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Boxing Day
What British holiday comes just after Christmas?
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Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night
What holiday can you hear next line: “Remember, remember the fifth of November…”?
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Pancake Day
What holiday do the British have food races?
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a poppy
Name the flower – the symbol of Remembrance Day!
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a red heart
What’s the most common symbol of love?
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blue
What colour is the background of the European Flag?
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“trick or treat”
What do children say on Halloween?
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a sheet
On Halloween, what do children who are ghosts usually wear? It is white.
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India
What country did Columbus want to reach when he started his first expedition?
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every 4 years
How often is the US President elected?
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a donkey
Which animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the US?
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Washington (District Columbia)
Where is President John F. Kennedy buried? Name the city.
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on 11th November, 1918 at 11 o’clock
When did World War I end? (give the month, day and hour)
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a pumpkin pie
What do Americans usually have for dessert on Thanksgiving Day?
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Pancake Day/ Shrove Tuesday
Name the holiday. It’s celebrated on Tuesday, 40 days before Easter.
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Good Friday
What solemn day is on the Friday before Easter?
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George Washington
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th US President. Who was the first US President?
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a leprechaun
What’s the name of a small creature which lives in the forests of Ireland and has got a pot of gold?
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40 days
How many days is the period of Lent before Easter?
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12 golden stars
How many golden stars are there on the flag of the European Union?
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a skeleton
What’s this? It is a popular Halloween costume and has got a lot of bones?
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on Tuesday
When does Election Day in the USA always take place?
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Cupid
What’s the name of a Roman god who was a symbol of love? He was often presented with a bow and arrows.
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There’s no President in Great Britain.
People in Great Britain don’t celebrate Presidents’ Day. Explain why!
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good luck
What, is believed, can a shamrock with four leaves bring you?
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Ash Wednesday
What’s the name of the first day of Lent?
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Dublin
Name the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
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13 stripes
How many stripes are there on the American flag?
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a silver coin (6 pences) to bring good fortune
What was traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding?
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What was traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding?
Deck the hall with boughs of holy
Sing the first line of the holiday song, given the second line : Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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a cat
According to the old saying: Who has got nine lives?
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play
Finish the proverb : “When the cat's away the mice will _ _ _ _”
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Oliver Cromwell (during the 17th century)
Who banned Christmas celebrations in England?
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female (all male deer lose their antlers before November while the female deer lose ones after giving birth in
spring)
Are Santa’s reindeer male, female or a mixed herd? Explain
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Could not play in reindeer games
What was Rudolph’s punishment for his red nose?
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Philadelphia (in 1920)
What American city was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?
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Eggnog
What holiday drink contains sugar, milk, and eggs?
How many reindeer drive Santa Claus' sleigh (counting Rudolph)?
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just one, Washington (in the North-West)
How many American states are named after US Presidents?
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the Grinch
Who once stole Christmas?
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Mistletoe
What plant makes couples kiss under it?
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Germany
Which country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?
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Thomas Edison in 1880
Who invented electric Christmas lights?
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Père Noël
What is Santa Claus called in France?
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How many days do we have between The New Year Eve and St. Valentine’s Day?
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Elves and Mrs. Claus!
Who helps Santa Claus in making his gifts?
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the House of Parliament
What building was going to be blown up during the Gunpowder plot in London?
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To ensure good luck for the house, the first foot should be male, dark (believed to be a throwback to the Viking
days when blond strangers arriving on your doorstep meant trouble) and should bring symbolic coal,
shortbread, salt, black bun and whisky.
What does the First Footing tradition mean?
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Halloween
What is another name for the holiday “The Beggars’ Night”?
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“Roses are red, violets are blue”
Give the first lines of the rhyme “_________ , sugar is sweet and so are you.”
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Easter
Fill in the missing word – “Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, __________ Sunday”.
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Oranges
The traditional English breakfast consists of porridge, fried bacon and eggs, marmalade on toast, tea with milk or coffee. What fruit is marmalade made of?
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cold milk first
Make a true English tea. (hot water, tea, hot milk, cold milk, sugar, a slice of lemon) You may not need some ingredients.
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the red Rose
What is the symbol of England?
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the kilt
What is the national costume of Scotland?
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The USA
What country is Uncle Sam associated with?
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Independence Day
What holiday is celebrated on the 4th of July in the USA?
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The Mayflower
What was the name of the ship which brought the Pilgrim Fathers to America?
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The Scottish way of celebrating New Year’s Day.
What is Hogmanay?
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Martin Luther King
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.’s father?
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apples
The common game that children play on Halloween is known as
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bobbing for pears bananas apples peas.
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Easter
Look at the photos and name the holiday.
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17th – Shrove Tuesday or ‘Pancake Day’
What holiday was two days ago? (today is Thursday, February, 19, 2015)
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Rolling hard-boiled painted eggs down a hill
What is a traditional English Easter game?
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a witch
With whom do you associate these words: crystal ball, broomstick, black cat?
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Home alone
Name the movie associated with this song.
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holiday
What is the name of a day when you don’t go to school or work.
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carols
What do people sing during Christmas?
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reindeer
What animals draw Santa Clause’ vehicle?
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St. Patrick’s Day
ROUND 13
What holiday is celebrated in March, 17th (Ireland’s Special Day)?
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September
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What month is Harvest Day celebrated?
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the Queen’s Birthday Parade
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What’s the official name of Trooping the Colour?
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throughout May
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What month does Morris Dancing take place?
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‘packed lunch’ (a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink)
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What is a typical British lunch?
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