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A morris dance? 
Hogmanay ans its traditions? 
The festival connected with the beginning of spring? 
The Eisteddfods, the Welsh tournaments of singers and poets? 
clans and tartans in Scotland? 
The habit of tea drinking in Britain? 
2.Test.
How well do you know the holidays and festivals celebrated in 
Britain?
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1. St David's Day is a British festival which is predominantly celebrated in 
which country? 
a)
England 
b)
Wales 
c)
Northern Ireland 
d)
Scotland 
2. The May Day bank holiday in England is celebrated each year on the first 
Monday in May. Festivities include crowning a May Queen, dancing around a 
May pole, and which other activity? 
a)
Cheese rolling 
b)
Pea shooting competition 
c)
Strawberry harvest 
d)
Morris dancing 
3. The mighty Scottish people practice their strength at an outdoor festival 
held each year in the highlands. Which activity includes a log of wood 
roughly 20 feet (6m) tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds? 
a)
Caber tossing 
b)
Pooh sticks 
c)
Haggis hunting 
d)
Speed sawing 
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4. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and his feast day is celebrated each 
year on 17th March. Which plant is normally worn on this special day? 
a)
Thistle 
b)
Shamrock 
c)
Rose 
d)
Daffodil 
5. Remembrance Day is a solemn occasion in November where we remember 
all the fatalities from both World Wars, and other conflicts which have 
happened since? What is it more commonly called in Britain? 
a)
Rose Day 
b)
Forget-me-not Day 
c)
Lily Day 
d)
Poppy Day 
6. "Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and 
plot." Which building did the traitor Guy Fawkes unsuccessfully try to 
destroy in 1605, leading us to celebrate each anniversary by letting off 
fireworks? 
a)
Buckingham Palace 
b)
St Paul's Cathedral 
c)
Westminster Abbey 
d)
Houses of Parliament 
7. The 21st June sees another celebration in Britain, mainly followed by 
pagans and druids, but more recently by ordinary people wanting to 
experience something special. Thousands of people flock to which location to 
see the sun rise over the horizon on the longest day of the year? 
a)
Avebury Circle 
b)
Lindisfarne 
c)
Stonehenge 

d)
Ring of Brodgar 
8. On which bank holiday is the Notting Hill Carnival celebrated each 
year?
a)
Easter bank holiday 
b)
Spring bank holiday 
c)
Early May bank holiday 
d)
Summer bank holiday 
9. Which famous Scottish poet has a celebration named after him which 
normally falls on or around 25th January? 
a)
J. M. Barrie 
b)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 
c)
John Buchan 
d)
Robert Burns 
10. Mothering Sunday in Britain is celebrated on the third Sunday in Lent, 
while Father's Day is celebrated in which month? 
a)
March 
b)
June 
c)
September 
d)
April 
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