1. The word shamrock comes from the Gaelic word Seamrog, meaning “little clover”. 2. Four-leaf clovers were considered Celtic charms and were believed to offer magical protection and ward of bad luck. 3. For every “lucky” four-leaf clover there are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers. 4. Four-leaf clovers are so rare because there are actually no clover plants that produce four leaves naturally. 5. It is believed that Ireland is home to more four-leaf clovers than any other place, hence the phrase “the luck of the Irish.” 6. If you give someone a four-leaf clover that you just found it is believed that your luck will double. 7. A four-leaf clover is often considered good luck, but it is also part of an Irish love ritual. In some parts of Ireland, if a woman eats a fourleaf clover while thinking about a man, supposedly he will fall in love with her. 8. One of the most popular facts about four leaf clovers is that Abraham Lincoln carried a four leaf clover at all times. According to the popular legend, President Lincoln forgot to bring his good luck charm with him to Ford’s Theatre on the night he was assassinated. He isn’t the only famous leader in history linked to the four leaf clover. It’s also believed that Napoleon luckily avoided an assassination attempt by bending down to pick one. 9. A four-leaf clover is often considered good luck, but it is also part of an Irish love ritual. In some parts of Ireland, if a woman eats a fourleaf clover while thinking about a man, supposedly he will fall in love with her. 10. Although, St. Patrick is known for introducing Ireland to Christianity in 432, he was actually British. Patrick was believed to have been born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.
TRIVIA TIME!!!
1. This science deals with the behavior of projectiles? 2. What flowers did van Gogh paint most regularly? 3. At the beginning of the Spanish-American War, what island did American soldiers invade? 4. What does a DNR order at a hospital stand for? 5. What inert gas gets trapped in the blood when a diver gets “the bends”? 6. Which is the largest Great Lake? 7. Who was “Time” magazine’s first “person of the year”? 8. What ice cream chain once sold a ketchup-flavored ice cream? 9. What is studied by nephrology? 10. What is the maximum possible break in snooker? 11. What newspaper was founded in 1889 by Charles H. Dow and Edward Jones? 12. What lies between Stockholm and Riga? 13. What military legend was nicknamed “Old Fuss and Feathers”? 14. What does FM stand for? 15. Which country were the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held in? 16. Which Hitchcock film starred Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave? 17. Which artist did Matisse and Picasso call “the father of us all”? 18. Who was the only one of the six main characters on “Friends” to not get married at any time on the show? 19. What astrological chart takes its name from a Greek word meaning “circle of little animals”? 20. What drink is sometimes called “the green fairy”?
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