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Paddys

Quiz: How much do you know about St Patrick's Day?

From the man himself to how we celebrate him.
8.30am, 17 Mar 2016
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IT’S OUR NATIONAL holiday, but how much do you really know about it?

Here are some questions to test your St Patrick’s Day knowledge.

1. What was St Patrick's real name?
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Maewyn Sucson
Maewyn Succat

Maewyn Soffone
2. When did St Patrick come to Ireland?
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382
422

432
523
3. What colour was originally associated with St Patrick?
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Green
Blue

Red
Purple
4. Why do we celebrate St Patrick's Day on 17 March?
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It's the day he was born
It's the day he came to Ireland

It's the day he died
We flipped a coin to choose between that and 18 March
5. When did the first St Patrick's Day parade take place in New York City?
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1762
1798

1804
1822
6. Clare's oldest Patrick (Patrick 'Pakie' Wall) will be the Grand Marshall at the Ennis St Patrick's Day parade. How old is he?
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92
95

97
99
7. Which country is known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, and also has a public holiday on 17 March?
Belize
Dominican Republic

Montserrat
British Virgin Islands
8. Where did National Geographic vote the best place to celebrate St Patrick's Day this year?
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Boston
New York

Dublin
Sydney
9. How many pounds of dye is used to turn the Chicago River green?
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45lb
65lb

85lb
10. How many pints of Guinness are drunk globally on 17 March?
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10 million
13 million

16 million
19 million
Answer all the questions to see your result!
Wikipedia
You scored out of !
You're St Patrick
Well done on knowing so much about your day!
Share your result:
RollingNews.ie
You scored out of !
You're President Michael D Higgins
You know so much about our national holiday you should be the President.
Share your result:
Wikimedia
You scored out of !
You're a leprechaun
Dude, you're not even real.
Share your result:

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