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Quiz about City Celebrations
Quiz about City Celebrations

City Celebrations Trivia Quiz


Match the city with the festival/celebration. I hope there are enough other clues to help with some of the more obscure events and locations.

A matching quiz by wjames. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
wjames
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
383,730
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
750
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (10/10), Guest 24 (6/10), Fiona112233 (10/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
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1. (USA) International Balloon Fiesta  
  Edinburgh, Scotland
2. (Germany) Oktoberfest  
  Cardiff, Wales
3. (UK) St. David's Day  
  Black Rock City, NV
4. (AUS) Festival of Fisher's Ghost  
  Albuquerque, NM
5. (Canada) Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France  
  East Berlin
6. (Canada) BBQ on the Bow  
  Munich
7. (USA) Burning Man  
  Calgary, AB
8. (AUS) West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival  
  Quebec City
9. (UK) Beltane Fire Festival  
  Campbelltown, NSW
10. (Germany) Day of Liberation  
  Fremantle, WA





Select each answer

1. (USA) International Balloon Fiesta
2. (Germany) Oktoberfest
3. (UK) St. David's Day
4. (AUS) Festival of Fisher's Ghost
5. (Canada) Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
6. (Canada) BBQ on the Bow
7. (USA) Burning Man
8. (AUS) West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival
9. (UK) Beltane Fire Festival
10. (Germany) Day of Liberation

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. (USA) International Balloon Fiesta

Answer: Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque hosts the world's largest hot air balloon festival in October. Over 500 balloons participate in this 9-day event.
2. (Germany) Oktoberfest

Answer: Munich

Oktoberfest lasts 16-18 days and draws around 6 million visitors from around the world. In Munich, the festival is known as "Wiesn", the local name for the locale of the event, the open air fairgrounds at Theresienwiese.
3. (UK) St. David's Day

Answer: Cardiff, Wales

St. David is the patron saint of Wales, and his feast day is March 1st. The day is also a celebration of Welsh culture, with events across Wales and a large parade in the capital and largest city of Cardiff.
4. (AUS) Festival of Fisher's Ghost

Answer: Campbelltown, NSW

Fred Fisher was a Campbelltown farmer that disappeared in 1826. Four months later, his ghost was sighted pointing to a paddock where his body was eventually found. The festival began in 1956 and is one of the longest running community events in Australia.
5. (Canada) Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France

Answer: Quebec City

European settlement began in the area that is now Quebec City in 1535 and the city was founded in 1608. Quebec City is the capital of the province of Quebec, the mainly French-speaking portion of Canada. Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France occurs in August and celebrates European influence in the New World.
6. (Canada) BBQ on the Bow

Answer: Calgary, AB

Calgary sits at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in the province of Alberta. BBQ on the Bow is Canada's oldest sanctioned barbecue competition, and celebrates the rich ranching history of the area.
7. (USA) Burning Man

Answer: Black Rock City, NV

Tens of thousands of people gather in the desert near Reno, NV every year to create a temporary community - Black Rock City. Burning Man is a festival that celebrates art, creativity, self expression and self reliance.
8. (AUS) West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival

Answer: Fremantle, WA

Fremantle is a port city, serving the state capital of Perth. The Blues 'n' Roots Festival is an annual event that began in 2004 to celebrate those music styles.
9. (UK) Beltane Fire Festival

Answer: Edinburgh, Scotland

Beltane is the Celtic festival of fire and fertility, marking the start of summer. Celebrations are held throughout Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man, with Edinburgh hosting one of the largest gatherings. A traditional feature is the burning of a large Wicker Man at sunset.
10. (Germany) Day of Liberation

Answer: East Berlin

Tag der Befreiung (Day of Liberation) commemorates the 8 May 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany, and is mainly celebrated by nations that were attacked or conquered by that nation. Some former Soviet republics celebrate May 9th as Victory Day, as it was May 9th in Moscow when the formal surrender was signed in Germany. East Berlin existed between 1949 and 1990 and was the capital of East Germany, the zone of Soviet occupation of the partitioned Germany. Neither May 8th or May 9th were celebrated as national holidays in the old West Germany.
Source: Author wjames

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