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UK

2010 Jan 1=> New Year

2010 Feb 14=> Valentine's Day

2010 Mar 17=> Saint Patrick's Day

2010 Mar 14, Sun=> Mother’s Day

2010 Apr 2, Fri=> Good Friday

2010 Apr 4, Sun=> Easter Sunday

2010 Apr 5, Mon=> Easter Monday

2010 May 31=> Spring Bank Holiday

2010 Jul 12=> Battle of the Boyne, N. Ireland Only

2010 Aug 30=> Summer Bank Holiday

2010 Nov 5=> Guy Fawkes Night

2010 Dec 25=> Christmas

2010 Dec 26=> Boxing Day

USA

2010 Jan 1=> New Year

2010 Jan 18, Mon=> Martin Luther King Jr. Day

2010 Feb 14=> Valentine's Day

2010 Feb 16=> President's Day

2010 Mar 17=> Saint Patrick's Day

2010 Apr 2, Fri=> Good Friday

2010 Apr 4, Sun=> Easter Sunday

2010 May 9, Sun=> Mother's Day

2010 May 31, Mon=> Memorial Day

2010 Jun 20, Sun=> Father's Day

2010 Jul 4=> Independence Day (Fourth of July)

2010 Sep 6, Mon=> Labor Day

2010 Oct 11, Mon=> Columbus Day

2010 Oct 31=> Halloween

2010 Nov 9=> Election Day

2010 Nov 11=> Veterans Day

2010 Nov 25, Thu=> Thanksgiving Day

2010 Dec 25=> Christmas

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London

Famous places: Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral,

Main stations: Paddington station, Charing Cross Station, Victoria station, Kings Cross and St Pancras Station, Waterloo Station

Main airports: Gatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport

New York:

Famous places: the Met (museum), the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, The Empire State Building, Central Park

Main Stations: Grand Central Terminal, New York Penn Station

Main airports: Kennedy Airport, Newark Airport, LaGuardia Airport

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Country National Emblem National Day Flag

England The rose April 23rd The Union Jack

Scotland The thisltle November 30th The Union Jack

Wales The leek March 1st The Union Jack

Republic of Ireland The shamrock March 17th

Usa The bald eagle July 4th The starss and stripes

Australia The golden wattle January 26th

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Country Currency Anthem Patron saint

England Pound Sterling God Save the Queen (UK) St George

Scotland Pound Sterling God Save the Queen (UK)

Flower of scotland/Scotland the Brave St Andrew

Wales Pound Sterling God Save the Queen (UK)

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau = Land of my fathers David

Republic of Ireland Euro The Soldier’s Song St Patrick

Usa US Dollar The Star-Spangled Banner

Australia Australian Dollar Advance Australia Fair

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Country Capital Population Area

England London 52 M 130000 km2

Scotland Edinburgh 5 M 79000 km2

Wales Cardiff 3 M 21000 km2

Republic of Ireland Dublin 4,5 M 70000 km2

Usa Washington D.C 300 M 10 000 000 km2

Australia Canberra 22 M 7 500 000 km2

Big Challenge countdown

Le Big Challenge approche et comme l'an dernier vous pouvez vous entraîner sur le site officiel http://quizz.thebigchallenge.com/ mais vous pouvez aussi profiter chaque jour d'une fiche de révision sur ce blog... rendez-vous demain pour la première fiche concernant les capitales, populations et superficies des principaux pays anglophones.