1. In
what American festival do children say “Trick or treat”?
2. When
is Fathers’ Day in America?
3. Bloomsday is a festival in which Irish
commemorate the events on a famous book by James Joyce, which one?
4. When
is the American Independence celebrated?
5. Who
was the Pope who ordered to change the Julian Calendar?
a) Benedict
XVI
b) Pius
IX
c) Gregory XIII
6. Name
one April Fool’s Day trick.
7. This
year the Olympics Games took place in London, but where did the Olympic Games
take place in
a) 2004
b) 2000
c) 1996
8. Last
year on Dec 14th we remembered a great Norwegian explorer who
arrived at South Pole a hundred years ago. Name him.
9. Name
two important personalities that we remember in Black History Month.
10. Describe
Guy Fawkes.
11. Auld Lang Syne and Address to a Haggis were written by
a) Mark
Twain
b) William
Shakespeare
c) Robert
Burns
12. What
is the name of the typical Christmas songs?
13. Write
about the Batle of Puebla.
14. Who
was the Spanish Queen who supported Columbus with money for his voyages?
15. Papá
Noel is called
a) _____________
in the UK
b) _____________
in the USA
16. Charles
Dickens is
a) A
Elizabethan writer
b) A
Victorian writer
c) A
Jacobean writer
17. Name
the 5 Rs for Earth Day.
18. How
do you say Easter in Spanish?
19. Name
the official languages in Canada.
20. How
do you say in American English
a) Football
b) Trousers
21. What
is the name of Gandhi’s philosophy?
22. What
does a famous groundhog in America predict?
23. Why
is the Declaration of Human Rights important to you?
24. Name
the capitals of the following countries:
a) Australia
b) New
Zealand
c) USA
25. What
is a haka?
26. Is
Labour Day observed on the same day in the USA and Spain?
27. We
talked about a Fossil Festival called
a) Lyme
Regis
b) Pax
Augusta
c) Fossiland
28. What
do Mardi Gras colours mean?
a) Green
b) Purple
c) Gold
29. Name
the American city where a Bus Boycott happened after Rosa Park was arrested.
30. What
is Remembrance Day?
31. What
is one of the names of the American flag?
32. What
is the official flower for Mothers’ Day?
a) Rose
b) Carnation
c) Daffodil
33. Name
an artist who performed at Queen Elizabeth II’ Diamond Jubilee Concert
34. Where
does the Red Earth Day Festival take place?
a) Indiana
b) Dakota
c) Oklahoma
35. Name
the patron saint of the following countries
a) England
b) Wales
c) Scotland
d) Ireland
36. Who
won the final of the Super Bowl?
37. Who
was the Roman Emperor who arrested Valentine?
a) Gregory
XIII
b) Claudius
II
c) Julius
Caesar
38. What
is the Celtic Name of May Day?
a) Beltane
b) Samhain
c) Floralia
39. Who
was the first President of the USA?
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