Talking point 12 World holiday quizStudent A

What holiday do many people celebrate on December 24?

Christmas Eve

What orange vegetableis used as a

Halloween decoration?

What holiday does Brazil celebrate with parades and

dancing in the streets?

Carnaval

What two North American countries celebrate

Thanksgiving?

In what year was the first Valentines Day card written?

1415

True or False?People in China celebrate

New Years Day in July.

True or False?Mexicans have picnics on

the Day of the Dead.

True

In what country did April Fools Day begin?

What country invented fireworks?

China

Student B

What holiday do many people celebrate on

December 24?

What orange vegetableis used as a

Halloween decoration?

pumpkin

What holiday does Brazil celebrate with parades and

dancing in the streets?

What two North American countries celebrate

Thanksgiving?

Canada and the U.S.

In what year was the first Valentines Day card written?

True or False?People in China celebrate

New Years Day in July.

False

True or False?Mexicans have picnics on

the Day of the Dead.

In what country did April Fools Day begin?

France

What country invented fireworks?

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