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Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

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1.

The famous festival of San Fermin in which people are persecuted by bulls is celebrated in...

a)

Pamplona

b)

Barcelona

c)

Madrid

d)

Sevilla

2.

What color is associated with St Patrick's Day?

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

3.

This is the most importan beer festival between September and October in Munich, Germany.

a)

Bruges beer festival

b)

Oktoberfest

c)

Mondial de la biere

d)

Vermont’s Brewers Festival

4.

This is the most representative tradition of mexican culture.

a)

Day of dead

b)

Festival of the sun

c)

Burning man

d)

Cascamorra's festival

5.

Where is the Loy Krathong and Yee Peng Lantern Festivals held?

a)

Thailand

b)

China

c)

Belgium

d)

Pakistan

6.

The Effutu people celebrate the aboakyer or deer-hunting festival as an offer to the god Panche Otu in...

a)

Ghana

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Madagascar

7.

On January 17th in Democratic Republic of Congo people commemorates the death of Patrice Lumumba, it is called...

a)

Hero's day

b)

Saint Lucia's day

c)

Holi day

d)

Dead's day

8.

in this French-speaking province of Canada the Winter Festival is celebrated in February, activities such as snowboarding and hockey.

a)

Quebec

b)

Toronto

c)

Ottawa

d)

Vancouver

9.

This tradition celebrating in Spain began in 1945 where people throw tomatoes to each other

a)

La Tomatina

b)

Cascamorra's festival

c)

Up Helly Aa Festival

d)

The Aloha Festival

10.

on this celebration, Jews light a special candleholder called a menorah, when they remember an ancient miracle in which one day's worth of oil burned for eight days in their temple.

a)

Hannukah

b)

Aloha Festival

c)

Kwanzaa

d)

Songkran

11.

This festival is a competition in that covers all genres from drama to modern dance and puppet theatre in Russia.

a)

Golden Mask Theatre Festival

b)

Wild Mint folk Festival

c)

Obon Festival

d)

Up Helly Aa Festival

12.

This celebratin is based on ancient African harvest festivals and celebrates ideals such as family life and unity. it is celebrated from December 26 to January 1.

a)

Kwanzaa

b)

Hannukah

c)

Famidiahana

d)

Holi

13.

In this city of Italy people celebrate a very elegant and sophisticated carnival by wearing ball gowns and masks, and the also go around the city in the well-known gondolas.

a)

Venice

b)

Rome

c)

Milan

d)

Genoa

14.

In this event, every year, people in Baza, Spain, cover themselves in grease to reenact the stealing of a famous statue of the "Virgen de la Piedad" over 500 years ago.

a)

Cascamorra's Festival

b)

The Festival of the Sun

c)

The Aloha Festival

d)

Saint Lucia's Day

15.

This festival in Albuquerque displays a wonderful view of many hot air balloons flying away.

a)

Alburqueque International Balloon Fiesta

b)

Alburqueque International Fiesta

c)

Alburqueque National Fiesta

d)

Alburqueque National Balloon Fiesta

16.

In Thailand, there is a Buddhists’ celebration where statues of Buddha displayed in a parade spray water on passersby. Young people throw water at each other for fun and

people also release fish as an act of kindness. What’s the name of this celebration?

a)

Songkran

b)

Vesak

c)

Ulambana

d)

Kathina Ceremony

17.

Midsummer Day is celebrated in late June in Scandinavia. Some villagers decorate a spruce trunk — called a najstang — like a maypole. Some families light bonfires along the fjords. This is celebrated in...

a)

Sweden

b)

China

c)

Madagascar

d)

Greenland

18.

During the ninth month of the Islamic calendar year, Muslims do not eat, drink, or smoke from sunrise to sunset for an entire month. Instead, they spend their days in worship, praying in mosques. How is this holiday called?

a)

Ramadan

b)

Kwanzaa

c)

Ashura

d)

Hajj

19.

This event held in England gathers hundreds of men who run after a wheel of cheese rolling down a hill. Wondering who will ever eat it! The name of the event is…

a)

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake

b)

Cheese Chasing Champion

c)

Cheese rolling Festival

d)

Cooper's Hill Cheese- Rolling Race

20.

This is a festival for people to go relax and stretch their muscles while enjoying the wonderful beaches of Oahu, Hawaii.

a)

The Aloha Festival.

b)

Wakiki Festival

c)

Honolulu Festival

d)

Lei Day

21.

The first day of spring in the Muslim calendar, boys enter a kite-fighting contest where they put powdered glass on their strings and try to cut off each other's kites. Whoever keeps his kite the longest wins. Where does it take place?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Thailand

c)

Ghana

d)

Republic of Congo

22.

On this festival, Japanese people keep the memory of their ancestors alive during the summer, when they also visit and clean the graves of those who have died. In the ancient city of Kyoto, people light giant bonfires.

a)

Obon Festival

b)

Gion Matsuri

c)

Famidihana

d)

Santabary Festival

23.

What is the name of a traditional ritual in Madagascar, known as the turning of the bones that begins in June. The bodies of recently-passed family members and ancestors are taken from the crypt, re-dressed in silk shrouds and reburied.

a)

Famidihana

b)

Ramadan

c)

Harvest Festival

d)

Aboakyer

24.

What's the name of a festival in Russia where top restaurants are opened to families offering culinary classes, zones dedicated to different types of food and drinks, DJs and music to create a party atmosphere.

a)

Taste of Moscow

b)

Wild Mint Folk Festival

c)

Lucia Cat's

d)

Russia Food Festival

25.

Tomorrowland is one of the world's largest electronic dance music festivals. Where does it take place?

a)

Belgium

b)

Russia

c)

USA

d)

Germany

26.

The New Year is celebrated on December 31 by families dressing up a straw man in old clothes that represents the old year. People make a will that lists all of their faults and burn it with the straw man, in hopes that their faults will disappear with him. Where is it celebrated?

a)

Ecuador and Colombia

b)

Colombia and Venezuela

c)

Ecuador and Venezuela

d)

Colombia and Peru

27.

From 1917 until 1991 in this big cold country Christmas was banned. Nowadays, people gather in family to attend church services on Christmas Eve (January 6th) and then go home to feast on a special ‘holy supper’, which includes a dish called kutia, a porridge with raisins. Where is it celebrated?

a)

Russia

b)

Greenland

c)

Sweden

d)

England

28.

This open-air world folk music takes place every summer over several days with national and international musicians performing a variety of folk-based genres – afrobeat, ethno-jazz, raga, Russian folk. What’s the name of the festival?

a)

Wild Mint Folk Festival

b)

Songkran

c)

Tomorrowland

d)

Harbin Festival

29.

The Harbin festival is the largest snow and ice festival in the world, and it features gigantic sculptures and buildings of ice. Where does it take place?

a)

China

b)

Belgium

c)

Madagascar

d)

Russia

30.

The Santabary Festival is ancient in origin that takes place in late April-early May to give thanks for the year’s first rice harvest. People eat, drink, listen and dance to traditional music. In which country is it celebrated?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Spain

31.

At the beginning of the Hindu year, there is a festival where people get wet and throw multi-colored powder, among other activities. What is its name?

a)

Holi

b)

Palm's day

c)

Holy Supper

d)

Ramadan

32.

The return of the sun is a celebration after the months of winter darkness when skies get clear, and it is celebrated with family excursions, songs, coffee and cakes in most of the towns north of the Arctic Circle. Where is it celebrated?

a)

Greenland

b)

Ireland

c)

England

d)

Scotland

33.

He was a military, explorer and Spanish conqueror who founded the city of Santiago de Cali in 1536.

a)

Sebastian de Belalcazar

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Tomas Cipriano Mosquera

d)

José Maria Obando

34.

This hill is named after the battle fought by general Eliseo Payán and Julio Arboleda in April 1862 because they communicated with mirror signals.

a)

Los Cristales

b)

Cristo Rey

c)

Pico de Loro

d)

Los Farallones

35.

This place is a charming butterfly sanctuary on the way to Cristo Rey.

a)

Andoke

b)

Cali's Zoo

c)

Jardin Botanico

d)

Pachamama

36.

This coliseum is used for training hockey and figure skating. It's named after a famous soccer player. Who was him?

a)

Miguel Calero

b)

Willington Ortiz

c)

Faryd Mondragon

d)

Freddy Rincon

37.

How many communes (township) are there in Santiago de Cali?

a)

22

b)

25

c)

20

d)

23

38.

Which animal has a very important role in Indian culture, so in March they have their own festival with elegant dresses and colorful jewelry?

a)

Cow

b)

Cat

c)

Rat

d)

Elephant

39.

In this country the New Year is celebrated in February, also called Spring Festival or Lunar Year.

a)

China

b)

Ireland

c)

Pakistan

d)

Greenland

40.

Which country considers St Patrick as its patron saint?

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

England

d)

Norway

41.

It is a plant of the palm tree family that grows in tropical areas of America. Its fruit has a great nutritional value and aphrodisiac powers that people attribute to it. In Colombia it is an essential food of the Colombian pacific culture, traditionally associated with the Afro-Colombian population.

a)

Chontaduro

b)

Carambolo

c)

zapote

d)

borojó

42.

This place honors the song writer who wrote the greatest Salsa song, tribute to Cali. it is a big square frequently having some artists showcasing their talents - painting murals, wood arts, etc., a museum commemorating a famous Cali composer is located at the second floor of a building at the Plazoleta.

a)

Jairo Varela

b)

Juanchito

c)

Hernando Tejada

d)

Miguel Calero

43.

This is a beautifully preserved sugar plantation home, a Spanish colonial hacienda filled with tropical gardens. It informs about the history of Panela production throughout the whole country. Here, you can also learn about both the lives of the original plantation owners and the slaves that worked to make the sugar cane. The estate has an impressive collection of trapiches- contraptions used to extract sap from the cane.

a)

Hacienda Pichindé

b)

Parque de la Caña

c)

Parque del Café

d)

Tascas

44.

When were the first Panamerican Games held in Cali?

a)

1971

b)

1973

c)

1970

d)

1972

45.

Point out the river that doesn't belong to Cali

a)

Pance

b)

Lili

c)

Melendez

d)

San cipriano

46.

How many villages (small towns) are there in Santiago de Cali?

a)

15

b)

22

c)

13

d)

25

47.

Popular mountain with three big crosses on its top where people can climb and enjoy especially on Sunday mornings.

a)

Las tres cruces

b)

Cristo Rey

c)

Pico de loro

d)

Pance

48.

A temple that was built between 1930 and 1948. It is known for its Gothic style. The musical clock and windows are from Amsterdam.

a)

Ermita Church

b)

San Francisco Church

c)

La Catedral Church

d)

San Antonio Church

49.

International tournament in which the America team was champion in 1999.

a)

Merconorte

b)

Conmebol

c)

Concacaf

d)

Copa America

50.

This monument was created by Juan Fisher after Juan B Quintero's request, counselor of Santiago de Cali, to commemorate the progress of the city. it was donated by Quintero's family to the city as one of his dying wishes. Nowadays it is in front of El Obelisco.

a)

La Cuadriga Romana

b)

El Gato del rio

c)

Parque de los Poetas

d)

Cristo rey

51.

Covered sports arena used for various events mainly basketball. It is located in the Alberto Galindo Sports Unit and was one of the places for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2016.

a)

Coliseo El Pueblo

b)

Estadio Pascual Guerrero

c)

Coliseo Evangelista Mora

d)

Diamante de softbol

52.

The headquarters of the Municipal Secretary of tourism and culture is located in a place that was known as.

a)

Centro Cultural de Cali

b)

Centro Administrativo Municipal

c)

Gobernación del Valle

d)

Centro Cultural COMFANDI

53.

One of the most important educational projects in Cali, where people can visit the Natural Science Museum and the "Abracadabra" Interactive Museum, among others.

a)

Biblioteca Departamental

b)

Biblioteca CIAT

c)

Centro Cultural COMFANDI

d)

Biblioteca Mario Carvajal

54.

This building stands 42 stories tall and houses a hotel, offices and apartment complexes.

a)

Torre de Cali Hotel

b)

Hotel Spiwak

c)

Intercontinental Hotel

d)

Palacio de San Francisco

55.

The Company of Public Works of Cauca built this place that worked as a market square, and in 1921 sold it to the municipality that changed its name.

a)

Plaza de Caicedo

b)

Plaza San Francisco

c)

Plaza del Centro Municipal

d)

Plazoleta Jairo Varela

56.

He is one of the most recognized comedian and animator from Cali who has participated in “Sábados Felices”.

a)

Enrique Colavizza

b)

El mono sanchez

c)

Cesar Corredor

d)

Peter Albeiro

57.

This famous theater director was a painter, a journalist, a cook and an actor. The Municipal Theater is named in his honor.

a)

Enrique Buenaventura

b)

Hernando Tejada

c)

Omar Rayoi

d)

Alejandro Obregon

58.

The legend says that the three crosses were built to fight this horrible demon that announced Santiago of Cali's ruin.

a)

Buziraco

b)

El Pollo Pelón

c)

La Candileja

d)

El Diablo

59.

He was an Indian chief who organized an army with different tribes to fight the Spaniards in 1536 who came to what is Cali now.

a)

Cacique Petecuy

b)

Cacique Jamundi

c)

Cacique Inga

d)

Cacique Quimbayo

60.

On December 13 in St Lucia Day, many girls dress up as "Lucia brides" in long white gowns with red sashes, and a wreath of burning candles on their heads. They wake up their families by singing songs and bringing them coffee and twisted saffron buns called "Lucia cats." Where does it take place?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Ireland

c)

Greenland

d)

Sweden

61.

This is Europe's largest fire festival, completed with the burning of a full-scale Viking ship. It’s held in Lerwick, Scotland. How is it called?

a)

Up Helly Aa Festival

b)

Aboakier

c)

Fire Festival

d)

Winter Solstice

62.

In the heart of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, USA, there is a peculiar festival inspired in Mad Max film. What’s that festival called?

a)

Burning Man

b)

Loy Krathong and yee Peng Lantern festival

c)

Godchildren Day

d)

Dead day

63.

It is a Pacific music and food festival, heavily influenced by the African rhythms and originally from the Pacific coast.

a)

Petronio Alvarez Festival

b)

Cali's Fair

c)

Fiestas de San Pacho

d)

Festival del Currulao

64.

When do people celebrate Thanksgiving in United States? This year, it’s on November 22nd.

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Saturday

d)

Sunday

65.

Why do we celebrate Labor Day on May 1 in almost all the world?

a)

tribute to the so-called martyrs of Chicago

b)

defense of workers in Chicago

c)

Earning workers rights around the world

d)

tribute to workers around the world