Customs
Name the US holiday
Name the UK holiday
Dates
100
When do people dress up in scary costumes?
1) At Christmas
2) At birthday parties
3) At Halloween
At Halloween
100
What holiday is celebrated on Dec 31st?
New Year
100
What day do the British usually give each other chocolate eggs?
Easter Sunday
100
When is Christmas celebrated?
December 25th
200
British make them on Shrove Tuesday in February or March) before Lent (Великий пост)
1) pancakes
2) pudding
3) roast beans
Pancakes
200
What day do Americans eat turkey and pumkin pie?
1) New Year
2) Thanksgiving day
3) Easter
Thanksgiving day
200
What is a very popular holiday celebrated in London on Jan 31th?
Chinese New Year
200
When is International Women' Day?
March 8th
300
What is the custom called when children go from door to door at Halloween?
1) Meat or fish
2) Trick or treat
3) cream or scream
Trick or treat
300
A holiday celebrated annually on February 14
Saint Valentine's Day
300
an annual custom on the 1st of April consisting of making jokes and pranks.
April Fools' Day
300
When is St. Patrick's Day?
1) March 17th
2) May 5th
3) Sept 21st
March 17th
400
When do Irish people wear green clothes?
at St. Patrick’s Day
400
What holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September when people start working after summer holidays?
1) School day
2) Labor Day
3) Easter
Labor Day
400
Parades, fireworks, bonfires, and food. Children frequently carry straw figures, which are later tossed into bonfires.
Guy Fawkes Night
400
When is Independence Day in the USA?
1) June 25th
2) Jan 10th
3) July 4th
July 4th
500
One night is celebrated in Scotland to remember the life of a famous writer. Who is this writer?
Robert Burns - Burns Night
500
Celebrations honoring Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492
Columbus Day
500
A day when people commemorate the soldiers who have died in wars and other military conflicts since the onset of World War I. Also known as Poppy Day.
Remembrance Day
500
When is Thanksgiving in the US?
1) June
2) October
3) 4th Thursday of November
4th Thursday of November