Festivals & Holidays - 1 point
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | What name is given to the equestrian events held in the Scottish Borders each year to commemorate border raids of the 13th to 15th centuries? | Common Ridings *The ridings are also known as Riding of the Marches, or rideouts. | 2024/04/18 |
| UK | What type of cheese is used at the Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling festival held in Brockworth each Spring? | Double Gloucester *Brockworth is situated in Gloucestershire. | 2024/11/21 |
| UK | Derived from a Scots word, by what name is New Year’s Eve known in Scotland? | Hogmanay | 2024/12/27 |
| UK | During an annual spring holiday festival, what foodstuff is rolled and chased down Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, England - with the first person to reach the bottom of the hill winning the said foodstuff? | Cheese *A wheel of Double Gloucester cheese is used. | 2025/01/01 |
| North America | What US public holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January each year? | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 2024/04/18 |
| North America | In which month is Thanksgiving held in Canada? | October *Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October. In the US, it is held on the fourth Thursday of November. | 2024/04/18 |
| North America | Which southern US city held its 200th St Patrick's Day parade in 2024, the event now one of the largest St Patrick's Day events in the country and involving dying its famous Forsyth Park Fountain green? | Savannah | 2024/06/15 |
| Europe | In which month is the Day of German Unity, the German national holiday that celebrates reunification between East and West Germany? | October *German Unity Day, or Tag der Deutschen Einheit, is celebrated on October 3. | 2024/12/27 |
| World | With around 150,000 participants, in which city is the world's largest St Patrick's Day parade? | New York | 2024/06/15 |
| World | By what name is the Hindu festival of lights known, occurring in Autumn to coincide with the amāvasyā or new moon? | Diwali | 2024/11/14 |
| China | Which Chinese holiday is held on the first day of the fifth solar term each year, meaning it lands in the first week of April? | Qingming Jie (Tombsweeping Day) | 2024/04/18 |
| China | In which Chinese city is the world's largest annual ice and snow festival held? | Harbin | 2024/06/15 |
| China | The town of Yiwu in China is estimated to make around two-thirds of the world’s decorations for which holiday? | Christmas | 2024/12/19 |
| Miscellaneous | On what day of the year is Star Wars Day celebrated? | May 4 *The day is a pun on the film's famous line 'May the Force be with you.' | 2024/10/22 |
Festivals & Holidays - 4 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | On what four dates are the countries in the United Kingdom's patron saints' days? | 1 March (St David's Day, Wales) 17 March (St Patrick's Day, Ireland) 23 April (St George's Day, England) 30 November (St Andrew's Day, Scotland) | 2023/04/20 |