The British celebrate both royal and religious events and many other traditional and modern annual festivals.
25 Quiz Questions
- In which year did the Queen celebrate her Silver Jubilee?
- In Scotland, what name is given to the New Year's celebrations?
- What is celebrated 12 days after Christmas?
- What contribution to modern Christmas was invented in London by Tom Smith in 1847?
- A famous annual Caribbean festival event takes place each August in which area of Kensington in London?
- St. Andrew's Day is celebrated at the end of which month?
- What spans the first 24 days of December and celebrates the coming of Jesus?
- Shrove Tuesday is also commonly known as what day?
- Many celebrate what annual event by going to the River Thames to sea swans ceremonially caught and released?
- Bonfire Night is an annual celebration of the failure of the gunpowder plot in which year? And it was a failed assassination attempt against which king?
- St. David's Day is celebrated on March 1st, however, St Davids Cathedral is situated in which Welsh county?
- St. George's Day is celebrated on what date?
- Which coastal town in Cornwall celebrates Obby Oss festival?
- Which annual ceremony is also known as the "Queen's Birthday Parade"?
- Which village in Cheshire hosts the ceremony of "Bawming the Thorn", which dates from the 19th century?
- Which day is celebrated on the same day as Saint Stephen's Day?
- The Hay Festival of Literature and Arts is an annual literature festival held in which country of the United Kingdom?
- Burns Night is celebrated at the end of which month?
- Jack in the Green is an English folk custom associated with the celebration of which holiday?
- What name is given to the Thursday before Easter which celebrates Jesus' last supper?
- The Fringe Festival is celebrated with thousands of performances across 300 venues in which city?
- Which festival is known as festival of lights?
- Each year the Jorvik Viking Festival is a huge celebration of the Viking heritage in which English city?
- Over a weekend in mid September 2016, which city was turned into 'The City of the Unexpected' to celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th birthday?
- What is always celebrated on the third Sunday of June in the UK?
Answers
- 1977
- Hogmanay
- Epiphany
- Christmas crackers
- Notting Hill
- November (30th)
- Advent
- Pancake Day
- Swan Upping
- 1605. King James I
- Pembrokeshire
- April 23rd
- Padstow
- Trooping the Colour
- Appleton Thorn
- Boxing Day
- Wales
- January (25th) (in honour of Scottish poet Robert Burns)
- May Day
- Maundy Thursday
- Edinburgh
- Diwali
- York
- Cardiff
- Father's Day