The UK- Quiz 6

1. What is celebrated on November 5th in the UK with bonfires and fireworks?

A) Halloween B) Remembrance Day C) Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night D) New Year's Eve

2. What traditional food is eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Great Britain?

A) Roast beef B) Fish and chips C) Mince pies D) Pancakes

3. What is the day after Christmas Day (December 26th) called in the UK?

A) St Andrew's Day B) Boxing Day C) Christmas Eve D) Good Friday

4. Which traditional English folk dance involves dancers wearing bells on their shins and wielding sticks or handkerchiefs?

A) Irish Jig B) Highland Fling C) Morris Dancing D) Maypole Dance

5. What traditional meal is celebrated every January 25th in Scotland to honour poet Robert Burns?

A) Fish and Chips Supper B) Sunday Roast C) Shepherd's Pie Feast D) Burns Supper (Haggis, neeps and tatties)

6. What red flower is worn as a symbol of remembrance in November in the UK?

A) Poppy B) Rose C) Tulip D) Lily

7. What is the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve called?

A) Beltane B) Hogmanay C) Samhain D) Eisteddfod

8. At what time in the afternoon is traditional Afternoon Tea usually served?

A) 11:00 AM B) 1:00 PM C) Between 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM D) 8:00 PM

9. What is the famous military parade in London that marks the Monarch's official birthday in June?

A) The Royal Tattoo B) Changing of the Guard C) Beating Retreat D) Trooping the Colour

10. What traditional athletic event in Scotland involves throwing a large wooden pole called a caber?

A) Hammer Throw B) Tossing the Caber (at Highland Games) C) Javelin Throw D) Shot Put

11. What is the traditional Welsh festival of literature, music, and performance called?

A) Ceilidh B) Mod C) Eisteddfod D) Fleadh

12. What traditional hot bread rolls packed with fruit and marked with a cross are eaten at Easter?

A) Scones B) Crumpets C) English Muffins D) Hot Cross Buns

13. Which famous annual boat race takes place on the River Thames between two famous universities?

A) London vs Edinburgh Regatta B) Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race C) Bristol vs Manchester Race D) Thames Grand Prix

14. What unique race takes place annually at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, where people chase a rolling object downhill?

A) Pumpkin Rolling B) Barrel Rolling C) Cheese Rolling D) Egg Rolling

15. What traditional Christmas paper object makes a loud 'pop' sound when pulled apart by two people?

A) Christmas stocking B) Christmas pudding C) Christmas card D) Christmas cracker

16. On May Day (May 1st), what tall wooden pole is traditionally decorated with ribbons for dancing?

A) Maypole B) Totem pole C) Flagpole D) Yule log

17. What item of food is traditionally served with roast beef in a Sunday Roast meal?

A) Garlic bread B) Croissant C) Yorkshire pudding D) Cornish pasty

18. What date is St Patrick's Day celebrated across Northern Ireland and the UK?

A) March 1st B) April 23rd C) November 30th D) March 17th

19. What date is St George's Day, the national day of England?

A) April 23rd B) March 1st C) November 30th D) May 1st

20. What date is St Andrew's Day, the official national day of Scotland?

A) January 25th B) March 17th C) November 30th D) December 31st

21. What date is St David's Day, the national day of Wales?

A) April 23rd B) March 17th C) May 1st D) March 1st

22. What famous street festival in London held every August is Europe's biggest street carnival?

A) Camden Carnival B) Notting Hill Carnival C) Soho Parade D) Greenwich Festival

23. What traditional song is sung at midnight on New Year's Eve in Scotland and across the UK?

A) God Save the King B) Rule Britannia C) Greensleeves D) Auld Lang Syne

24. What traditional British pastry filled with meat and potatoes originated in Cornwall for tin miners?

A) Cornish pasty B) Sausage roll C) Pork pie D) Scotch egg

25. What famous music festival held in Somerset is the largest greenfield festival in the world?

A) Isle of Wight Festival B) Reading and Leeds Festival C) Glastonbury Festival D) Latitude Festival

26. At Wimbledon tennis tournament, what fruit served with cream is the classic traditional snack?

A) Raspberries B) Cherries C) Blueberries D) Strawberries

27. What traditional Scottish gathering features dancing, bagpipe music, and Scottish social dances?

A) Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee) B) Luau C) Fiesta D) Carnival

28. What famous annual speech is broadcast to the nation at 3:00 PM on Christmas Day in the UK?

A) The Prime Minister's Address B) The King's Christmas Broadcast (Royal Christmas Message) C) The Speaker's Oration D) The Archbishop's Sermon

29. What traditional English game played with horse chestnut seeds attached to strings takes place in autumn?

A) Marbles B) Hopscotch C) Conkers D) Skittles

30. What ancient monument in Wiltshire hosts large crowds of tourists and druids to watch the sun rise on Summer Solstice?

A) Tower of London B) Edinburgh Castle C) Roman Baths D) Stonehenge