Autumn Quiz

Autumn Quiz
Test your knowledge in our English autumn quiz and find out how much you know about some of English traditions.

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What date is Halloween?
October 30
October 31
November 1
January 1
Which fruit do we traditionally carve on Halloween?
Apple
Tangerine
Banana
Pumpkin
Which way do we turn the clocks at the end of October?
Forward
Back
Neither
By what name was Guy Fawkes also known?
Guido Fawkes
Guy Falkener
Guy Franks
David Beckham
How much are passers-by asked to give for a Guy?
A penny
50p
£2
£50
In what year did the failed gunpowder plot take place?
1700
1995
1605
1559
Which monarch was the intended target of the gunpowder plot?
King James
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Victoria
King George V
The Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in autumn, but when is the holiday held?
November 2
December 25
Fourth Thursday in November
First Wednesday in December
Which nation invented the firework?
English
French
American
Chinese
The record for the largest ever Catherine wheel was set at the annual Our Lady of the Lilies festival in Malta in June 2011. What was the diameter?
1ft
10ft
105ft
1,000ft

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