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English Language League

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "shrove" mean?

a)

to listen to someone's confession about what they have done wrong, and offer forgiveness:

b)

to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left:

c)

to stop doing particular things that you enjoy:

d)

to give up sweets

2.

How many days do Lent last?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

40

d)

365

3.

When did the tradition of "pancake races" originate?

a)

in 1954

b)

in 1544

c)

in 1454

d)

in 1445

4.

What does the expression Mardi Gras mean?

a)

the day when people celebrate by eating marmalade

b)

the day when mardy people celebrate

c)

the day when people celebrate the first grass sprout.

d)

the day before the beginning of Lent, celebrated in some countries with a lot of music, colourful costumes, and dancing in the streets

5.

Where do parades take place?

a)

in the UK

b)

in the USA

c)

Spain

d)

Denmark

6.

What does it mean if you find a small, plastic baby figurine in your piece of cake?

a)

you're going to have a baby

b)

you're in for a year of bad luck

c)

you’re in for a year of good luck

d)

you're childish

7.

Which country is Canada’s Pancake Day similar to ?

a)

the US

b)

the UK

c)

France

d)

Spain

8.

What do Canadians ad to their pancakes?

a)

maple syrup

b)

peanut butter

c)

chocolate cream

d)

jam

9.

If you find a coin in your pancake it means you will become

a)

lucky

b)

unlucky

c)

rich

d)

busy

10.

Where is Fastelavn celebrated ?

a)

Lithuania

b)

Denmark

c)

Spain

d)

France

11.

What is a Fastelavnsboller ?

a)

a barrel with picture of a cat on it

b)

Danish trick-or-tricking

c)

a sweet bun typically filled with jam or cream.

d)

hitting the cat out of the barrel

12.

What do you call he person who takes off the final board of the barrel ?

a)

Cat Queen

b)

KitKat

c)

Hello Kity

d)

Cat King

13.

Where is Uzgavenes celebrated?

a)

in Denmark

b)

in Spain

c)

in Canada

d)

in Lithuania

14.

Why do Lithuanians dress up as devils, witches, goats and beggars and wear fearsome wooden masks?

a)

to go trick-or-tricking

b)

to scare off the winter

c)

to scare off the evil of the town

d)

to scare naughty children

15.

What do Lithuanians set on fire during the festive?

a)

12 meals

b)

effigy, often called Morė

c)

potato pancakes

d)

doughnuts

16.

What is Jueves Lardero about?

a)

playing truant

b)

travelling from town to town

c)

throwing eggs at each other

d)

it is a day to clean the pantry of meat and bread and to eat a meal as a community

17.

What do children carry with themselves when going from home to home?

a)

ash

b)

tortilla

c)

a straw figure representing Judas

d)

meat and bread

18.

What do children ask for while going from home to home?

a)

straw

b)

eggs, chorizo or money

c)

ash

d)

an excuse from school

19.

How do Poles celebrate Fat Thursday?

a)

by eating fatty, sugary food

b)

by preparing fatty dish together with your family

c)

by going from neighbour to neighbour and asking for doughnuts

d)

by preparing marmalade

20.

It’s believed that if you don’t eat any Pączki on the day

a)

you will immediately lose weight

b)

you will be unlucky the whole upcoming year

c)

you will have to prepare doughnuts for the whole family and friends.

d)

you won't find your true love

21.

What else do Poles eat on Fat Thursday ?

a)

angel wings

b)

hot wings

c)

merienda

d)

pancakes