|
Test your knowledge of St. Patrick’s Day by answering true
or false to the following questions.
1)
St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, was born and
died on March 17.
2)
St. Patrick was born in Great Britain.
3)
St. Patrick’s first trip to Ireland was as a slave.
4)
When he felt his calling to become a Christian
missionary, St. Patrick decided to return to Ireland.
5)
Ireland was converted to Christianity by St. Patrick.
6)
St. Patrick travelled throughout Ireland making
converts and ordaining clergy.
7)
St. Patrick served on the Emerald Isle in the 500s.
8)
St. Patrick’s mission lasted 30 years.
9)
One of the legends about St. Patrick’s says that he
drove all the snakes off the island.
10)
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in
Dublin, Ireland.
11)
The first celebration of St. Patrick’s Day was in
1737.
12)
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland is celebrated with a
morning mass and a parade in the afternoon.
Find out the answers... |
