Saturday 16 March 2013

History of St. Patrick's Day

On March 17, Irish and Irish descendants celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Somehow we are going to share this festival with them by answering some questions after watching the following video:



Questions:

1. The story goes back to the
 a. 5th century
 b. 15th century
 c. 1st century

2. St Patrick was born in
 a. Ireland
 b. Britain
 c. Scotland

3. He was
 a. a slave
 b. a missionary
 c. both

4. He became a priest and got back to Ireland in
 a. 432 BC
 b. 32 BC
 c. 432 AD

5. It is a fact that St Patrick
 a. drove snakes from Ireland
 b. converted Irish people to Christianity
 c. worked miracles

6. St Patrick used a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity
 a. True
 b. False
 c. We don't know

7. Many Irish people emigrated to America in the
 a. 1940s
 b. 1840s
 c. 1880s

8. The first place to celebrate St Patrick in the USA was
 a. New York
 b. Chicago
 c. Boston

9. The traditional food on St Patrick's Day in the USA is
 a. corned beef and cabbage
 b. baked potatoes and shepherds pie
 c. roast beef and yorkshire pudding

10. St Patrick's Day is the Patron Saint of
 a. Ireland
 b. USA
 c. both

Once again, send me the answers by writing a comment in this post. The deadline is Monday 18th March. Come on, have a go!