Happily Ever After

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1. Which queen started the vogue for white wedding gowns? Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Marie Antoinette Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I

2. You'll often see shoes tied to the bumper of the car that carries the newlyweds away from the wedding. Where did that tradition originate? Ancient Greece Mediaeval Germany Anglo-Saxon England Renaissance Italy

3. Where would you find a bride going from door to door to collect wedding presents in a pillow case? Canada Southern Italy Finland Wales

4. An old Swiss tradition requires the bride and bridegroom to do something with a spade. What? Plant a tree Turn the first sod on the lot on which their house will be built Bury the first slice of wedding cake Make a firepit to roast potatoes for each wedding guest

5. In rural areas in the Czech Republic, it is a tradition that the bride wear something made by the bride's family and friends. What does she wear? A wreath of rosemary A lace kerchief Woolen stockings An embroidered apron

6. In North America and the U.K., the bride is supposed to wear or carry "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue (and a silver sixpence for her shoe)". What does each item signify? Happiness, the future, best wishes, fidelity, financial security. The past, the future, the present, the marriage, luck Nothing, it just sounds good The family, the newlyweds, the church, the bridegroom's former girlfriend, and the bride's father who is footing the bill

7. What would a wedding be without flowers? Every flower has a meaning and up until recently there was one particular flower, symbolizing purity, chastity and loveliness, which was incorporated into bridal bouquets. Which of these flowers is it? White lilac White rose Orange blossom White heather

8. In many traditional native North American weddings the bridegroom wears a blanket over his wedding finery. What does he do with the blanket? Gives it to his mother-in-law as a thank-you gift Enfolds his bride in it Burns it to signify the end of his bachelorhood Spreads it on the ground so that guests can put wedding presents on it

9. Where would you be if the bride came into the church with a lump of sugar in her glove? Ireland Russia Sweden Greece

10. A traditional Japanese bride wears a tsunokakushi, a triangular head band. Why? To cover her horns To keep the hair off her face To honour her ancestors To signify virginity