Q 01/05

On which date is St. Patrick's Day celebrated?

A) March 1

B) April 1

C) May 17

D) March 17

Answer · why

D) March 17

St. Patrick's Day is March 17, the date on which Saint Patrick is traditionally said to have died in the year 461.

Q 02/05

Which two other saints share the title of patron saint of Ireland with Patrick?

A) Brigid and Columba

B) Andrew and George

C) Nicholas and Valentine

D) Peter and Paul

Answer · why

A) Brigid and Columba

Brigid and Columba join Patrick as Ireland's patron saints; Brigid of Kildare founded a famous monastery there, and Columba, also called Colmcille, fo...

Q 03/05

Where was Saint Patrick actually born?

A) Ireland

B) France

C) Britain

D) Italy

Answer · why

C) Britain

Patrick was born in Britain when it was a Roman province, in the late 300s or early 400s; his father Calpurnius was a deacon and a town official there...

Q 04/05

How did the teenage Patrick first end up in Ireland?

A) He sailed there to trade

B) He went to school there

C) He was shipwrecked

D) He was captured by Irish pirates

Answer · why

D) He was captured by Irish pirates

Irish pirates captured Patrick from his family's home when he was about sixteen and carried him across the sea to be sold as a slave; he escaped years...

Q 05/05

How many years was Patrick held as a slave in Ireland before he escaped?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Six

D) Ten

Answer · why

C) Six

Patrick spent six years as a slave in Ireland before escaping; his Confessio says he prayed up to a hundred times a day and fled after a dream told hi...