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TEAM A

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Festival
TRUE or FALSE Choose the correct answer Answer the question
Christopher Columbus arrived in America In which language is Columbus called Which city was Christopher Columbus
Columbus in 1482. Cristbal Coln? born in?
Day in Italian / Spanish / German
FALSE. It was in 1492. Spanish in Genoa
[2 4 6]EVEN QUESTIONS

On Halloween children very often get The common game that children play on On Halloween, what do children who are
sweets as treats. Halloween is known as bobbing for ghosts usually wear? It is white.
Halloween pears / bananas / apples
TRUE apples a sheet

Election Day always takes place in even How often is the US President elected? Which animal is the symbol of the
years. every 2 / 4 / 6 years Democratic Party in the US?
Election Day
TRUE every 4 years a donkey

President John F. Kennedy is buried in Where is Arlington National Cemetery When did World War I end? (give the year,
Arlington National Cemetery. located? month, day and hour)
Veterans Day near New York, Washington, Los Angeles
TRUE Washington (District Columbia) on 11th November, 1918 at 11 oclock

Thanksgiving Day takes place on the first Why did the Pilgrims come to America? In What do Americans usually have for
Thanksgiving Thursday of November. search of dessert on Thanksgiving Day?
Day FALSE. It is the fourth Thursday of money / adventures / religious freedom
November. in search of religious freedom a pumpkin pie

Martin Luther King, Jr. was the US What was Langston Hughess job? Was he What was the name of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther President. a preacher / politician / poet Jr.s father?
King Day He was a poet.
FALSE. He was a preacher. Martin Luther King
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TEAM A

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Festival
TRUE or FALSE Choose the correct answer Answer the question
People send more valentine cards than How many valentine cards do people Whats the most common and obvious
Valentines Christmas cards. around the world send every year? symbol of love?
Day FALSE. People send more Christmas cards. About 1 million / 10 million / 1 billion cards
1 billion a red heart
[135]ODD QUESTIONS

Abraham Lincoln was the first US How many American states are named What is the name of the place where
Presidents President. after US Presidents? George Washington is buried?
Day one / two / three
FALSE. It was George Washington. just one, Washington (in the North-West) Mount Vernon

St. Patrick was a slave when he was young How many shades of green can you find in Whats the name of a small creature which
St. Patricks and before he became a bishop. Ireland? lives in the forests of Ireland and has got a
Day 5 / 20 / 40 pot of gold?
TRUE 40 leprechaun

The period of Lent lasts for 40 days. Which day of the Holy Week is also Whats Maundy Money?
known as Silent?
Easter TRUE Friday / Saturday / Sunday It is the money the English Queen gives to
Saturday poor people on Holy Thursday.

The American flag is never flown on When does Memorial Day take place? Where was Memorial Day observed for the
Memorial Memorial Day. in January / May / November first time?
Day FALSE. It is flown at half-staff. in May, on the last Monday in Arlington National Cemetery

There are 14 golden stars on the flag of the Which American President established When do people in Poland celebrate Flag
European Union. Flag Day as a national holiday? Day?
Flag Day Washington / Lincoln / Wilson
FALSE. There are 12 stars. Woodrow Wilson on May 2nd
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TEAM B

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Festival
TRUE or FALSE Choose the correct answer Answer the question
When Columbus started his first Who paid for Columbus first expedition What was the name of Columbus first
Columbus expedition he wanted to get to India. to the New World? The king & Queen of son?
Day Italy / Spain / Portugal
TRUE Spain Diego
[2 4 6]EVEN QUESTIONS

Children can go trick-or-treating alone Which of the words is not connected with Whats this? It is a popular Halloween
because it is safe. Halloween? costume and has got a lot of bones?
Halloween scary / vote / witch
FALSE. It may be dangerous. vote a skeleton

The US President is elected for a five-year When does Election Day always take How old do you have to be to become the
term. place? US President?
Election Day on Monday / Tuesday / Sunday
FALSE, for a four-year term On Tuesday at least 35 years old

Veterans Day honours only people who How many graves of the US soldiers are Astronauts from which space shuttle are
died in World War I. there in Arlington National Cemetery? buried in Arlington National Cemetery?
Veterans Day About 200 / 2,000 / 20,000
FALSE. It honours all the US veterans. 2,000 the Challenger

The Pilgrims came to America in 1620. When did President Lincoln declare What was the name of the ship which
Thanksgiving TRUE
Thanksgiving Day a holiday? brought the Pilgrim Fathers to America?
Day in 1776 / 1863 / 1941
1863 The Mayflower

Ella Fitzgerald was a poet. In the 1960s, segregation of whites and How did Martin Luther King Jr. die?
Martin Luther FALSE. She was a singer. Afro-Americans was a problem only
he was assassinated (= killed, shot)
King Day in New York / the South / the North
in the South
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TEAM B

1 point 2 points 3 points

Festival
TRUE or FALSE Choose the correct answer Answer the question
Women buy and send more Valentines When were the first mass-produced cards Whats the name of a Roman god who was
Valentines than men. sold in the US? a symbol of love? He was often presented
Day Around 1700 / 1850 / 1980 with a bow and arrows.
TRUE. They buy 85% of all cards. 1850 Cupid
[135]ODD QUESTIONS

Presidents Day is celebrated both in the When do Americans celebrate Presidents What kind of tree did Washington damage
Presidents US and the UK. Day? in an anecdote about his childhood?
Day FALSE. People in the UK dont have a In January / February / March
president. In February, on the third Monday a cherry tree

A shamrock with four leaves can bring you Where does the largest St. Patricks Day When did St. Patrick die (which century)?
St. Patricks good luck. parade take place?
the 5th (=fifth) century
Day In New York / Dublin / London
TRUE New York

Resurrection is another word for When do Christians remember Christs Whats the name of the first day of Lent?
crucifiction of Christ. death on the cross?
Easter On Thursday / Friday / Saturday? Ash Wednesday
FALSE, it is the opposite Friday

The American Civil War lasted for 10 Which name was not used to refer to the What was the first name of Memorial Day
Memorial years. South during the American Civil War? in the 19th century?
Day FALSE. It started in 1861 and ended in the Dixie / the Confederacy / the Yankees
1865. the Yankees Decoration Day

The flags of Poland and Monaco are What colour is the background of the What is the official motto of the European
identical. European Flag? Union in English?
Flag Day golden / red / blue
FALSE. They are similar but not identical. blue Unity in diversity