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Festivals and important calendar dates

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ireland celebrates its national day on

a)

the fourth of July

b)

the thirteenth of July

c)

the seventeeth of March

2.

roast turkey, green bean casserole, sweet potato, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie belong to....

a)

British Christmas table

b)

Thanksgiving dinner

c)

Irish Christmas table

d)

USA Independence Day celebration

3.

The fourth of July is an important day for ...

a)

Ireland

b)

England

c)

The USA

4.

Valentine's day falls in

a)

May

b)

February

c)

March

5.

Jack- o'- lantern is

a)

a man who invented candles

b)

a nickname for a pumpkin pie

c)

an Irish poet

d)

a carved pumpkin

6.

Boxing Day

a)

the day for the national boxing tournament in England

b)

you could give small gift boxes to servants or people who work in service professions

c)

the 26th of December

d)

shopping day

e)

football!

7.

The British celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on

a)

October the 30th

b)

the 5th November

c)

the fourth Thursday in November

8.

On Guy Fawkes Day people

a)

use dynamite to blow up old houses

b)

celebrate with fireworks

c)

lit bonfires

d)

carry the "guys" through the streets

9.

All Hallows' Eve

a)

Kaikkien pyhien aatto

b)

Halloween

c)

talven alkamisen juhla, samhain

d)

sadonkorjuujuhla

10.

Thanksgiving is celebrated

a)

on the fourth Thursday in November

b)

with family

c)

to remember the time when colonists and Indians shared an autumn harvest feast

11.

What is this?

a)

samhain

b)

shamrock

12.

How do you celebrate Halloween?

a)

I lit candles

b)

I carve pumpkins

c)

I go trick or treating

d)

I bake

e)

watch horror movies

13.

What is the best selling Christmas carrol?

a)

Jingle Bells

b)

White Christmas

c)

Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer

14.

Besides Rudolph, "the most famous reindeer of all" there were eight reindeers pulling Santa's sleigh

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Which Christmas flower is popular in Finnish homes?

a)

Ivy

b)

Holly

c)

Poinsettia

d)

Mistletoe

16.

People in English-speaking countries sing "Auld Lang Syne" to celebrate the New Year.

a)

True

b)

False