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TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS
TRADITIONAL SONGS
GEOGRAPHY
TRADITIONAL FOOD / DISHES
ABBREVIATIONS
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Sunday between 22 March and 25 April, named after the Saxon Goddess of spring, Eostre, now the spring feast of the Christian church
What is Easter
100
the British national anthem (18th century)
What is God Save the Queen
100
highest mountain in the UK (1,343 m)
What is Ben Nevis (Scotland) [ben ˈnevəs]
100
Cheddar, Cheshire, Stilton and Wensleydale are …
What is British cheeses
100
UK
What is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
200
26 December, time when tradespeople received a “Christmas box” (a present)
What is Boxing Day
200
British patriotic song (1740 Thomas Arne) stating that Britons “never never never shall be slaves”
What is Rule Britannia!
200
longest river in the UK ( 322 km)
What is The Severn [ˈsevərn]
200
Scotland’s best-known regional dish (a sheep’s stomach filled with lamb’s offal, herbs and spices)
What is haggis
200
GMT
What is Greenwich Mean Time [ˈɡrenɪtʃ]
300
25 January, birthday of Scotland’s national poet - an evening of music, poetry, food and drink
What is Burns Night
300
old Scottish song about friendship and remembering good times in the past
What is Auld Lang Syne [ˈɒld læŋ saɪn]
300
largest lake in the UK (312 km²)
What is Loch Lomond [lɒk lomond]
300
Cod, haddock or plaice dipped in batter + thick batons of potato, deep fried
What is fish and chips
300
NHS
What is National Health Service
400
Tuesday which falls 41 days before Easter, the eve of the Lenten fast
What is Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday
400
famous poem by William Blake (1804) set to music by Hubert Parry (19th century)
What is Jerusalem
400
the busiest airport in the UK (54.5 million/year)
What is Heathrow
400
batter baked in hot fat usually eaten with roast beef (traditional “Sunday roast”)
What is Yorkshire pudding
400
VAT
What is Value Added Tax
500
5 November, in memory of the Gunpowder Plot 1605
What is Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night
500
song by Edward Elgar, part of his Pomp and Circumstance marches (very patriotic / 1901-1930)
What is Land of Hope and Glory
500
the second biggest city in the UK (2.3 million)
What is Birmingham
500
thick yellow liduid eaten hot or cold with various sweet dishes
What is custard
500
MP
What is Member of Parliament