When revising for your exams, don't forget to insist on the important issues we focused in class; these could be some questions that may appear in your final exams.
1.
Where was St Nicholas from?
a)
Lapland (Finland)
b)
Turkey
c)
USA
2.
What is the celebration where
people do tricks on each other as we do on “El Día de los Inocentes”?
3.
Another name for shamrock is
a)
Limerick
b)
Cork
c)
Clover
4.
Can you mention any of the
famous people that Stood Up for Cancer?
5.
What does this flag represents?
a)
It’s the Aboriginal flag of Australia
b)
It’s the Maori flag of New
Zealand?
c)
It represents the English that
emigrated to America
6.
What is the earliest Human
Rights Charter?
7.
Cinco de Mayo represents the Independence of
Mexico (T/F)
8.
When is Black History Month?
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March
9.
What recipe did I prepare for
the Advent Calendar?
10.
What god/dess used to be
worship in Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games?
a)
Zeus
b)
Athena
c)
Dionysus
11.
Is Mother’s Day celebrated in
America on the same week than in Spain?
12.
Name the book by Dickens which
is more inspired by his own life?
a) Oliver Twist
b) David Copperfield
c) Great Expectations
13.
Which of the following works
wasn’t written by Shakespeare?
a) The Tempest
b) Midsummer Night’s Dream
c) Pride and Prejudice
14.
What do Cervantes and
Shakespeare have in common, apart from being two masters of their own language
and literature?
15.
What store organizes New York’s
Thanksgiving parade?
a)
The English Corte
b)
Macy’s
c)
Navy
16.
What is the capital of
Australia?
17.
New Zealand’s National Day is
a)
Rakatangi Day
b)
Aboriginal Day
c)
Waitangi Day
18.
What jubilee is Elizabeth II
celebrating?
a)
Diamond
b)
Silver
c)
Golden
19.
Walt Whitman’s poem O Captain, my Captain was inspired by
a)
Martin Luther King Jr
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
George Washington
20.
What warrior dance is part of
the Maori culture?
21.
Can you name two sports that
Australian love playing?
22.
What is the Super Bowl?
23.
How many articles are there in
Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
30
24.
Who was the special guest in
the XLVI edition of the Super Bowl Halftime Show?
25.
Where did the Super Bowl take
place this year?
a)
Indianapolis
b)
New York
c)
Boston
26.
From the following American
celebration on which one do they watch football?
a)
Halloween
b)
4th July
c)
Thanksgiving
27.
Where did the Titanic depart
from her maiden and only voyage?
a)
Belfast
b)
Southampton
c)
Bristol
28.
Which ex-First Lady became a
co-founder of the United Nations?
a)
Hillary Clinton
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
29.
This year we are celebrating
200th anniversary of the birth of a famous writer in English, which
one?
30.
How do you say “Año bisiesto”
in English?
31.
What is Black Friday?
32.
Who developed the idea of the
Non-Violence Movement?
33.
What animal predicts the
weather in the USA?
34.
In how many countries in the
European Union is Greek an official language?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
35.
Mention some Mexican recipes.
36.
On his arrival at the South
Pole, Amundsen beat an British explorer
a)
Thomas Cook
b)
Robert Scott
c)
Robert Pattinson
37.
Which of the following
celebrations has not a Celtic origin?
a)
Halloween
b)
Thanksgiving
c)
May Day
38.
Name the most important member
of the conspirators at the Gunpowder plot?
39.
Who is the father of the Civil
Rights Movement?
40.
What do children ask for on
Bonfire Night?
a)
Give me some money please
b)
A penny for the guy
c)
Trick or treat
41.
Where did Martin Luther King Jr
give his famous speech?
42.
What two famous presidents of
the USA’s birthdays are celebrated on Presidents’ Day?
43.
Mention three Irish symbols
44.
On Burns Night, Scottish people
have a special dinner to honor their most popular poet
a)
Robert Burns
b)
William Burns
c)
Richard Burns
45.
Yule is another Celtic festival
that we use nowadays to name
a)
Samhein
b)
Christmas
c)
Halloween
46.
What song would English
speaking people sing with the arrival of the New Year?
a)
Adeste Fideles
b)
Auld Lang Syne
c)
We wish you a Merry Christmas
47.
In what state can you find an
animal which predicts how early spring will arrive?
a)
Colorado
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Pennsylvania
48.
Can you name Columbus’s
vessels?
49.
Name of the boat that took the
Pilgrims from England to America for the first time
50.
A black woman who refuse to
give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery…
51.
What cake did we prepare at
home for Mardi Gras (some of you have even tried it!!)
52.
What are the colours of Mardi
Gras?
53.
What is a piñata?
54.
Do you remember any of the
hoaxes on April Fool’s Day? Please let me know
55.
Where are the cliffs of Moher?
a)
In the UK
b)
In Australia
c)
In Ireland
56.
Shrove Tuesday in the UK is
also known as ..
a)
Lent Tuesday
b)
The day of Penitence
c)
Pancake Day
57.
What is the name of the
campaign for Sydney Mardi Gras?
a)
Say Something
b)
Tell me Something
c)
Better the Devil You Know
58.
How is a Celtic priest called?
59.
What is a Jack O’Latern?
60.
A kiwi is a fruit and a
a)
An animal
b)
A plant
c)
A language
61.
Where is the Jurassic Coast?
a)
In the USA
b)
In Canada
c)
In the UK
62.
When is Labor Day?
63.
What do eggs symbolize in
Easter?
64.
Who is the composer of the
European anthem?
65.
What colour do the Greeks use
to dye their eggs?
66.
What is the capital of New
Zealand?
67.
Mention two typical games with
the eggs at Easter?
68.
Easter Bunny is really
a)
a rabbit
b)
a hamster
c)
a hare
69.
What is Sport Relief?
70.
What American city dyes its
river in green for St Patrick’s Day?
71.
Name three characteristics of
the leprechauns?
72.
New Zealand in Maori language
is
a)
Zealandia
b)
Aotearoa
c)
Waitangi
73.
When was the Armistice of the
WWI signed (date and time requested)?
74.
Which of the following
provinces of Ireland is not part of the Republic of Ireland?
a)
Connacht
b)
Munster
c)
Ulster
d)
Leinster
75.
Main reason why Irish people
emigrated to America, Canada or Australia
a)
Because they could speak
English there
b)
Great Potato famine
c)
Because they were fed up of the
English.
76.
A nickname for Ireland is
77.
What did Manu Catman prepare for
us on Halloween?
78.
Match the grid with E for
England S for Scotland W for Wales and I for Ireland
England
|
Cardiff
|
St Patrick
|
1st March
|
leek
|
|
Scotland
|
Edinburgh
|
St George
|
17th March
|
thistle
|
|
Wales
|
London
|
St David
|
23rd April
|
shamrock
|
|
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
St Andrew
|
30th Nov
|
rose
|
79.
Which country of the UK is not
reflected in her flag?
80.
Name two dishes at a
Thanksgiving dinner
81.
Name professions that can be
done by a woman
82.
Who of the following has a
Nobel Peace Prize?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King Jr
c)
Maya Angelou
83.
The May Queen is a replica of
the goddess
a)
Pomona
b)
Flora
c)
Rhea
84.
Valentine’s Day tradition
probably comes from the Roman festival of
a)
Hilaria
b)
Valentinaria
c)
Lupercalia
85.
Name some popular couples that
we mentioned on Valentine’s Day, because of the love they share.
86.
Who was the First President of
the USA?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Washington Irving
87.
Who was the first First Lady to
run for president?
88.
When do you say “Poisson
d’avril”?
89.
What is the name of the male
Scottish skirt?
90.
When is Thanksgiving?
91.
Can you tell me the date of Columbus Day?
92.
Nowadays calendar is the
a)
Julian calendar
b)
Gregorian calendar
93.
Name the place where the
President of the USA lives?
94.
What is World Press Freedom
Day?
95.
Another name for Remembrance
Day is …
96.
What is the name of the award
at the American Cinema Academy?
97.
Where does the Queen of the UK
live?
98.
World AIDS Day is in
a)
December
b)
January
c)
February
99.
The European Day of Languages
is in
a)
September
b)
October
c)
November
100.
What soup is eaten on Burns
Night
a)
Leek and potato soup
b)
Haggis soup
c)
Cock a Leekie Soup
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