1. Some areas in Ireland are known to receive this many inches of rain each year, which accounts for the brilliantly green grass that has earned Ireland the nickname the Emerald Isle
Sixty inches
Ninety inches
Eighty inches
One Hundred inches
2. Irish tradition says that anyone who kisses the blarney stone, which is located near this town, will be blessed with the Irish gift of gab
Dublin
Wexford
Cork
Waterford
3. In 1607, the English government confiscated six of the nine northern counties of Ireland and imported Protestant settlers from England and Scotland to live there, laying the foundation for much of the island's bitter history. These six counties are referred to as
Upper Counties
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
New England
4. The English general and fanatical Protestant Oliver Cromwell came to Ireland in August 1649, fresh from fighting in England's civil war, to put down Irish rebellions that had been flaring-up since 1641. He was responsible for destroying the towns of Drogheda, Clonmel and Wexford, killing thousands of Irish in a mere nine-month stay with just 3,000 battle-hardened soldiers. These soldiers, hated by the Irish, were nicknamed
Ironsides
Wolves
Orangemen
Black-and-Tans
5. St. Patrick drove snakes from Ireland by
Playing a flute
Banging a drum
Eating shamrocks
Passing gas
6. While he was enslaved in Ireland, St. Patrick
Converted the Irish to Christianity
Herded and tended sheep and swine
Drove snakes and venomous beasts away
Married a local Orangewoman
7. Leprechauns are
The national symbol of Ireland
Shrunken Irishmen
Self-appointed guardians of ancient treasure
Real creatures who drink mead
8. St. Patrick's Day marks the date of St. Patrick's
Birth
Death
Canonization
Anniversary
9. St. Patrick’s Day is an official public holiday in just three places — Ireland, Northern Ireland and where else?
Montserrat
Australia
Canada
Malta
10. Apart from his Confessio, only one other surviving literary work can be attributed with reasonable confidence to St. Patrick. What is it?
