St. Patrick's Day: Irish trivia

Who doesn’t want to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day? Test your knowledge of the language and culture of the Emerald Isle with this Irish-themed quiz!

1. The mother tongue of Ireland’s patron saint, Pádraig, was
2. This popular Irish toast is Gaelic for “health.”
3. Someone who is said to have “kissed the Blarney Stone” is Placeholder for the answer.
4. A shamrock is Placeholder for the answer.
5. A popular Irish ring depicts two hands holding a crowned heart. This piece of jewellery is called a Placeholder for the answer ring.
6. The Irish word for a fairy woman is Placeholder for the answer.
7. This famous Dublin-born author once said, “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
8. Newfoundland is known in Irish Gaelic as Talamh an Éisc. What does this Gaelic name mean?
9. The Aran Islands are famous for their traditional sweaters, Placeholder for the answer in intricate designs.
10. In an Irish Placeholder for the answer, the upper body is held erect, and the arms hang down straight alongside the body.