Saint Patrick's Day & Ireland

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1. When is Saint Patrick's Day celebrated?

a. on 17th Marchb. on 15th Marchc. on 27th March7. Saint Patrick's feast day, as a kind of national day, was already being celebrated by the Irish in Europe ...

in the seventh century.in the eighth century.in the ninth century.3. When he was 16 years old, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a ...:

a. priestb. prisonerc. slave4. He managed to escape from captivity and returned to Britain. Upon returning, he decided to become a ...:

a. painterb. priestc. banker 5. In 432, he returned to Ireland as a bishop saying that he was called to Christianise the Irish from their native polytheism. According to the legend, St. Patrick used the _________ to explain the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity to the Irish people.

a. shamrockb. weedc. flower6. According to another famous myth, Saint Patrick drove all the ________________ from Ireland.

a. mice b. rats c. snakes8. The first Saint Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State was held in Dublin in ...

a. 1928b. 1931c. 1933 9. In the mid-1990s the government of the Republic of Ireland began a campaign to use Saint Patrick's Day to show...

Ireland and its culture. respect to Saint Patrick.their superiority as a nation

10. The tradition of celebrating Saint Patrick's Day with parades actually started in the 18th century in...

a. Britain b. Australia c. America.11. Many people emigrated from Ireland to the USA and other countries of the world in the 19th century because of ...

a. the great floodb. the potato famine c. bad climate 12. In the USA, where there's a great number of Irish immigrants, people organise Saint Patrick's Day parades and paint various parts of town green. In Chicago...

the Chicago River is dyed green the city's main canal is dyed green city fountains are dyed green.13. Saint Patrick's Day is one of the leading days for consumption of alcohol in the United States, as individuals are allowed to break their Lenten sacrifices for the day in order to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.

True or False?14. Due to frequent rainfall and lush greenery, Ireland is also called:

a. the Green Island b. the Emerald Islec. Greenland15. It can rain up to ...:

a. 225 days a yearb. 300 days a yearc. 150 days a year16. The national symbol of Ireland is:

a. the shamrockb. the leprechaunc. the Celtic harp17. The capital of Ireland is:

a. Belfast b.Ulsterc. Dublin18. Dublin is home of the...

Guinness Beer FactoryKilkenny Beer FactoryMurphy's Beer Factory 19. On average, the Irish consume more than hundred liters of beer every year. How much exactly?

a. 180 lb. 150 lc. 130 l20. How many people visit Ireland every year? The number is almost double the number of people who live there!

around 10 millionaround 8 millionaround 12 million