Here's some St. Patrick's Day Trivia, you decide: Yes it's true or No it's B.S.!

Here's 10 statements about St. Patrick's Day. Answer Yes or B.S. then scroll down to see if you're correct!

  1. Americans are expected to drink over a quarter BILLION dollars worth of beer today.
  2. There are more Irish people in the U.S. than in Ireland.
  3. St. Patrick was born in Dublin.
  4. March 17th is St. Patrick's birthday.
  5. In 2013, the Colorado State Patrol made 486 DUI arrests during St. Patrick's Day weekend.
  6. Since it's a religious holiday, the bars in Ireland are CLOSED on St. Patrick's Day.
  7. People in Ireland have been eating corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day for over a thousand years.
  8. Boston was the first city to dye a river green for St. Patrick's Day.
  9. Per capita, Massachusetts has more people with Irish ancestry than any other state.
  10. Four-leaf clovers aren't actually that rare. Your chances of finding one are about one in a hundred.
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  1. Yes:  $255 million
  2. Yes:   The US has about SEVEN TIMES more Irish people than Ireland has.
  3. B.S.  According to historians, he wasn't even Irish. 
  4. B.S.  It's the day he DIED..
  5. Yes:  The Colorado Department of Transportation says that nearly 90 law enforcement agencies across the state are planning to step up DUI enforcement through Tuesday.
  6. B.S.  But it WAS true, until 1970.
  7. B.S.  Irish-AMERICANS were the first to eat it on St. Patrick's Day.
  8. B.S.  It was Chicago.
  9. Yes:  23% of people in Massachusetts have Irish roots.
  10. B.S.  The odds are about one in 10,000.

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