Fat Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday is also called (pick all correct answers):

• Pancake Day

• Mardi Gras

• Vastlapäev

• Maslenitsa

• Fat Tuesday

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent (paast).

• true

• false

Lent lasts ....... .

• 6 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 7 weeks

There is a ......... in Olney, Buckinghamshire on Shrove Tuesday.

• Pancake Race

• Horse Race

• Car race

• Boat race

In Estonia and Sweden ............. are eaten on Shrove Tuesday.

• pancakes with jam

• buns with whipped cream

• toast with jam

Easter Sunday is ....... days after Shrove Tuesday.

• 47

• 37

• 27

• 17

Ash Wednesday falls on the ....... day of Lent.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

Shrove Tuesday is moveable feast and can be any ......... between 3rd February and 9th March.

• day

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

Local housewives can take part in Olney pancake race and they must wear .......... .

• a scarf and an apron

• a scarf

• an apron

In Olney pancake race each contestant has a hot pan with a ....... .