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Let’s go through each trivia question one by one and match it with the correct answer from the word bank at the bottom.

We’ll use logic and common St. Patrick’s Day facts to pair them up.

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1. Which creature did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?
→ Famous legend says he drove out snakes.
✔ Answer: Snakes

2. Where was the first Saint Patrick's Day Parade held?
→ Historically, the first parade was in New York City (by Irish soldiers in 1762).
✔ Answer: New York

3. When did the custom of St. Patrick's Day brought in America?
→ The first recorded celebration in America was in 1737 (Boston had a gathering that year).
✔ Answer: 1737

4. Which American city holds the largest parade?
→ Today, New York City has the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world.
✔ Answer: New York — but wait! We already used “New York” for #2. Let’s check the word bank again.

Wait — looking at the word bank:
Shamrock, Hope, Downpatrick, Maewyn Succat,
New York, Fairy, Gaul, Shoemaker,
Boston, 1737, Snakes, Blue,
420 AD, Wales, Paddy

Hmm… “Boston” is also there. But historically, NYC has the largest parade. However, maybe this quiz expects Boston? No — let’s double-check.

Actually, upon second thought — many sources say New York City has the largest parade. But since “New York” is already used for Q2, perhaps we need to reassign?

Wait — no, the word bank allows reuse? Actually, looking at the layout — it’s a matching game where each answer is used once. So we must assign each word only once.

So if Q2 = New York, then Q4 can’t be New York. What’s left? Boston is an option. But Boston doesn’t have the *largest* parade — NYC does.

This suggests maybe Q2 should be Boston? Let’s verify history:

- First St. Patrick’s Day parade in America: New York City, 1762
- First organized public celebration: Boston, 1737

Ah! So Q3 asks: “When did the custom... brought in America?” → That’s likely referring to the first celebration, which was 1737 in Boston.

So let’s rearrange:

Q2: Where was the first parade? → New York (1762)
Q3: When was the custom brought to America? → 1737 (first celebration in Boston)
Q4: Largest parade today? → Still New York, but we can’t use it twice.

Wait — maybe the quiz considers Boston as having the largest? No, that’s not accurate.

Alternatively — perhaps Q4 is meant to be New York, and Q2 is something else? But what?

Looking back at the word bank — “Gaul” is there. Gaul is ancient France — not relevant.

“Downpatrick” — burial place.

“Wales” — birthplace.

“Paddy” — nickname.

“Blue” — original color.

“Shamrock” — plant.

“Hope” — meaning of green in Ireland.

“Fairy” — leprechaun type.

“Shoemaker” — leprechaun profession.

“Maewyn Succat” — birth name.

“420 AD” — death year.

So for Q4 — largest parade — it must be New York. But then Q2 — first parade — also New York? That can’t be.

Unless... the quiz has a mistake? Or perhaps I’m misremembering.

Wait — some sources say the first parade was in St. Augustine, Florida in 1601 — but that’s not in the word bank.

Given the options, let’s assume:

Q2: First parade → New York (most commonly accepted answer in schools)
Q3: Custom brought to America → 1737 (year of first celebration in Boston)
Q4: Largest parade → Boston? No, that’s wrong.

Perhaps the quiz intends Q4 to be New York, and Q2 to be Boston? But Boston didn’t host the first parade.

I think there’s a conflict here. Let me look up quickly (in my knowledge):

- First St. Patrick’s Day parade in the US: New York City, March 17, 1762
- First St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the US: Boston, 1737

So Q2: “Where was the first Saint Patrick's Day Parade held?” → New York
Q3: “When did the custom of St. Patrick's Day brought in America?” → This is poorly worded, but likely means when was it first celebrated → 1737
Q4: “Which American city holds the largest parade?” → New York — but we can’t use it twice.

Unless the word bank allows reuse? Looking at the image description — it’s a fill-in-the-blank with a word bank below, and typically in such worksheets, each word is used once.

But there are 15 questions and 16 words? Let’s count the word bank:

Row 1: Shamrock, New York, Boston, 420 AD → 4
Row 2: Hope, Fairy, 1737, Wales → 4
Row 3: Downpatrick, Gaul, Snakes, Paddy → 4
Row 4: Maewyn Succat, Shoemaker, Blue → 3? Wait, that’s 15 total? Let’s list them:

1. Shamrock
2. New York
3. Boston
4. 420 AD
5. Hope
6. Fairy
7. 1737
8. Wales
9. Downpatrick
10. Gaul
11. Snakes
12. Paddy
13. Maewyn Succat
14. Shoemaker
15. Blue

Yes, 15 words for 15 questions. So each word is used exactly once.

Therefore, we cannot use "New York" for both Q2 and Q4.

So what to do?

Perhaps Q4 is Boston? But that’s factually incorrect. Maybe the quiz has a different intention.

Another possibility: sometimes people say Chicago dyes its river green, but that’s not a parade size issue.

Or perhaps “largest parade” refers to attendance or length — still NYC.

I think there might be an error in the quiz design, but for the sake of completing it, let’s see what makes sense with the remaining words.

Let’s proceed with other questions first and come back.

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5. In Ireland, what does the color green stand for?
→ Green represents hope in Irish tradition.
✔ Answer: Hope

6. What type of creature is a leprechaun?
→ Leprechauns are mythical fairies.
✔ Answer: Fairy

7. Which profession does the leprechaun practice?
→ Traditionally, leprechauns are shoemakers.
✔ Answer: Shoemaker

8. Where was Saint Patrick born?
→ He was born in Britain, specifically in Wales (according to most accounts).
✔ Answer: Wales

9. When did St. Patrick die?
→ He died around 420 AD (some sources say 461, but 420 AD is in the word bank).
✔ Answer: 420 AD

10. Where is St. Patrick buried?
→ He is buried in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.
✔ Answer: Downpatrick

11. Where did St. Patrick study religion?
→ After escaping slavery, he studied in Gaul (modern-day France) under St. Germain.
✔ Answer: Gaul

12. What was St. Patrick’s birth name?
→ His real name was Maewyn Succat.
✔ Answer: Maewyn Succat

13. What is St. Patrick's nickname?
→ Commonly called Paddy.
✔ Answer: Paddy

14. What color was originally associated with St. Patrick?
→ Originally, it was blue, not green. Green became popular later.
✔ Answer: Blue

15. What kind of plant is associated with St. Patrick?
→ The shamrock.
✔ Answer: Shamrock

Now back to Q2, Q3, Q4.

We have left: New York, Boston, 1737, Snakes

And questions:
Q1: Snakes → assigned
Q2: First parade location
Q3: When custom brought to America
Q4: Largest parade city

From above:
Q1: Snakes ✔
Q5: Hope ✔
Q6: Fairy ✔
Q7: Shoemaker ✔
Q8: Wales ✔
Q9: 420 AD ✔
Q10: Downpatrick ✔
Q11: Gaul ✔
Q12: Maewyn Succat ✔
Q13: Paddy ✔
Q14: Blue ✔
Q15: Shamrock ✔

Left for Q2, Q3, Q4: New York, Boston, 1737

And Q1 is done.

So Q2, Q3, Q4 must be matched with New York, Boston, 1737.

Historical facts:
- First parade: New York City, 1762
- First celebration: Boston, 1737
- Largest parade today: New York City

But we have only three items: New York, Boston, 1737

So likely:
Q2: Where was the first parade? → New York
Q3: When was the custom brought to America? → 1737 (referring to the first celebration)
Q4: Which city holds the largest parade? → Boston? But that’s wrong.

Perhaps the quiz considers that the first celebration was in Boston in 1737, so Q3 is 1737, and Q2 is New York for first parade, and Q4 is... but we have no more cities.

Unless "Boston" is for Q4? But that’s inaccurate.

Another idea: perhaps "largest parade" is misinterpreted, or maybe in the context of the quiz, they mean something else.

Maybe Q4 is "Boston" because the first celebration was there, but the question says "holds the largest parade", which is present tense.

I think there's a mistake, but for the purpose of this exercise, let's assign based on common school knowledge:

In many elementary quizzes, they simplify:
- First parade: New York
- First celebration: Boston 1737
- Largest parade: New York — but since we can't, perhaps they expect Boston for Q4? Unlikely.

Wait — looking at the word bank, "Gaul" is used for Q11, etc.

Perhaps for Q4, they mean the city with the oldest continuous parade or something.

I recall that Savannah, Georgia claims to have the second largest, but not in word bank.

Another thought: maybe "Boston" is for Q3? But Q3 is "when", not "where".

Q3: "When did the custom... brought in America?" — so it's asking for a year, so 1737.

Q2: "Where was the first parade?" — New York

Q4: "Which American city holds the largest parade?" — must be New York, but taken.

Unless the quiz has "New York" listed twice? No, only once.

Perhaps I made a mistake earlier.

Let's list all assignments again:

Q1: Snakes
Q2: ?
Q3: ?
Q4: ?
Q5: Hope
Q6: Fairy
Q7: Shoemaker
Q8: Wales
Q9: 420 AD
Q10: Downpatrick
Q11: Gaul
Q12: Maewyn Succat
Q13: Paddy
Q14: Blue
Q15: Shamrock

Used: Snakes, Hope, Fairy, Shoemaker, Wales, 420 AD, Downpatrick, Gaul, Maewyn Succat, Paddy, Blue, Shamrock — that's 12.

Left: New York, Boston, 1737 — for Q2, Q3, Q4.

Q3 is "when", so must be 1737.

Q2 is "where" for first parade — New York

Q4 is "which city" for largest parade — Boston? But that's not correct.

Perhaps in some contexts, Boston is considered, but I doubt it.

Another possibility: maybe "largest parade" refers to the number of participants per capita or something, but still.

I think for the sake of completing the worksheet as intended by the creator, they might have meant:

Q2: First parade — Boston? But historically no.

Upon double-checking my knowledge:
- The first St. Patrick's Day parade in the United States was held in New York City on March 17, 1762.
- The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the American colonies was in Boston in 1737.

So for Q3: "When did the custom of St. Patrick's Day brought in America?" — this is awkwardly phrased, but likely means when was it first observed, so 1737.

For Q2: "Where was the first Saint Patrick's Day Parade held?" — New York

For Q4: "Which American city holds the largest parade?" — New York, but since it's taken, perhaps the quiz has a typo, or perhaps they consider Boston for some reason.

Maybe "Boston" is for Q4, and "New York" for Q2, and 1737 for Q3, and we accept that Q4 is not accurate, but for the worksheet, it's fine.

Perhaps "largest parade" is misstated, and they mean "first celebration city", but the question says "holds the largest parade".

I think I have to go with:

Q2: New York (first parade)
Q3: 1737 (first celebration year)
Q4: Boston (even though it's not the largest, perhaps in the context of the quiz, it's accepted)

But that feels wrong.

Another idea: perhaps "Gaul" is for Q4? No, Gaul is for where he studied.

Let's look at the word "Boston" — it's in the bank, and must be used.

Perhaps for Q4, they mean the city with the earliest parade or something.

I recall that the New York parade is the largest, but maybe for this quiz, they want Boston for Q4.

Perhaps there's a different interpretation.

Let's read Q4 again: "Which American city holds the largest parade?"

In reality, it's New York, but since New York is used for Q2, and Boston is left, and 1737 for Q3, then Q4 must be Boston.

Maybe the quiz is from a source that considers Boston as having the largest, but I doubt it.

Perhaps "largest" refers to the number of parades or something else.

I think for the purpose of this task, I'll assign:

Q2: New York
Q3: 1737
Q4: Boston

Even though it's not accurate, it's the only way to use all words.

So final assignments:

1. Snakes
2. New York
3. 1737
4. Boston
5. Hope
6. Fairy
7. Shoemaker
8. Wales
9. 420 AD
10. Downpatrick
11. Gaul
12. Maewyn Succat
13. Paddy
14. Blue
15. Shamrock

Now, to write the answers in order.

Final Answer:
1. Snakes
2. New York
3. 1737
4. Boston
5. Hope
6. Fairy
7. Shoemaker
8. Wales
9. 420 AD
10. Downpatrick
11. Gaul
12. Maewyn Succat
13. Paddy
14. Blue
15. Shamrock