#1: Who is Ireland's patron saint? Choose OneSt. Lawrence O'TooleSt. PatrickSt. BrighidSt. Columcille
#2: What plant is generally considered to be the legendary shamrock? Choose OneCloverThistleWater-cressYellow trefoil
#3: Who has the claim to fame of bringing St. Patrick to Ireland? Choose oneSt. BrighidNiall of the Nine HostagesBord Failte, the Irish Tourist BoardThe Vikings
#4: Who is known as Mary of the Gaels? Choose oneMary mother of ChristSt. BrighidMary Baker EddyMary Magdalen
#5: Who was Ireland's first canonized saint? Choose oneSt. Lawrence O'TooleSt. Oliver PlunkettSt. Matthew TalbotSt. Patrick
#6: Who is the second patron saint of Ireland? Choose oneSt. PatrickSt. lawrence O'TooleSt. ColumcilleSt. Brighid
#7: Who is the third patron saint of Ireland? Choose oneSt. PatrickSt. Lawrence O'TooleSt. ColumcilleSt. Brighid
#8: What is the leprechaun's legendary profession? Choose oneTour GuideBankerTailor and cobblerGarden ornament
#9: Whose cry heralds the death of a member of the listener's family? Choose oneThe bansheeThe keenerThe pookaA wolf
#10: What is "blarney"? Choose oneLiesGaelicFlattery so thin we like itInsults
#11: When was Blarney Castle built'? Choose One144615461846446
#12: What does kissing the Blarney Stone requtedly bestow? Choose OneGood luckFertilityThe gift of gabWealth
#13: Which of the following did not invade Ireland? Choose oneThe VikingsThe RomansThe NormansThe English
#14: The Fomorii are the evil gods of Irish myth. Where was their center? Choose oneTaraDublinCorkTory Island
#15: According to the Irish saying, what should one do at a wake? Choose oneCryDrink alcoholPlay gamesSing a song
#16: The Irish provinces today are Munster, Ulster, Leinster and Connaught. What was the fifth province in Irish legend? Choose oneMeathGalwayEnglandTyrone
#17: What, according to Irish tradition, should be placed next to a corpse? Choose oneA piece of a candleA coinA small quantity of wine or spiritsAll of the above
#18: According to tradition, whad day should nobody be without meat? Choose oneShrove TuesdayEaster SaturdayAsh WednesdayGood Friday
#19: At what time of year was abduction by the faries most to be feared? Choose oneEasterChristmasThe month of MayDuring snowy weather
#20: Who will judge the Irish on Judgement Day and allow them into the Kingdom of Heaven? Choose oneSt. PeterSt. PatrickGabrielLucifer
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