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St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Questions & Answers

March 11, 2018 by Emma 16 Comments

St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Questions & Answers
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Similar to Christmas and Easter, St. Patrick’s Day is one of the religious events that is considered a public holiday in Ireland. St. Patrick is known as Patron Saint of Ireland. Many legends are associated with St. Patrick’s personality of which few of them are taking all the snakes away from Ireland, his usage of Shamrock in an illustrative teaching tool to illustrate the structure of The Holy Trinity, the growth of his walking stick into a living tree, his speech with ancient Irish ancestors and many more.

With St. Patrick coming up, why not giving a try to the idea of throwing St. Patrick’s themed party and have an activity of scoring the highest in St. Patrick’s Trivia Questions and Answers quiz not only for adults but for your younger lads also that will help them to educate themselves about the significance of St. Patrick’s Day. Brace yourself, take a deep breath and dive into interesting St. Patrick very little has known facts and challenging yet hand full of knowledge trivia questions and answers quiz.

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Table of Contents

  • 1 St. Patrick’s Day History
  • 2 Interesting St. Patrick’s Trivia Facts
  • 3 St. Patrick’s Trivia Questions & Answers for Kids
  • 4 St. Patrick’s Questions & Answers for Adults
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St. Patrick’s Day History

Do you really believe that St. Patrick’s day is only about wearing Green clothing, Shamrocks and leprechauns? There is actually much more than that! To get to know the depth of the St. Patrick’s day celebrations, have a look at some brief history about St. Patrick.

  • Who was St. Patrick? A person who was born in Great Britain to really well-off parents near the end of around the 4th century. At the young age of 16 years, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and was taken away from England to Ireland. For over a long period of 10 years, he used to tend herds of sheep in Ireland but one day he took a chance and ran away from the hold of the ones who kidnapped him. He succeeded in coming back to England and took a safe refuge in Monastery. He became a priest and decided to take his all teachings back to Ireland. He set up a Christian church in Ireland. He started studying Monasteries in Gaul and became a priest, he changed his name to Patricius meaning “Father Figure”. Later on, he became Bishop and continued serving Christianity. St. Patrick’s Day is supposed death date i.e. 17th March. He is buried in Downpatrick in present-day Northern Ireland.
  • Is Green the Real color for St. Patrick’s Day? According to a number of historians, the official color of St. Patrick’s day is not green. Surprised? The official color for St. Patrick’s day is the lighter shade of Blue.
  • Why people of Ireland prefer to wear Green color on St. Patrick’s day? People of Ireland love wearing Green because it makes them more visible in the crowd during celebration. Furthermore, Green is the official color of Ireland too.
  • Why do people pinch on St. Patrick’s day? People pinch anyone on St. Patrick’s day who does not wear Green. Isn’t it a fun thing to do?

Interesting St. Patrick’s Trivia Facts

Will you be shocked if we tell you that St. Patrick was not Irish? To get to know some mind-boggling St. Patrick’s day trivia facts, keep scrolling the blog post below.

  • Patrick was not originally Irish. He was from Wales.
  • Shamrock was initially used as a teaching tool to explain The Holy Trinity.
  • For numerous past years, people used to wear Blue on St. Patrick ’s Day and Green was thought of great unlucky.
  • In 2010, the Sydney Opera House went green to mark the 200th anniversary of St. Patrick’s Day.
  • In Chicago, people dyed the river “Kelly” green. The dye lasts for about five hours.
  • Guinness sales skyrocket on St. Patrick’s Day.
  • Saint Patrick expelled the snakes from Ireland.
  • The “Royal Dublin Dog Show” was the place to be held on St. Patrick’s Day.
  • Patrick was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken away to Ireland as a slave.
  • Patrick tended herds of sheep for over 10 years in Ireland.
  • Over 100 US cities hold a parade every year on St. Patrick’s Day.
  • 15 million greeting cards are exchanged on St. Patrick’s Day alone and 10 percent of all St Patrick’s Day cards are sold in New York only.
  • Patrick is known as a hero in Ireland and there are about 60 churches and cathedrals named for him in Ireland.
  • Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in the United States.
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St. Patrick’s Trivia Questions & Answers for Kids

So there is much more than cities holding parades and rivers getting green on St. Patrick’s day! Here is how you can enjoy interactive trivia questions and answers quiz session with your kids about St. Patrick’s day.

Q. Name a trifoliate plant which is also a national symbol of Ireland.

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Shamrock 

Q. What was the original national color of Ireland during St. Patrick’s Day?

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 Blue 

Q. In which place was the first St. Patrick’s day celebrated?

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New York 

Q. When was the first St. Patrick’s day celebrated?

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In 1762 

Q. What is the birth name of St. Patrick?

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Maewyn Succat 

Q. What is the national symbol of Ireland?

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The Celtic Harp 

Q. Is the potato native to Ireland?

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No 

Q. Where was St Patrick originally from?

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Wales 

Q. Name all the colors on Irish flags.

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Green, White and Orange 

Q. What did St. Patrick do?

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Missionary 

Q. What was St. Patrick mostly known for?

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  Driving the Snakes Out of Ireland 

Q. What is actually March, 17th?

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The Day St. Patrick died. 

Q. What is a shillelagh?

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 Short, stout, oak club 

Q. Name the longest river in Ireland.

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Shannon River 

St. Patrick’s Questions & Answers for Adults

Do you know each and every thing about St. Patrick’s day traditions, special food, secret meal recipes for St. Patrick’s day, leprechaun clothing style and other St. Patrick’s day funfilled activities? Then hold tight to embrace St. Patrick’s day trivia fun.

Q. What does Leprechaun wears?

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Green 

Q. Why Leprechaun wears Green?

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For Camouflage 

Q. What does Slainté means?

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Health 

Q. What does the phrase “Erin go Bragh” mean?

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Ireland Forever 

Q. Which thing is associated with St. Patrick?

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A bell 

Q. Name the personality who is buried beside St. Patrick?

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St. Brigid 

Q. What is the most served feast on St. Patrick’s Day?

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Corned beef and cabbage 

Q. What will probably happen to you if you don’t wear Green on St. Patrick’s Day?

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Get Pinched 

Q. In what location it is said that leprechauns bury their pot of gold?

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The end of a rainbow 

Q. What was the name of Leprechaun’s wooden stick?

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Shillelagh 

Q. What does the color green stand for?

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Hope 

Q. What is Ireland’s nickname?

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The Emerald Isle 

Q. Who was Leprechaun?

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A Shoemaker 

Q. What Irish liqueur is the most Famous all over the globe?

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Bailey’s Irish Cream 

Q. What does Shamrock represent?

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The Holy Trinity: Father, Son, Holy Ghost 

Q. Which NHL team known as the St. Patrick’s from 1919-1927?

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Toronto Maple Leafs 

Q. The only Caribbean island, where St. Patrick’s Day is a government holiday?

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Montserrat 

Q. Where St. Patrick studied religion?

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Gaul 

Q. Which city hosted the first recorded St. Patrick’s Day Parade?

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Boston 

Q. What does Patricius means?

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”Father figure.” 

Q. When St Patrick’s Day was actually started in American cities?

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In 18th century 

Q. Are there more Irish people in USA than in Ireland?

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Yes 

Q. How many more people are there in Ireland than in The USA?

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In USA (34 million) than in Ireland (4.2 million). 

Q. Does beer consumption doubles in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day?

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Yes 

Q. Does the first St. Patrick’s parade was held in Ireland?

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No 

Q. Which city died their river in Green color on St. Patrick’s Day?

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Chicago 

Q. How many people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in every year?

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110 million people 

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Comments

  1. Shannon says

    March 4, 2020 at 10:05 pm

    This trivia is awesome! Learned a few things I didn’t know 😂

    Reply
  2. Colleen Lanin says

    March 9, 2020 at 5:16 pm

    These are great! I didn’t know so much of this. I’ve never really thought that deeply about the history of St. Patrick’s Day.

    Reply
  3. Jessica Collazo says

    March 9, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    This is a great trivia game to have a Saint Patrick’s Day love it

    Reply
  4. Christine Weis says

    March 9, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    Oh, I LOVE this! I’m definitely going to use this in my classroom. SO FUN! Thank you!

    Reply
  5. TheSuperMomLife says

    March 10, 2020 at 1:14 am

    This was so fun! I love trivia and have to admit, I know very little about St. Patrick’s Day.

    Reply
  6. The In-between Moms says

    March 10, 2020 at 2:51 am

    Wow, there’s so many things I didn’t know regarding St. Patrick’s Day! I never knew they used to wear blue instead of green! I’ll have to share these interesting facts with my kids!

    Reply
  7. littlemisadvencha says

    March 10, 2020 at 3:03 am

    this post has lots of information about St. Patrick… very informative since i know very little about this day. <3 thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  8. The JOYOUS Living | Influencer (@thejoyousliving) says

    March 10, 2020 at 4:30 am

    great trivia and worksheet for kids to answer. you put a lot of time and effort into this. well done. i had totally forgotten St. Patrick was kidnapped and sold as a slave as a young man. Thanks for the reminders.

    Reply
  9. Simply healthy vegan says

    March 10, 2020 at 6:59 am

    I Dont even know half of these questions!! i have learnt so much today

    Reply
  10. Ntensibe Edgar Michael says

    March 10, 2020 at 9:58 am

    Hihi…I had a very strong belief that “Guinness sales skyrocket on St. Patrick’s Day” would happen!

    Reply
  11. yana says

    March 10, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    very interesting, every nation has their holidays, and sometimes we love foreign holidays more than ours

    Reply
  12. Matt Taylor says

    March 10, 2020 at 3:51 pm

    This is so awesome! I love these when you do them. So much information on St. Patrick’s day! I remember as a kid growing up my mom would always make corn beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s day. haha

    Reply
  13. RHT_Stephen says

    March 11, 2020 at 12:19 am

    Saving this to do with my colleagues tomorrow

    Reply
  14. Emman Damian says

    March 11, 2020 at 10:03 am

    I love your St. Patrick’s Day trivia! So fun! I hope to read more of this!

    Reply
  15. Angela Ricardo Bethea says

    March 11, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    This was quite an interesting post and definitely learned some new facts about St. Patrick’s Day as well.

    Reply
  16. Lily says

    March 12, 2020 at 6:49 am

    This looks like a fun gave to play during the holiday! Fun trivia question some I really didnt know!

    Reply

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