gold, right? So what's he need all that gold for?
To keep tempting humans
To buy whatever it wants
Huh. I never thought of that.
Just to have

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Did you know that leprechauns are a protected species by the European Union?
No
Yes
Wut?
But how?

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A rainbow is a pretty big landmark. What seems like a better place to hide some gold?
In a cave
Under a tree
In a wall safe
In the bank

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If you're looking to have your wish granted but don't want to find a leprechaun, which wish-granting thing would you look for?
A monkey's paw
A genie
A shooting star
A wishbone

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Irish folklore is home to a vast array of strange creatures. What else besides a leprechaun are you interested in?
Dullahan
Banshee
Selkie
The Salmon of Knowledge

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There are officially eight movies in the Leprechaun horror franchise. Which one has the best subtitle?
"Leprechaun 4: In Space"
"Leprechaun: Back 2 the Hood"
"Leprechaun in the Hood"
"Leprechaun Returns"

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If you can't handle horror films, there are other ones! Which of these is your favorite leprechaun movie?
"Darby O'Gill and the Little People"
"Finian's Rainbow"
"The Magical Legend of the Leprechaun"
"Red Clover"

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How are your skills with an Irish jig?
Fair to middling
Excellent!
It depends on how much I've had to drink.
Poor at best

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Ireland is famous for some of its drinks. Which of these makes you think of Ireland the most?
Jameson Whisky
Guinness Stout
Bailey's Irish Cream
Murphy Stout

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All this talk of things Irish might make you want to visit. Where do you think you'll go?
Cork
Dublin
Kilkenny
Belfast

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If you're staying in Ireland, then you'll need some authentic Irish cuisine. What'll you have?
The Full Irish
Colcannon
Irish Stew
A nice Sunday carvery

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What's the most delicious marshmallow shape in a bowl of Lucky Charms?
Purple Horseshoes
Green Clovers
Blue Moons
Rainbows

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If you can master an Irish accent, you can likely master 100 others. Which one would you try?
Australian
Scottish
Canadian
Cockney

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All things being equal how sneaky are you?
I'm sneaky enough
Extremely sneaky
Not very sneaky
I have no clue.

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Are you a fan of playing pranks on people?
On my friends, sure
I love a good prank.
Not usually
Just harmless pranks

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So when St. Patrick's Day rolls around each year, how do you celebrate?
I wear a lot of green.
I get pretty smashed.
I don't do anything, really.
I might hit up a parade.

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Sometimes the luck of the Irish isn't enough. What's the best lucky charm out there?
Rabbit's foot
Four-leaf clover
I have some lucky socks.
A horseshoe

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