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How much cheese is rolled down the hill at the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling Festival?
3-4kg
When does Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling Festival take place?
During the Spring Bank Holiday (May)
Where does Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling Festival take place?
Gloucester
What is the aim of the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling Festival?
The aim is to catch the cheese
When do the Gravy Wrestling Championships take place?
August Bank Holiday
What is gravy?
A type of meat sauce
What are the participants judged on at the Gravy Wrestling Championships?
Costume (what they wear), entertainment value, wrestling ability
Where do the Gravy Wrestling Championships take place?
Lancashire
Where do the Gravy Wrestling Championships take place?
Lancashire
What is a bog?
An area of wet land
Where do the Bog Snorkelling Championships take place?
Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
What 3 things must participants wear at the Bog Snorkelling Championships?
Snorkel, mask, flippers
What is a bank holiday?
A day where businesses and schools close and most people don't have to go to work.
All of the festivals that we have looked at today take place on a bank holiday. True or false?
True
What must participants do at the Bog Snorkelling Championships?
Swim two lengths of the bog as quickly as possible.
Where is Gloucester?
In the south of England
