When is St. Patrick's Day in 2027?

St. Patrick's Day is Wednesday, March 17, 2027. It falls on March 17 every year, the traditional date of Saint Patrick's death.

What are good St. Patrick's Day trivia questions for work?

Questions on the real Saint Patrick, Irish places and culture, and how the day is marked around the world. They work for everyone, Irish heritage or not, and none of them is about drinking. This page has 40 in four rounds of 10.

How many trivia questions do you need for a work event?

About 10 questions per 8 minutes. Two rounds fill a 20-minute slot in a meeting; all four rounds make a 40-minute game with scoring.

Can someone host St. Patrick's Day games for our team?

Yes. A live host runs St. Patrick's Day games on Zoom (or Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request), with small-group rounds and scoring. Hosted games book about 2 weeks ahead. See prices on the virtual St. Patrick's Day party page or ask for a free quote.

How do you play St. Patrick's Day trivia on Zoom?

Share your screen with the quiz on this page, send teams to breakout rooms for 30 seconds a question, and bring everyone back to reveal the answers after each round of 10.

40 St. Patrick's Day trivia questions and answers

Forty questions on Saint Patrick, Ireland and the holiday around the world, with answers. St. Patrick's Day 2027 is Wednesday, March 17.

KraftyLab TeamUpdated Nov 20268 min read

Start round 1or have a host run it

Coworkers in a meeting room playing St. Patrick's Day trivia in teams, with a potted shamrock and green cookies on the table

St. Patrick's Day trivia is a quiz on the holiday's symbols, the real Saint Patrick, Irish places and culture, and how March 17 is marked around the world. Here are 40 St. Patrick's Day trivia questions and answers in four rounds of 10, each marked easy, medium or hard. One round takes about 8 minutes, and none of the questions is about drinking, so the whole team can play.

Round 1: easy St. Patrick's Day trivia

Symbols and quick facts to warm the room up. Most teams get eight or more.

1. On what date is St. Patrick's Day every year?Easy
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March 17
2. Which three-leafed plant is the holiday's best-known symbol?Easy
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The shamrock
3. In Irish folklore, what does a leprechaun guard?Easy
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A pot of gold
4. Which nickname for Ireland comes from its green countryside?Easy
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The Emerald Isle
5. Which musical instrument is Ireland's national emblem, shown on its euro coins?Easy
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The harp
6. How many leaves does a lucky clover have?Easy
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Four
7. Which Irish sport is played with a wooden hurley and a small ball called a sliotar?Easy
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Hurling
8. Which famous sea cliffs rise over the Atlantic in County Clare?Easy
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The Cliffs of Moher
9. On which day of the week is St. Patrick's Day in 2027?Easy
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Wednesday
10. What does the old phrase “Erin go Bragh” mean?Medium
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Ireland forever

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Round 2: who was Saint Patrick?

The real person behind the holiday, from his own writing and the legends that grew around him.

11. At about what age was Patrick captured by raiders and taken to Ireland?Medium
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16
12. For how many years did Patrick work as a herder in captivity before he escaped?Medium
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Six
13. In what language did Patrick write his Confessio, the account of his own life?Medium
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Latin
14. March 17 is traditionally the date of which event in Patrick's life?Medium
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His death
15. In which town in County Down is Patrick said to be buried?Hard
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Downpatrick (at Down Cathedral, though it has never been proven)
16. According to legend, Patrick used the shamrock to explain which teaching?Medium
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The Holy Trinity (three persons in one God)
17. Legend says Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. How many snakes lived there after the last ice age?Easy
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None
18. Pilgrims climb which County Mayo mountain, where Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days?Medium
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Croagh Patrick
19. Ireland has three patron saints: Patrick, Columba and which woman?Medium
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Brigid (Brigid of Kildare)
20. Which color, not green, did the Order of St. Patrick adopt when it was founded in 1783?Hard
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Blue (still called St. Patrick's blue)

Round 3: Ireland and Irish culture

Places, books, music and old festivals from the island of Ireland.

21. Which illuminated manuscript of the Gospels is on display at Trinity College Dublin?Medium
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The Book of Kells
22. What is the longest river in Ireland?Medium
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The River Shannon
23. What is the highest mountain in Ireland, in County Kerry?Hard
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Carrauntoohil
24. Riverdance began in 1994 as the interval act at which TV contest?Medium
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The Eurovision Song Contest
25. On a Claddagh ring, two hands hold a heart topped with what?Easy
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A crown (for loyalty)
26. The Claddagh ring is named after a fishing village in which Irish city?Medium
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Galway
27. Halloween grew out of which Gaelic festival?Medium
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Samhain
28. What is the early Irish alphabet of notches and lines carved along the edges of standing stones called?Hard
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Ogham
29. Which passage tomb in County Meath is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Giza?Medium
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Newgrange (built around 3100 BC)
30. Ireland has four provinces: Leinster, Munster, Ulster and which other?Medium
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Connacht

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A hybrid team playing St. Patrick's Day trivia, with coworkers in a huddle room and remote colleagues on a wall screen

Round 4: St. Patrick's Day around the world

The hard round: parades, public holidays and landmarks that turn green.

31. Spanish colonial records show a St. Patrick's Day procession in 1601 in which Florida city?Hard
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St. Augustine (found by USF historian J. Michael Francis)
32. New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade first marched in which year, 14 years before the Declaration of Independence?Medium
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1762
33. Chicago turns its river green every year. What color is the dye powder before it hits the water?Medium
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Orange
34. About 40,000 interlocking basalt columns form which landmark on the coast of County Antrim?Medium
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The Giant's Causeway
35. In what year did St. Patrick's Day become a public holiday in Ireland?Hard
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1903
36. In what year was the first St. Patrick's Festival held in Ireland?Hard
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1996
37. Since 2010, landmarks around the world light up green for the day. Which Sydney landmark was one of the first?Easy
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The Sydney Opera House
38. Which Caribbean island, nicknamed the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, keeps St. Patrick's Day as a public holiday?Hard
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Montserrat
39. What is St. Patrick's Day called in Irish?Hard
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig
40. The Gaelic Athletic Association, which runs hurling and Gaelic football, was founded in which year?Hard
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1884

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Play it on a shared screen

Pick a round, share this screen and click through 10 questions. Show the answer, mark it, and the last card shows the score and what your team missed.

EasyQuestion 1 of 10 · Score 0

On what date is St. Patrick's Day every year?

Say your answer out loud, or write it down, then check it.

How to run St. Patrick's Day trivia at work

It works in a conference room, on a hybrid call or fully on video. You need one reader and 20 to 40 minutes.

Make teams of four to six. Tables in the office, breakout rooms on video. Ask everyone to wear something green, and let teams pick an Irish county as a name.
Read one round of 10. Read each question twice and give 30 seconds. A round takes about 8 minutes, so the easy round plus one more fits a 20-minute slot.
Reveal answers after the round. Open the answers below each question, or screen-share the quiz and click Show the answer.
Hybrid: one reader for everyone. Share the quiz on the call and the room's screen; remote teams send answers in a private chat so nobody hears them shouted.
Score 1 point a question, 2 for a Hard one. Gold chocolate coins work as office prizes. Remote winners get a shout-out or first pick of the next meeting's playlist.

For 40 or more people on video, a host keeps the rounds moving and the breakout rooms on time: see our virtual game shows, or get a free quote for your date.