Bank holiday fun: Round 1 General Knowledge

How many bank holidays are there in England each year?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

What bank holiday comes seven days after Christmas?

• Boxing Day

• New Years Day

• Good Friday

• May Day

Until 1834 how many holidays did the Bank of England take each year?

• 4

• 14

• 24

• 34

When did New Years Day first become a bank holiday in England?

• 1874

• 1924

• 1954

• 1974

What saint day is celebrated in Ireland on 17th March?

• St Patrick

• St Andrew

• St George

• St David

What American holiday has lead to the concept of Black Friday?

• Kwanzaa

• Thanksgiving

• Hallowe’en

• Easter Sunday

The commemoration of which World War Two event has caused the May bank holiday to move this year?

• VJ Day

• Battle of Britain

• VE Day

• Dunkirk

29th April 2011 was an extra bank holiday to celebrate the marriage of which royal couple?

• Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles

• Prince William and Kate Middleton

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

• Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

There was an extra bank holiday in 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s 60th anniversary...what else was this called?

• Silver jubilee

• Golden jubilee

• Diamond jubilee

• Platinum jubilee

How many bank holidays are there for Easter in the UK?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4