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Bank holiday fun: Round 1 General Knowledge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bank holidays are there in England each year?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

2.

What bank holiday comes seven days after Christmas?

a)

Boxing Day

b)

New Years Day

c)

Good Friday

d)

May Day

3.

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

a)

4

b)

14

c)

24

d)

34

4.

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

a)

1874

b)

1924

c)

1954

d)

1974

5.

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

a)

St Patrick

b)

St Andrew

c)

St George

d)

St David

6.

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

a)

Kwanzaa

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Hallowe’en

d)

Easter Sunday

7.

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

a)

VJ Day

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

VE Day

d)

Dunkirk

8.

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

a)

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles

b)

Prince William and Kate Middleton

c)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

d)

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

9.

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

a)

Silver jubilee

b)

Golden jubilee

c)

Diamond jubilee

d)

Platinum jubilee

10.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4