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  1. 4. A four-leaf ____________ is believed to bring good luck.
  2. 5. One of the most common vegetables in Ireland, it's large and green.
  3. 7. Traditional ____________ in Belfast and Dublin have been cancelled again, just like last year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  4. 9. It has three leaves and it is the symbol of Ireland.
  5. 11. Saint Patrick is Ireland's patron ____________.
  6. 13. Saint Patrick brought ______________ to Ireland in the fifth century.
  7. 14. It's quite heavy, but for good luck, hang a ____________ on your door!
  8. 16. The colours of the Irish flag are green, white and ______________.
  9. 17. The biggest city in Ireland is ______________.
  10. 20. _____________ such as the Opera House in Sydney and the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw often turn green for St Patrick's Day.
  11. 21. Even a Smurf __________ in Brussels is going green for St Patrick's Day this year.
  12. 23. Ireland is known as the "____________ isle" because of its rolling hills and valleys with forty shades of green, according to a Johnny Cash song.
  13. 25. If you want to look like an Irish gentleman for St Patrick's Day, you should wear a hat on your head and a ___________ on your collar.
  14. 26. The number of Irish Americans is seven times greater than the _______________ of Ireland.
  15. 28. The biggest city in Northern Ireland is ______________.
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  1. 1. The ____________ crop failed in Ireland in 1845 because of infestation and close to 1 million poor Irishmen emigrated to America to escape famine.
  2. 2. A ____________ is a small supernatural creature in Irish folklore, usually shown as a bearded man who wears a green suit and hat.
  3. 3. The Dubliners is a popular Irish __________ band.
  4. 4. Blarney and Kilkenny are famous ____________ in Ireland.
  5. 6. In 1762, Irish ___________ organized the first St Patrick's Day parade in New York, wearing
  6. 8. In 2011, the St Patrick's Day parade celebrated its 250th __________________.
  7. 10. costumes which were then banned in Ireland.
  8. 12. In 1962, a new St Patrick's tradition started in Chicago - the city's _____________ was dyed green.
  9. 15. Very similar to Poland's gołąbki, the Irish like to eat cabbage ____________.
  10. 18. There are almost four million ___________ in Ireland in 35,000 flocks.
  11. 19. "How ya?" is a popular Irish ______________.
  12. 22. At St Patrick's Day parades, the most characteristic sound comes from bands playing ____________.
  13. 24. St Patrick's Day is on 17th ____________.
  14. 26. A lot of Guinness is sold on St Patrick's Day, as much as 13 million _______________.
  15. 27. It is the national flower of England.