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Editor's Note:I picked up this little Trivia quiz from a Reader's Digest site which featured the quiz. Theirs was a little more advanced than mine, but it's fun all the same. Truth time: I got 90% going in cold. What can you get without looking on the Internet or skipping ahead to the answers?
Irish Trivia Test
1. The official emblem of Ireland is:
The Shamrock
The Harp
The Blarney Stone
2. St. Patrick was:
A Christian missionary
A botanist
A French monk
3. St. Patrick is also said to have:
Discovered the medicinal properties of the clover leaf
Driven the snakes out of Ireland
Been a talented harpist
4. "Aer Lingus" is
An ancient Irish epic poem
A slow and mournful Irish song
The Irish national airline
5. Legend has it that St. Patrick used the shamrock to represent:
The coming of spring and reincarnation
Good luck
The Trinity
6. Leprechauns are said to be:
Friendly little fairies who like to be chased and to give away gold
Ill-tempered and unfriendly spirits capable of great mischief
Elves who like to eat sugary cereals
7. The Blarney Stone is famous because:
Kissing it is said to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence
Kissing it is said to bring good luck
King Arthur is said to have pulled a sword from it
8. The colour green is associated with St. Patrick's Day because:
It is the colour of spring and the shamrock
St. Patrick is said to have worn a green felt hat
It represents the grain used to make Irish beer
9. What is the meaning of "Erin Go Braugh"?
"Happy St. Patrick's Day"
"May the luck of the Irish be with you"
"Ireland Forever"
10. St. Patrick was born in Ireland.
True
False
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1. The official emblem of Ireland is: The Harp
2. St. Patrick was: A Christian missionary. St. Patrick was a Christian missionary credited with converting the Irish to Christianity.
3. St. Patrick is also said to have: Driven the snakes out of Ireland. The legend represents driving Paganism out of Ireland.
4. "Aer Lingus" is: The Irish national airline
5. Legend has it that St. Patrick used the shamrock to represent: The Trinity
There is no historical evidence to support this claim, but St. Patrick is said to have used the 3 leaves to represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
6. Leprechauns are said to be:Ill-tempered and unfriendly spirits capable of great mischief. Leprechauns really don't have anything to do with St. Patrick's Day, but they are probably used because they're Irish and are made to look cute in illustrations.
7. The Blarney Stone is famous because: Kissing it is said to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence. Kissing the Blarney Stone is said to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence. The stone is set in a wall of the Blarney Castle in the Irish village of Blarney.
8. The colour green is associated with St. Patrick's Day because: It is the colour of spring and the shamrock. Green is the colour of spring and the shamrock.
9. What is the meaning of "Erin Go Braugh"? "Ireland Forever"
10. St. Patrick was born in Ireland.
False
His exact date and place of birth are not known, but he was probably born in Britain near the end of the fourth century.
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