St. Patrick's Day Trivia Answers

1. Harp

2. St. Patrick was a Christian missionary credited with converting the Irish to Christianity.

3. Driven snakes out of Ireland - The legend represents driving Paganism out of Ireland.

4. The Irish national airline - Aer Lingus logo - A shamrock.

5. The trinity - There is no historical evidence to support this claim, but St. Patrick is said to have used the 3 leaves to represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

6. Ill-tempered and unfriendly spirits capable of great mischief - Leprechauns really don't have anything to do with St. Patrick's Day, but they are probably used because they're Irish and are made to look cute in illustrations.

7. Kissing it is said to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence The stone is set in a wall of the Blarney Castle in the Irish village of Blarney.

8. Green is the colour of spring and the shamrock.

9. Ireland Forever.

10. False - His exact date and place of birth are not known, but he was probably born in Britain near the end of the fourth century.