Looking for some fun trivia questions to use in class with your students? Look no farther. Here are a few fun facts about this green holiday. Answers are below. BONUS: A fun little limerick for you to enjoy.

1. How many people in the United States have Irish roots?
a.) 36.5 million
b.) 13.75 million
c.) 20 million
d.) 55.5  million 

Was St. Patrick really an Irishman?
a.) yes
b.) no

3.) What year was the first St. Patrick's Day parade held in the U.S.?
a.) 1865
b.) 1776
c.) 1737
d.) 1689

4.) Which American city dyes a river in their city green?
a.) San Francisco
b.) Boston
c.) Chicago
d.) Detroit

5.) St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th because:
a.) It's the first day of Spring
b.) It's the first day of harvest
c.) It's the day of his birth
d.) It's the day of his death

6.) Why do leprechauns weare green
a.) They love the color
b.) A form of camouflage
c.) They feel it is lucky
d.) It was the only dye available at the time
 

7.) St. Patrick changed Ireland's national color to green.
a.) True
b.) False

8.) W.B. Yeats is an Irish poet who loved to write about:
a.) Leprechauns
b.) Fairies and Ghosts
c.) Trolls
d.) Mermaids

9.) A leprechaun is really an Irish:
a.) Shoemaker
b.) Thief
c.) Candlestick maker
d.) Magician

10.) Ireland was the first country in Europe to grow potatoes on a large scale.
a.) True
b.) False

11.) Kissing the Blarney Stone is suppose to give you what?
a.) Moist lips
b.) Good luck with love
c.) Removes shyness
d.) Heals your health problems

12.) Muchanaghederdauhaulia, 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

A leprechaun wearing slippers?
More rare than the little dipper!
He joins in our fun
It’s only begun
SimpleK12 makes him chipper! 
 

ANSWERS:

1 a, 2 b, 3 c, 4 c, 5 d, 6 b, 7 b, 8 b, 9 a, 10 a, 11 c, 12 b

Questions came from:
http://blog.carloatyourservice.com/2010/03/st-patricks-day-party-trivia-questions.html
http://www.brownielocks.com/stpatrickstrivia.html

Submit your favorite St. Patty's day fact in the comments below...
Or if you are a CREATIVE, write your own limerick about our little green friend and his slippers.