TEAM A

	Festival	1 point TRUE or FALSE	2 points Choose the correct answer	3 points Answer the question
EVEN QUESTIONS [2 - 4 - 6]	Columbus Day	Christopher Columbus is a hero all over the world. FALSE. Many people believe he shouldn't be honoured at all.	How many expeditions to America did Columbus lead? two / three / four four	When is Columbus Day celebrated (month and day)? October 12^th
		Halloween	A skeleton is a popular Halloween costume. TRUE	Which of the phrases is not connected with Halloween? haunted house / grave / vote vote	What kind of stories do people tell on Halloween? scary stories
		Election Day	Election Day always takes place in even years. TRUE	Which animal is the symbol of the Democratic Party? elephant / donkey / horse a donkey	How many Senators are there in the US Senate? 100 Senators
		Veterans Day	Veterans Day honours only people who died in World War I. FALSE. It honours all the US veterans.	What does `foe' mean? A(n) friend / bird / enemy an enemy	Who wrote the poem In Flanders fields? John McCrae
		Thanksgiving Day	Native Americans taught the Pilgrim Fathers how to plant corn. TRUE	When do American celebrate Thanksgiving? on the first / second / fourth Thursday of November on the fourth Thursday	What was the name of the ship which brought the Pilgrim Fathers to America? The Mayflower
		New Year's Day	The Tournament of Roses is watched by more or less a thousand spectators every year. FALSE. By a million spectators.	In which American state is Pasadena, the site of the Tournament of Roses? In Florida / California / Texas in California	What is the name of a game in which two teams pull opposite ends of a rope? a tug-of-war

TEAM A

	Festival	1 point TRUE or FALSE	2 points Choose the correct answer	3 points Answer the question
ODD QUESTIONS [1-3-5]	Martin Luther King Day	Jim Crow laws were passed before the American Civil War. FALSE. They were passed after the War.	The vast majority of slaves in the US lived in New York / the West / the South in the South	How did Martin Luther King Jr. die? he was assassinated (= killed, shot)
		Presidents' Day	Thomas Jefferson's face is a part of Mount Rushmore. TRUE	How many faces does Mount Rushmore consist of? three / four / five faces four faces of the US Presidents	What was the name of the sculptor who designed Mount Rushmore? Gutzon Borglum
		St. Patrick's Day	Belfast is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. FALSE. It's Dublin. Belfast is a city in Northern Ireland.	In the 1840s, Ireland suffered from wheat / corn / potato famine from potato famine	What does Éire mean? It means Ireland in Irish.
		Easter	The grounds of the US Capitol were the original place of the Easter Egg Roll. TRUE	Which of the words is not a symbol of fertility? eggs / rabbits / palm leaves palm leaves	Where does the Easter Roll Egg take place nowadays? on the South Lawn of the White House
		Memorial Day	The American flag is never flown on Memorial Day. FALSE. It is flown at half-staff.	Which name was not used to refer to the South during the American Civil War? the Dixie / the Confederacy / the Yankees the Yankees	What was the former name of Memorial Day? Decoration Day
		Flag Day	The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the US. TRUE. It was written by Francis Scott Kay.	Which is not a colour of the American flag? blue / white / black black	When do people in Poland celebrate Flag Day? on May 2^nd

TEAM B

	Festival	1 point TRUE or FALSE	2 points Choose the correct answer	3 points Answer the question
EVEN QUESTIONS [2 - 4 - 6]	Columbus Day	The Pinta was one of the ships that took part in the first expedition of Columbus. TRUE. There are two other: the Santa Maria and the Niña.	When did people celebrate the 500^th anniversary of America's discovery? In 1892 / 1982 / 1992 in 1992	Which city was Christopher Columbus born in? in Genoa
		Halloween	On Halloween children very often get sweets as treats. TRUE	The common game that children play on Halloween is known as bobbing for pears / bananas / apples apples	With whom do you associate these words: crystal ball, broomstick, black cat? a witch
		Election Day	You can become the US President if you were born in Australia. FALSE, you must be a native American.	When does a new term of the US President start? On January 20^th / January 1^st / November 20^th On January 20^th	What is `electorate'? all the people in a country who have a right to vote
		Veterans Day	World War I ended on 11^th November, 1918 at 11 o'clock TRUE. That's why some people still observe 2 minutes of silence at that time.	Which of the flowers is associated with World War I? rose / tulip / poppy poppy	What was the first, original name of Veterans Day? Armistice Day
		Thanksgiving Day	The Pilgrims came to America in 1621. FALSE. They came in 1620. A year later they celebrated their first Thanksgiving Day.	On Thanksgiving Day, Americans usually eat turkey with pumpkin / cranberry / corn sauce cranberry sauce	Who was the leader of the Revolutionary forces in 1777? George Washington. He later became the US President.
		New Year's Day	A float is a special decorated vehicle which is used to drive through the streets during a festival. TRUE	How old is the tradition of organizing the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena? About 35 / 115 / 315 years 115 years old	What is Hogmanay? The Scottish way of celebrating New Year's Day.

TEAM B

	Festival	1 point TRUE or FALSE	2 points Choose the correct answer	3 points Answer the question
ODD QUESTIONS [1-3-5]	Martin Luther King Day	When people boycott something, they refuse to buy it. TRUE. Afro-Americans boycotted many products and services in the 1960s.	When did Martin Luther King, Jr. die? In 1865 / 1968 / 1986 in 1968	Which amendment to the US Constitution freed all slaves? the 13^th Amendment. It was passed in 1865.
		Presidents' Day	On Presidents' Day Americans particularly honour George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt. FALSE. Washington and Lincoln.	When were the works on Mount Rushmore started? In 1920s / 1940s / 1960s in 1920s	In which American state can you see Mount Rushmore? in South Dakota
		St. Patrick's Day	The Republic of Ireland is not a member of the European Union. FALSE. It joined the Union in 1973.	Which is not a colour of the Irish flag? blue / green / orange blue	What's the name of the Irish national airline? Aer Lingus
		Easter	The first Easter Egg Roll took place in 1620. FALSE. It took place much later. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers came to America.	When does the Easter Egg Roll take place? On Palm Sunday / Easter Sunday / Easter Monday on Easter Monday	What's the official title of the US President's wife? the First Lady
		Memorial Day	The American Civil War lasted for 10 years. FALSE. It started in 1861 and ended in 1865.	When does Memorial Day take place? in January / May / November in May, on the last Monday	When did Memorial Day expand to honour all American soldiers who died in any war? after World War I
		Flag Day	On the US flag, each state is represented by one stripe. FALSE. Each state is represented by one star.	How many stripes are there on the American flag? 13 / 15 / 50 13 stripes	Who is believed to have sewed the first American flag? Betsy Ross

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