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