St. Patrick's Day Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on March 17?
   Date of St. Patrick's death
2. About how many Americans claim to have some Irish ancestry?
   31.5 million
3. How many people visit New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral each year?
   More than 5 million
4. On St. Patrick’s Day 2011, Irish-American astronaut Catherine Coleman celebrated in space by playing a century-old flute and a tin whistle belonging to what famous Irish music group?
   The Chieftans
5. What demographic group was largely responsible for shifting St. Patrick's Day from a religious observation to a secular one?
   United States Irish Immigrants
6. What is a "boxty"?
   An Irish Potato Cake
7. According to Irish lore, what animal did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?
   Snakes
8. St. Patrick was originally associated with what color?
   Blue
9. Where was the real Saint Patrick born?
   Britain
10. How do leprechauns earn their gold?
    Making and mending shoes
11. Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of what country?
    Ireland
12. What is the traditional main dish served at many St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America?
    Corned beef and cabbage
13. How many days does Dublin’s annual St. Patrick’s Day festival last?
    Four
14. What year did St. Patrick’s Day switch over from a strictly holy day for Catholics to an official Irish public holiday?
    1903
15. How many people march in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade?
    About 150,000
16. What is another name for Ireland?
    The Emerald Isle
17. Where was the first St. Patrick's Day parade ever recorded?
    St. Augustine, Florida
18. What does “Erin go bragh” mean?
    Ireland Forever
19. What's the highest number of leaves ever recorded on a single clover stem?
    56
20. Historic sites that have been lit up in green on St. Patrick's Day in recent years.
    The Roman Colosseum, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Sydney Opera House, and the Empire State Building
21. Which Southern city has had a huge St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration since 1813?
    Savannah, Georgia
22. Where was the first St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland?
    Waterford, Ireland
23. How many pounds of green vegetable dye are now used to turn the Chicago River green?
    40
24. What does the circle at the very center of a Celtic cross represent?
    The Sun
25. What American city has dyed its river green every St. Patrick's Day since 1962?
    Chicago
26. When and where was the first documented St. Patrick’s Day parade in the British American Colonies?
    March 17, 1737 in Boston, MA
27. When did the first ever recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade take place?
    March 17, 1601
28. What is the national flower/emblem of Ireland?
    The Shamrock
29. What happened to Saint Patrick at age 16 before becoming a priest?
    He was abducted and brought to Northern Ireland.