State holiday
They do not celebrate Christmas in China
True
False
True
In China people do not celebrate Christmas. Their celebrations are like Valentine's Day. They celebrate with small gifts, go out to a movie, go shopping, or to a karaoke bar.
Which holiday is known as the Day of the Dead and is widely celebrated in Mexico?
a) Cinco de Mayo
b) Día de los Muertos
c) Carnival
b) Día de los Muertos
Where did Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus go after His birth to escape King Herod?
a/ Egypt
b/ Bethlehem
c/ Nazareth
a/ Egypt
Tibald was Juliet's
a/brother
b/cousin
c/uncle
b/ cousin
Is the January 1st a day off all over the world?
Yes
No
No
Some cultures follow different calendars and celebrate their "new year" on another date.
Christmas Eve is on
a/ 24th December
b/ 25th December
c/ 26th December
a/ 24th December
Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is often performed during the holiday season and has themes of love, mischief, and mistaken identities?
a) A Midsummer Night's Dream
b) Hamlet
c) Macbeth
a) Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare could meet with
a/ Elizabeth I
b/ Elizabeth II
c/ George Washington
a/ Elizabeth I
In the United States, what holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?
Thanksgiving
Christmas day is on
a/ 24th December
b/ 25th December
c/ 26th December
b/ 25th December
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night takes its name from a traditional holiday that celebrates the end of the Christmas season. What is this holiday called?
a) Christmas Eve
b) Epiphany
c) New Year's Day
b) Epiphany
What kind of audience would watch Shakespeare's plays?
a/ Only wealthy nobles in private boxes
b/ A mix of people from all social classes
c/ Only scholars and actors from other countries
b/ A mix of people from all social classes
Which country celebrates Bastille Day on July 14th?
a/ France
b/ Germany
c/ Italy
What is a boxing day?
a/Boxing Day is when people gather up all the empty gift boxes from Christmas and build cardboard forts for epic battles!
b/Boxing Day is when people in Canada and the UK gets in the ring for a friendly boxing match to work off those holiday calories!
c/ Boxing Day, in the UK, Canada, Australia is traditionally a day when people give gifts to service workers and those in need. It’s also a popular shopping holiday, similar to Black Friday.
c/ Boxing Day, in the UK, Canada, Australia is traditionally a day when people give gifts to service workers and those in need. It’s also a popular shopping holiday, similar to Black Friday.
Shakespeare's Theatre was called __________
The Globe
"To be or not to be" was said by which Shakespeare's character?
Hamlet
What holiday marks the start of the Lunar New Year in East Asia?
a/ Hanukkah
b/ Chinese New Year
c/ Ramadan
What is Guy Fawkes - Bonfire night celebrated on 5th of November in the UK?
a/ when everyone in Britain tries to roast marshmallows and make bonfires
b/ in memory of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament
c/is the one night a year where British people practice their best ‘evil laugh’ while setting off fireworks in secret plots around town
b/ in memory of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament
In Shakespeare's time Juliet was played by a boy.
true
false
true