Speaker 1: Welcome back everyone to road Trip Trivia. I am your host,
Allie Lane. Yesterday was Saint Patrick's Day, so in celebration
of that, I am going to ask ten questions all
about Saint Patrick's Day and Irish themed trivia. And remember
every Thursday is all requests Thursday, So if you have
any requests for any types of themes, don't hesitate to
send me an email. It is in the show description
and if you ask nicely, I will oblige. Your wish
is my command? Is everybody ready to play Saint Patrick's
Day Trivia? Here comes your trivia game of the day.
Question number one, Why is Saint Patrick's Day celebrated on
March seventeenth? Why is Saint Patrick's Day celebrated on March seventeenth?
Question number two is the correct spelling Saint Patti or
Saint pad d? So? Is that with two t's or
two d's. Is the correct spelling Saint Patty with two
tea's or Saint Patty with two d's. Question number three,
what demographic group was largely responsible for shifting Saint Patrick's
Day from a religious observation to a secular one? Question
number three, what demographic group was largely responsible for shifting
Saint Patrick's Day from a religious observation to a secular one.
Question number four, according to Irish lore, what animal did
Saint Patrick drive out of Ireland? Question number four? According
to Irish lore? What animal did Saint Patrick drive out
of Ireland? Question number five? What did the three leaves
of a sham rock symbolize on Saint Patrick's Day? What
do the three leaves of a shamrock symbolize on Saint
Patrick's Day? Question number six? What does the circle at
the very center of a Celtic cross represent? What does
the circle at the very center of a Celtic cross represent?
Question number seven? What are the colors of the Irish flag?
What are the colors of the Irish flag? Question number
eight What do the colors of the Irish flag stand for?
What do the colors of the Irish flag stand for?
Question number nine, who is the first Irish born performer
to win an Oscar for Best Actor? Who is the
very first Irish born performer to win an Oscar for
Best Actor? And question number ten what is a box D?
What is a box D? Those were your ten questions.
I am going to repeat them now, but with the answer,
let's see how you did. Number one, Why is Saint
Patrick's Day celebrated on March seventeenth? The answer it's the
day Saint Patrick died in four sixty one ce Question
number two is the correct spelling Saint Patty with two
t's or Saint Patty with two d's. The answer Saint
Patty with two d's. Patrag I don't know if I'm
pronouncing that right. Is the Gaelic or Irish origin of
the name Patrick, which is shortened to Patty with two d's.
Question number three. What demographic group was largely responsible for
shifting Saint Patrick's Day from from a religious observation to
a secular one. Irish immigrants in the United States? Question
number four? According to Irish lore, what animal did Saint
Patrick drive out of Ireland? Snakes? Question number five? What
do the three leaves of a shamrock symbolize on Saint
Patrick's Day? The Holy Trinity, Father Son, and the Holy Ghost?
Question number six? What does the circle at the very
center of a Celtic cross represent the sun? Question number seven?
What are the colors of the Irish flag green, white,
and orange? And question number eight what do those colors represent?
Green represents the Catholic faith, Orange the Protestant faith, and
white represents peace between the two religious groups. Question number nine,
who is the first Irish born performer to win an
Oscar Best Actor Silly and Murphy for Oppenheimer in twenty
twenty four? And question number ten what is a box
dy an Irish potato cake? Those we are ten questions
for today's game of Road Trip Trivia. I am your host,
Ali Lane. Tune in thursdays for all requests Thursday and
send me an email if you have any requests. Thanks
again for playing. If you're driving, stay safe on those
roads and have a great day.