British holidays
What do many families eat on Christmas?
Turkey and vegetables, like carrots and peas.
Where has the artist created and published his first works?
In London and Bristol.
Name the most famous sights in London?
The Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, The Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye.
What is the most famous British dish?
Fisch'n'Chips.
Which traditions are linked to Easter Sunday in the UK?
People give each other chocolate Easter eggs and easter bunnies. Children also go on egg hunts.
Is it true? Banksy's real name is Lazlo Wallace Walterson. He is 49 years old and was born in London.
Nothing is actually known about Banksy's identity.
Where lives the creature Nessie?
It is said that Nessie inhabits Loch Ness, in the Scottish highlands.
What and when is Boxing day?
It is on the 26th December. For many people Boxing Day is a time to recover from the excesses of Christmas Day and an opportunity to spend time with family, friends, and neighbors.
What is Banksy's art about?
What is the name of the famous prehistoric monument that looks like a large circle of huge stones and where is it?
Its name is Stonehenge and you find it in the north of the historic city of Salisbury, England.
Who do people celebrate on March 17th?
St Patrick. He is one of Ireland's patron saints. He is believed to have died on March 17 in or around the year 493. He grew up in Roman Britain, but spent time in Ireland as a young man and later as a missionary.
What is his most famous work and what is it about?
The work is called: "Girl with Balloon" and Banksy has used variants of this work to support social campaigns: in 2005 about the West Bank barrier, in 2014 about the Syrian refugee crisis and in 2017 about the election in the UK.
What can you visit in Wales? And in which city?
In Cardiff you can visit the Cardiff Castle.
This holiday probably originated as a Roman festival honoring the beginning of the summer season (in the northern hemisphere). In more recent times, May Day has been as a day to campaign for and celebrate workers' rights.
What is Banksy's "Spy Booth" about?
In 2014 Banksy created a work showing three 50’s-era spies listening in on a conversation at a phone booth. The graffiti appeared on the side of a building in Cheltenham, England–just a few miles away from the headquarters of GCHQ–the intelligence and security organization of the United Kingdom and shows Banksy’s critique on government surveillance.
Where are the cliffs of Moher and what is so great about them?
The sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland.
They were shown in the movie Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince.
What is Haggis and where is it eaten?
It is a Scottish dish. It is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach, though now an artificial casing is often used instead.