St. Patrick's Day Trivia 5
By: Tippy & Alfred
(Answers at the bottom of the page)
61.What does "Cead mile failte romhat!" mean?
(a) A hundred thousand welcomes.
(b) May the fairies bless your travels
(c) Cheers for all new friends
(d) Cold hands, warm hearts.
62. Which of the following rock singers/bands is Irish?
(a) U2
(b) MaMa's Boys
(c) Horslips
(d) All of them
63. Pinching someone who doesn't wear green on St. Patrick's Day
was started by who?
(a) Leprechauns
(b) Fairies
(c) Kids
(d) Fashion Designers
64. Doing which of the following is said to bring you good
luck on St. Patrick's Day:
(a) Drinking Green Beer
(b) Eating Lucky Charms Cereal for breakfast
(c) Taking a bath in Irish Spring Soap
(d) None of the above
65. Which of the following is NOT an Irish actor:
(a) Peter O'Toole
(b) Pierce Brosnan
(c) Jane Seymour
(d) Roma Downey
66. The potato is native to Ireland.
True or False?
67. The Book of Kells is a 1,000 old illustration of the Bible.
Who created it?
(a) St. Patrick
(b) Monks
(c) Druids
(d) Roman conquerors
68. How did St. Patrick supposedly drive the snakes out of Ireland?
(a) With fire and smoke
(b) With water (flooding)
(c) Pounding drums
(d) All of the above
69."Ceide Fields" is what?
(a) The oldest graveyard in Ireland
(b) Ireland's agricultural area
(c) Stone Age Monument
(d) W.C. Field's Great Grandfather's estate
70. What percentage of US Presidents have Irish ancestors
(as of 2006):
(a) 27%
(b) 33%
(c) 40%
(d) 54%
71.Eamon De Valera is who?
(a) First President of the Irish Republic
(b) Famous Irish Opera Tenor
(c) Famous Irish Chef
(d) St. Patrick's father's name
72. The longest river in Ireland is:
(a) Farset River
(b) Shannon River
(c) Liffey River
(d) Quoile River
73. In traditional Irish Stew there's lots of potatoes and
the meat used is?
(a) Lamb
(b) Beef
(c) Ham
74. In 1882, John L. Sullivan (son of Irish immigrants)
became famous for what?
(a) US Heavyweight boxing champion
(b) NY Irish Union Dock Leader
(c) NY First Police Irish Police Commissioner
(d) Walking naked in the St. Patrick's Day parade
75. Born in 1867 in Rockcorry County, Monaghan, Irishman
John Robert Gregg is famous for inventing what?
(a) Shorthand
(b) Maritime Flag Signals
(c) Spherical Geometry
(d) New disease-resistance potato
Answers
61. A: A hundred, thousand welcomes!
62. D: All of them are.
63. C: Kids
64. D: None of these things. But you can do them all anyway for fun.
65. C: Jane Seymour -- Born in England
66. False
67. B: Irish Monks
68. C: Pounding Drums
69. C: Stone Age Monument - Most extensive. Located in North Mayo
70. C: 40%
71. A: First President of the Irish Republic
72. B: Shannon River
73. A: Lamb
74. A: Heavy Boxing Champion
75. A: Shorthand system used by secretaries for many years.
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