Thursday, March 17, 2011

So You Think Your Irish------ or Tavern Irish ( I love that Term...........lol)

Ok ,...Answer the questions,........................

1. Some Canadians in this province get the day off work on St. Patrick's Day: 
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick

2. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that this event happened on Mar. 17.
He was born
He died
He was sold into slavery
He joined the monastery


3. What's the capital of Ireland?
Cork
Galway
Limerick
Dublin


4. St. Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland:
True
False


5. The shamrock grows only in Ireland:
True
False


6. St. Patrick is credited for starting this custom:
The Leap Year tradition when women propose marriage to men
Kissing the Blarney Stone for good luck
Hand fasting (binding) at wedding ceremonies
Wearing green on St. Patrick's Day


7. This is the official national emblem of Ireland:
The shamrock
The Celtic harp
The Celtic knot
The Irish cross


8. According to legend, leprechauns are skilled in this trade:
Hat-making
Gold-mining
Shoe-making
Gardening


9. The colours of Ireland's national flag represent this:
Freedom, health and prosperity
Protestants, Irish nationalists and Catholics, and the hope for peace between them
The life-giving sun, the fertile land and the purity of water


10. It's said that an Irishman invented this word:
Luck
Leprechaun
Quandary
Quiz

              

2 comments:

Les F said...

........Click on this link, to get the answers:
http://lesf.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Answers_to_the_Irish_Quiz

Cheers !! HF&RV

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