Only People Raised In An Irish-Catholic Family Will Get 100% On This Quiz!

Question 1/20

Wakes before family funerals always took place where?

At the cemetery
At the funeral home
At the home of one of your relatives

Question 2/20

What is the next line in this song? But come ye back when summer's in the meadow:

The summer's gone, and all the roses falling
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
But if you come and all the flower's dying

Question 3/20

You prayed to Saint Anthony whenever you:

Lost something
Needed help with a test
Forgot to go to mass

Question 4/20

Your mom probably served colcannon at Sunday dinner every week. What was it made of?

Mashed potatoes and cabbage
Mashed potatoes and carrots
Mashed potatoes and ham

Question 5/20

If your mother told you that you were "acting the maggot", it really meant that you were:

Acting foolishly
Being forgetful
Telling bad jokes

Question 6/20

Your older brothers and sisters might have said they were, "only taking the Mickey" out of you. What were they really doing?

Beating you up
Tattling on you
Teasing you

Question 7/20

During Lent, you spent your Friday nights at:

The local Catholic church's fish fry
A special Friday Lenten mass
Going to confession

Question 8/20

What does "slainte" mean?

Good health
Bottom's up
Raise a glass

Question 9/20

When someone asks you to have a pint, they always mean to have a what?

Bass
Heineken
Guinness

Question 10/20

What was the cure your mother always had for an upset stomach?

Flat 7-Up
A raw potato
A shot of whiskey

Question 11/20

Your mother's recipe for Irish soda bread included which of the following ingredients?

Currants
Raspberries
Cranberries

Question 12/20

Your living room (or kitchen) had which two pictures hanging on the wall?

The Pope and JFK
The Pope and Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick and JFK

Question 13/20

What is Saint Patrick credited with doing?

Driving the snakes out of Ireland
Staging a battle against England
Forming the first version of the Irish Republican Army

Question 14/20

How many days are there during Lent?

25
40
45

Question 15/20

How many sips of holy water should you drink on Easter Sunday for good luck?

1
3
7

Question 16/20

What feast day is observed on December 8 every year?

Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Feast of the Epiphany
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Question 17/20

Why might a loaf of Barmbrack break your teeth on Halloween?

It's served 5 days stale
It has a coin or ring baked inside
It's exceptionally tough

Question 18/20

What came along with the congratulations cards at your first communion?

Stationary
Cash
Rosary beads

Question 19/20

You had a horse shoe on your door for what reason?

To bring good luck to the house
To ward off evil spirits
To cast away the four horsemen

Question 20/20

What do the three leaves on a shamrock represent?

Love, liberty, and laughter
The Holy Trinity
Ireland, Northern Ireland, and England

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