St. Patrick's Day Trivia 3
By: Tippy & Alfred
(Answers at the bottom of the page)
31. A popular Disney movie about leprechauns is?
32. What weed, often called "The Irish Daisy," do children
rub under their chins to get a yellow color?
(a) Buttercup
(b) Dandelion***
(c) All Yellow Daisies
(d) Mustard
(****see note below***)
33. Which style of ring is often considered the "Wedding Ring?"
(a) Claddagh
(b) Lover's Knot
(c) Any ring with an emerald stone
(d) A ring that's a carved circle of Green Jade
34. What book idea did Irishman Hugh Beaver originate?
(a) Encyclopedia Britannica
(b) World Guinness Book of Records
(c) Webster Dictionary
(d) Putting Bibles in all hotel rooms
35. The Irish Wolfhound got a seedy reputation in what
Sherlock Holmes story?
36.Muckanaghederdauhaulia, Co. Galway is what?
(a) The longest river name in Ireland
(b) The longest town name in Ireland
(c) The longest county name in Ireland
(d) The longest castle name in Ireland
37. "Erin go Bragh" means this in Irish:
(a) Irish Bragging Rights
(b) Ireland Forever
(c) Ireland the Brave
(d) British Go! (from Ireland)
38. The City of Cork, Ireland is named that because:
(a) It makes the corks for beer bottles
(b) After the King's name...Cork
(c) The cork is another name for marshes
(d) None of the above. It's just its name.
39."Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" is an American-written Irish tune
that Bing Crosby made popular in what movie?
(a) Father Flannigan
(b) Going My Way
(c) Bells of St. Mary
(d) Irish Lullaby
40. Which two rivers in the United States are dyed green every
year on St. Patrick's Day (March 17)?
(a) Chicago and San Antonio
(b) American and Colorado
(c) Green and Tennessee
(d) Snake and the Ohio
41. The Celtic cross has a circle in the center.
What does it represent?
(a) Sun
(b) Moon
(c) Eternity
(d) Unity
42. This bird is called "The King of Birds" in Ireland:
(a) The Seagull
(b) The Wren
(c) The Woodpecker
43. In 1997, this became legal in Ireland:
(a) Marrying at age 13.
(b) Divorcing
(c) Drinking at age 16
(d) Prostitution
44. Waterford, Ireland is popular for what product?
(a) Ships
(b) Fishing
(c) Crystal
(d) Life preservers
45. Connemara marble is distinguished because it's...
(a) Green
(b) Ireland's national gem
(c) Both of the above
Answers
31. Darby O'Gill and the Little People
32. B: Dandelion == See Note at bottom.
33. A: The Claddagh Ring - the same design in one town
for over 400 years.
34. B: The Gui nness World Book of Records. Hugh Beaver
was Manager of Arthur Guinness, Son and Co., Ltd., the brewery.
35. The Hound of the Baskervilles
36. B: The Longest town name in Ireland.
37. B: Ireland Forever
38. C: - Cork means marshes...all around the City of Cork AKA City of Marshes?
39. B: Going My Way" -- he was a priest
40. A: Chicago River and San Antonio River
41. A: Sun
42. B: Wren
43. B: Getting a Divorce
44. C: Crystal
45. C: Both
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