{"id":17649,"date":"2022-03-17T12:10:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/middle-states-minute-st-patricks-day-quiz\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T12:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:10:28","slug":"middle-states-minute-st-patricks-day-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/middle-states-minute-st-patricks-day-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle States Minute – St. Patrick’s Day Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The celebration of Saint Patrick\u2019s Day and our Middle States endeavor are alike in that both are about history and who we are. We are driving to get all the right answers on our self-study, accordingly the following questions are offered to you for this Middle States Minute.<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St. Patrick was Irish. True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was born in what is now England, Scotland or Wales \u2014 interpretations vary widely \u2014 to a Christian deacon and his wife, probably around the year 390. According to the traditional narrative, at 16 he was enslaved by Irish raiders who attacked his home; they transported him to Ireland and held him captive there for six years.<\/p>\n

St. Patrick was British. True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 431, before Patrick began preaching in Ireland, Pope Celestine reportedly sent a bishop known as Palladius \u201cto the Irish believing in Christ\u201d \u2014 an indication that some residents of the Emerald Isle had already converted by then. One theory holds that the St. Patrick of lore is actually an amalgam of two men: Palladius and the deacon\u2019s son who first visited Ireland as an enslaved man.<\/p>\n

St. Patrick banished snakes from the Emerald Isle. True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

While it\u2019s true that the Emerald Isle is mercifully snake-free, chances are that\u2019s been the case throughout human history. Water has surrounded Ireland since the end of the last glacial period, preventing snakes from slithering over<\/p>\n

Popular St. Patrick\u2019s Day festivities have their roots in Ireland. True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until the 1700s, St. Patrick\u2019s Day was a Roman Catholic feast only observed in Ireland \u2014 and without the raucous revelry of today\u2019s celebrations.<\/p>\n

St Patrick\u2019s Day is a national holiday in<\/strong>
\na) Ireland
\nb) Newfoundland
\nc) Labrador
\nd) All of the above
\ne) “a” only<\/p>\n

Correct answer is “d”!!<\/p>\n

The correct meal of observance from the original feast day is<\/strong>
\na) Corned Beef and cabbage
\nb) Pork or bacon
\nc) 5 Guys burgers
\nd) Hot Pockets<\/p>\n

Correct Answer is “b”!!<\/p>\n

Authored by Dennis Wax, director of Strategic Planning\u00a0<\/em>
\nDennis is co-chair of Working Group Six, focusing <\/em>on Standard VI – Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:10:28 +0000 by\u00a0j.stenard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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