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St Patrick
QUIZ: How much do you know about the man behind the holiday?
Test your knowledge of our patron saint.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE both at home and abroad are putting on their green clothing to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
Our patron saint was said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland and to have played a big role in bringing Christianity to the nation.
But how much do you know about the man himself?
St Patrick’s Day is celebrated all across the world, but which other country has named St Patrick as its patron saint?
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Latvia
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Nigeria
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Indonesia
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Peru
What originally took St Patrick to Ireland?
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Missionary work
He had family here
Slavery
A want to travel
St Patrick’s birth name was Maewyn Succat. Then why do we call him Patrick?
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People couldn’t pronounce Maewyn
It was his childhood nickname
He took on a new name in Ireland
He changed his name when he became a priest
Where did the first St Patrick’s Day parade take place?
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America
Ireland
Wales
France
St Patrick's Day is all about green, but what colour was originally associated with the saint?
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Blue
Orange
Yellow
Red
We celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17 March, but has St Patrick been formally canonised by the Catholic Church?
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Yes
No
There are nineteen bells at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. How much does the heaviest one weigh?
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1,000 kg
3,000 kg
5,000 kg
7,000 kg
Why is St Patrick's Day celebrated on 17 March?
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It's thought to be the day he died
It's believed to be the day he first came to Ireland
It's thought to be the day he established his first church
A date was chosen at random
St Patrick's is closely associated with Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo. Why?
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It's said that he spent 40 days praying and fasting at the top of it
It's thought that he died here
He established a church there
He is said to have often preached there
According to legend, Jesus showed St Patrick a cave on Lough Derg in Co Donegal that is an entrance to Purgatory. It's now a popular pilgrimage; what one meal do pilgrims have on this retreat?
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Tea/coffee (no milk), dry wheaten bread or toast and oatcakes
You don't get to eat
Water and bread (no butter)
Water and bread (butter allowed)
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You scored out of !
You're a pilgrim to Lough Derg
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You scored out of !
See you on Croagh Patrick
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You scored out of !
The Chicago River on Patty's Day
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You scored out of !
You're one of the snakes he drove out
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