Jackson Free Press

Before you head out to flash some green, ask these questions to test your green (knowledge that is).

1. What anniversary does the Mal's St. Paddy's Parade celebrate this year?
2. Who is this year's Grand Marshal?
3. What is the theme of this year's parade?
4. How many pints of Guinness will be consumed on St. Patrick's Day worldwide?
5. St. Patrick's Day is considered (in Ireland, at least) the luckiest day to do what?
6. What band has played at the street party after the Mal's St. Paddy's Parade every year?
7. Why do members of the O'Tux Society wear tuxedo jackets?
8. Who was the first female member of the O'Tuxers?
9. What color was originally associated with St. Patrick?
10. What was St. Patrick's given name?
11. What did Mal and his friends dress as in the first St. Paddy's Parade?
12. What are the St. Paddy's Parade judges called?
13. Who was the original one (of No. 12)?
14. What organization benefits from the Pet Parade?
15. True or false: There are more Irish people in Ireland than there are Americans of Irish origin.
16. In what year was St. Patrick's Day first celebrated publicly?
17. In what city was St. Patrick's Day first celebrated publicly?
18. St. Patrick's Day revelers toast with a cheerful "Slainte!" What does that mean?
19. The Mal's St. Paddy's Parade is the ____ largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States.
20. Proceeds from the Mal's St. Paddy's Parade benefit what organization?

1. 30th; 2. Felder Rushing; 3. "That's What I Like About the South"; 4. According to Guinness, approximately 13 million; 5. Get married.; 6. Bluz Boys Band; 7. Because in New Orleans, on St. Patrick's and St. Joseph's Day, there are groups of men who dress in tuxedo jackets and hand out flowers in exchange for kisses; 8. Karen Gilder; 9. Blue; 10. Maewyn Succat; 11. Characters from Tennessee Williams plays; 12. Bucketheads; 13. Architect Sambo Mockbee; 14. Mississippi Animal Rescue League; 15. False; 16. 1737; 17. Boston; 18. "Health"; 19. Third; 20. Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children
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