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ROUND 2

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ROUND 1

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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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6

blue

What colour is the background of the European Flag?

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7

“trick or treat”

What do children say on Halloween?

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8

a sheet

On Halloween, what do children who are ghosts usually wear? It is white.

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9

India

What country did Columbus want to reach when he started his first expedition?

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10

every 4 years

How often is the US President elected?

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11

a donkey

Which animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party in the US?

ROUND 1

12

Washington (District Columbia)

Where is President John F. Kennedy buried? Name the city.

ROUND 1

13

on 11th November, 1918 at 11 o’clock

When did World War I end? (give the month, day and hour)

ROUND 1

14

a pumpkin pie

What do Americans usually have for dessert on Thanksgiving Day?

ROUND 1

15

Pancake Day/ Shrove Tuesday

Name the holiday. It’s celebrated on Tuesday, 40 days before Easter.

ROUND 1

16

Good Friday

What solemn day is on the Friday before Easter?

ROUND 2

17

George Washington

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th US President. Who was the first US President?

ROUND 2

18

a leprechaun

What’s the name of a small creature which lives in the forests of Ireland and has got a pot of gold?

ROUND 2

19

40 days

How many days is the period of Lent before Easter?

ROUND 2

20

12 golden stars

How many golden stars are there on the flag of the European Union?

ROUND 2

21

a skeleton

What’s this? It is a popular Halloween costume and has got a lot of bones?

ROUND 3

22

on Tuesday

When does Election Day in the USA always take place?

ROUND 3

23

Cupid

What’s the name of a Roman god who was a symbol of love? He was often presented with a bow and arrows.

ROUND 3

24

There’s no President in Great Britain.

People in Great Britain don’t celebrate Presidents’ Day. Explain why!

ROUND 3

25

good luck

What, is believed, can a shamrock with four leaves bring you?

ROUND 3

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31 32 33 34 35

36 37 38 39 40

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46 47 48 49 50

ROUND 4

ROUND 8

ROUND 7

ROUND 5

ROUND 6

Go to 51-75

Go to 1-25

Ash Wednesday

What’s the name of the first day of Lent?

ROUND 4 26

Dublin

Name the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

27ROUND 4

13 stripes

How many stripes are there on the American flag?

28ROUND 4

a silver coin (6 pences) to bring good fortune

What was traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding?

29ROUND 4

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.

30ROUND 4

31

a cat

According to the old saying: Who has got nine lives?

ROUND 5

32

play

Finish the proverb : “When the cat's away the mice will _ _ _ _”

ROUND 5

33

Oliver Cromwell (during the 17th century)

Who banned Christmas celebrations in England?

ROUND 5

34

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

ROUND 5

35

Could not play in reindeer games

What was Rudolph’s punishment for his red nose?

ROUND 5

36

Philadelphia (in 1920)

What American city was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade?

ROUND 6

37

Eggnog

What holiday drink contains sugar, milk, and eggs?

ROUND 6

nogegg, sugarnog, drinkegg, milkdrink, eggnog, sugardrink

38

Cookie

What snack is often left out for Santa?

ROUND 6

39

nine

How many reindeer drive Santa Claus' sleigh (counting Rudolph)?

ROUND 6

40

just one, Washington (in the North-West)

How many American states are named after US Presidents?

ROUND 6

41

the Grinch

Who once stole Christmas?

ROUND 7

42

Mistletoe

What plant makes couples kiss under it?

ROUND 7

43

Germany

Which country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?

ROUND 7

44

Thomas Edison in 1880

Who invented electric Christmas lights?

ROUND 7

45

Père Noël

What is Santa Claus called in France?

ROUND 7

46

44

How many days do we have between The New Year Eve and St. Valentine’s Day?

ROUND 8

47

Elves and Mrs. Claus!

Who helps Santa Claus in making his gifts?

ROUND 8

48

the House of Parliament

What building was going to be blown up during the Gunpowder plot in London?

ROUND 8

49

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?

ROUND 8

50

Halloween

What is another name for the holiday “The Beggars’ Night”?

ROUND 8

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ROUND 9

ROUND 13

ROUND 12

ROUND 10

ROUND 11

EXIT

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“Roses are red, violets are blue”

Give the first lines of the rhyme “_________ , sugar is sweet and so are you.”

ROUND 9 51

Easter

Fill in the missing word – “Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, __________ Sunday”.

52ROUND 9

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?

53ROUND 9

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.

54ROUND 9

the red Rose

What is the symbol of England?

55ROUND 9

56

the kilt

What is the national costume of Scotland?

ROUND 10

57

The USA

What country is Uncle Sam associated with?

ROUND 10

58

Independence Day

What holiday is celebrated on the 4th of July in the USA?

ROUND 10

59

The Mayflower

What was the name of the ship which brought the Pilgrim Fathers to America?

ROUND 10

60

The Scottish way of celebrating New Year’s Day.

What is Hogmanay?

ROUND 10

61

Martin Luther King

What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.’s father?

ROUND 11

62

apples

The common game that children play on Halloween is known as

ROUND 11

bobbing for pears bananas apples peas.

63

Easter

Look at the photos and name the holiday.

ROUND 11

64

17th – Shrove Tuesday or ‘Pancake Day’

What holiday was two days ago? (today is Thursday, February, 19, 2015)

ROUND 11

65

Rolling hard-boiled painted eggs down a hill

What is a traditional English Easter game?

ROUND 11

66

a witch

With whom do you associate these words: crystal ball, broomstick, black cat?

ROUND 12

67

Home alone

Name the movie associated with this song.

ROUND 12

68

holiday

What is the name of a day when you don’t go to school or work.

ROUND 12

69

carols

What do people sing during Christmas?

ROUND 12

70

reindeer

What animals draw Santa Clause’ vehicle?

ROUND 12

71

St. Patrick’s Day

ROUND 13

What holiday is celebrated in March, 17th (Ireland’s Special Day)?

72

September

ROUND 13

What month is Harvest Day celebrated?

73

the Queen’s Birthday Parade

ROUND 13

What’s the official name of Trooping the Colour?

74

throughout May

ROUND 13

What month does Morris Dancing take place?

75

‘packed lunch’ (a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink)

ROUND 13

What is a typical British lunch?

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