Update to our Happy St. Patrick's Day - here is a short quiz

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day....but how much do you know about Ireland?

1.  Was St. Patrick Irish?
      Yes
      No

2.   Were there snakes in Ireland for St. Patrick to drive out? Not since the Ice Age, long before St. Paddy
       Yes
       No

3.   Ireland became part of England in what century? The 15th under Henry II - mostly - by invitation from warring Irish kings
        8th
      10th
      15th
      18th

4.  Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in what century? 18th - barely - in 1799
       6th century
      18th century
      19th century

5.  Most of Ireland stopped being part of the U.K. in what century? 20th
       19th
       20th
       21st
       trick question, all of Ireland is still part of the UK

6.  In 1998, what prominent Irish American helped broker the Good Friday Agreement helping put an end to the 'troubles' over partition between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland?
     Ted Kennedy
     Caroline Kennedy
     John F. Kennedy, Jr.


7.  Ireland is approximately the same size as what state in the U.S.?
     Louisisana
     Indiana
     Alaska
     Delaware

8.  The New York St. Patrick's Day parade is older than the United States.
      Yes
      No

 9.  What state in the U.S. has the most Irish-Americans?
      New York
      Pennsylvania
      Massachusetts
      California


10.  Ireland is one of the __________ nations in the world.
       Richest
       Poorest
       exactly Median income   

answers will be published on Tues. 3/18/'14