1. Where was Patrick born?
A. Ireland B. Britain C. France
Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the fifth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a deacon in the Church, like his father before him.
2. What happened at the age of 16?
A. Got married B. Ran away C. Was kidnapped
C. At the age of sixteen he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave. It is believed he was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and return to Britain.
3. What did he study?
A. Religion B. Medicine C. Plants
A. Upon returning, he quickly joined the Church in Gaul and studied to be a priest.
4. Where did he go to convert the royalty and aristocrats?
A. Ireland B. Britain C. France
A. In 432, he again says that he was called back to Ireland to save the Irish. He focused on converting royalty and aristocracy, as well as the poor.
5. Why did he use the Shamrock?
A. For luck B. Protect him from lice C. Teach the Trinity
C. Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity (the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit) to the Irish people.
6. What happened on March 17th, 461 AD?
A. He died B. He became a Bishop C. He started a church in Ireland
A. After nearly thirty years of teaching and spreading God’s word, he died on March 17, 461 AD. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity, and, as such, he is held in esteem in the Irish Church.
7. What was the original color associated with St. Patrick’s Day?
A. Red B. Orange C. Blue
C. Originally the color associated with St. Patrick was blue, not green. However, over the years the color green and its association with St. Patrick’s day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick’s Day as early as the 17th century.
8. Where was the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade?
A. Dublin B. Boston C. New York
B. Irish Society of Boston organized what was not only the first Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the colonies, but the first recorded Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the world on March 17, 1737. The first parade in Ireland was not until the 1931 parade in Dublin. The parade in Boston involved Irish immigrant workers marching to make a political statement about how they were not happy with their low social status and their inability to obtain jobs in America.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – From YLC