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For the question posted on: 03/12/07

Answer the Saint Patrick Trivia questions below.

1) Who was Saint Patrick? A) King of the Leprechauns B) The First President of Ireland who liberated them from England C) A Christian Missionary to Ireland.

2) True or False: At the age of 16 years old Patrick was captured from his home and sent to Ireland to be sold as a slave (Six years later he would escape).

3) Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's day on March 17th? A) because that is believed to be the day St. Patrick turned the water green using Shamrocks (clovers) making medicine that saved the Irish people from the Potato Famine. (thus the tradition of drinking green beer on Saint Patrick's day). B) because that is believed to be the day that Patrick found huge deposits of Gold at the end of a rainbow, which was used to fund the war for Irish Independence. C) because that is believed to be the day that Saint Patrick the Christian Missionary died.

4) What did St. Patrick use the clover (shamrocks) for? A) as a witnessing tool to explain the Trinity (God in Three Persons) B) As a lucky charm to drive the snakes out of Ireland C) As a type of medicine.

5) True or False: Because of the courage of Saint Patrick and his dedication to spreading the gospel in Ireland, many Celtic Druids would be saved from their destructive pagan lifestyles; which would liberate Ireland and alter the course of history in that region.

Congratulations to Philip from Marion, In on winning this week's History Challenge. Also, Philip (along with all of those with the correct answer) will be put into the $500 cash prize drawing to be held on the 7th of July 2007. Check back on Monday for the new History Challenge!

The resource for this weeks challenge came from the following web sites:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick

Also, read this excellent article by Chuck Colson: Apostle to the Irish-The Real Saint Patrick

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