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C1 Festivals

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  • Why do people wear masks at Venice carnival?
    To protect their faces from paint and colored powders.
    It was required by the government for public health reasons.
    To hide their social status.
    To scare away evil spirits during the winter solstice.
  • How many people attend the burning man festival in Nevada?
    70,000-80,000
    200,000-210,000
    40,000-50,000
    100,000-110,000
  • What animal was sometimes sacrificed at the Inti Raymi festival in Cuzco, Peru?
    llama
  • Where is the worlds largest carnival?
    Rio, Brazil.
  • The songkran festival in Thailand is the worlds largest what?
    water fight
    noodle fight
    mud fight
    paint fight
  • Where is the Harbin ice and snow festival.
    Siberia
    Sweden
    Finland
    China
  • Where is the Yi Peng lantern festival held?
    Thailand
    Vietnam
    Cambodia
    Laos
  • Where is Cooper's Hill cheese rolling festival held?
    Scotland
    England
    Wales
    Ireland
  • What does the festival of colours in India and Nepal celebrate?
    summer
    autumn
    spring
    winter
  • How many tons of tomatoes are thrown at La Tomatina festival in Spain?
    200
    100
    150
    50
  • What year did Oktoberfest start?
    1850
    1810
    1960
    1910
  • In which Spanish town is the Las Fallas festival celebrated?
    Bilbao
    Barcelona
    Valencia
    Madrid