Here are the rules: - One person is the Taboo giver, others try to guess the word - The giver describes the word without using 5 "taboo" words on the card - If taboo words are said, the team loses a turn - Take turns being the giver Let's play! Who wants to go first as the Taboo giver? Pick a card and start describing without using the taboo words. Ready, set, go!

1. What do Indians do to celebrate the
Hindu festival of Diwali?
A. Fast from dawn till dusk
B. Throw colored powder
C. Set out candles and oil lamps
D. All of the above

2. Diwaali, the five- day Festival of Lights,
commemorates the return to India of Lord
Ram and his wife, Sita, after their victory
over the demon-king of Sri Lanka. During
Diwali, tiny earthen oil lamps are lit to
outline every house and hut to guide them on
their journey home

3. What celebration precedes the Catholic
holiday of Lent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
A. Carnival
B. The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
C. All Souls Day
D. None of the above

4. Every year, Rio hosts one of the largest
Carnival celebrations in the world,
marked by samba competitions, musical
performances, colorful costumes, and a
showstopping procession

5. During the harvest celebration of Incwala in
Swaziland, no one may eat until who does so?
A. The king
B. The oldest women present
C. The winner of a foot race
D. The shaman

7. What do Muslims traditionally eat to break
their fast during the holy month of Ramadan?
A. Lentils
B. Dates
C. Chocolate
D. Tomatoes

8. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims
refrain from eating and drinking from
dawn to dusk. At sundown, it’s
traditional to break the fast by eating
the fruit of the date palm, mentioned
several times in the Holy Koran

9. The Philippines’ MassKara festival is
dedicated to what behavior?
A. Marriage
B. Smiling
C. Death
D. Birth

11. Buddists traditionally do which of the
following on Vesak, the holiday celebrating
the birth, life, and death of Buddha?
A. Compose songs
B. Prune shrubs
C. Burn old clothes
C. Release animals

12. On Vesak, which falls in April or May
each year, many Buddhists follow the
tradition of releasing captive birds,
insects, and animals in a symbolic act of
liberation

13. The first Oktoberfest was organized to
help celebrate what major event?
A. The ending of the Napoleonic Wars
B. The birth of a crown prince
C. The breakup of Prussia
D. The wedding of Bavarian royalty

14. The first Oktoberfest was held in Munich
on October 18, 1810, to celebrate the
marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of
Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxe –
Hildburghausen. Popular worldwide
today, Oktoberfests feature German
beer, food, music, and merriment.

15. The distinctive sound is heard during
Rosh Hashanah services in Jewish
temples?
A. The clip – clop of horses’ hooves
B. The ringing of ship’s bells
C. The blowing of a ram’s horn
D. None – It’s a silent service

16. The trumpeting of a shofar _ a ram’s
horn _ marks observances of Rosh
Hashanah at Jewish synagogues
worldwide. The holiday, often calls the
Jewish New Year, is the first of the High
Holidays.

17. England’s Guy Fawkes Day recognizes a
failed plot to blow up Parliament and
which English monarch?
A. Edward II
B. Henry VIII
C. James I
D. Richard III

18. On November 5, 1605, authorities foiled
a plot to blow up Parliament and King
James I that was spearheaded by Guy
Fawkes, who hoped to return England to
Catholic control. Today, the British
celebrate the failed plot with a national
holiday and by burning effigies of
Fawkes,

19. During Setsubun, the Japanese
celebration that occurs the day before
each new season, what do people
throw?
A. Rice
B. Radishes
C. Paper birds
D. Beans

20. During Setsubun, Japanese throw dried
beans to drive out demons and bring
good luck for the coming season.

21. The traditional Christmas character of
St. Nicholas became popular in the
United States after what writer featured
the character in A History of New York?
A. Nathaniel Hawthorne
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. James Fenimore Cooper
D. Washington Irving

22. The morden version of St. Nicholas was
polularized after Washington Irving’s A
History of New York was published in
1809. St. Nick’s jolly image was
reinforced by Clement Moore’s 1822
poem about the night before Christmas

23. Fill the blank:
In the old days, the New Year started with a
custom called “ F_ _ _ _ f_ _ _ _ _ _”, which
was suppose to bring good luck to people for
the coming year.
As soon as midnight had passed and January
1st had started, people used to wait behind
their doors for a dark haired person to arrive.
The visitor carried a piece of coal, some
bread, some money and some greenery.

24. Which date is one of the unlucliest Day of the
Year in Britain?
A. 2nd January
B. 3rd January
C. 4th January
It was an old Saxon belief that 2nd January
was one of the unluckiest days of the whole
year. Those unfortunate enough to be born on
this day could expect to dies an unpleasant
death.

26. Which is the coldest month and day of the
Year?
St Hilary’s Feast day on 13th January has
gained the reputation of being the coldest
day of the year due to past cold events
starting on or around this date.

27. This festival is hold on 2nd February in
Britain.
It was the day of the year when all the
candles, that were used in th church
during the coming year, were brought
into church and blessing was said over
them, so it was the Festival Day of the
Candles or Candlesmas Day

28. This was originally thought to be the day
on which birds chose their mates.
Each year in Britain, we spend a lot of
money on cards, flowers, chocolates and
other gifts...
It’s Valentine’s Day.

30. Challenges
Guest the name of festival through
picture

31. Challenges:
Say “ Happy New Year” in 5 language

32. Challenge:
Guess the name of the song by listening:
Answer: Gong xi, gong xi ( China)

33. Challenge:
Tougue Twister:
She sells seashells on the sea shore.

34. Challenge:
Tougue Twister
Any noise annoys an oyster but a nosisy
noise annoys an oyster more

35. Challenge:
Tougue Twister
How many boards would the mongols
hoard iff the mongol hordes got bored?

36. Challenge:
Tougue Twister
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers petet piper picked.
If Peter piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers.
How many pickled peppers did peter piper
pick?

37. Challenge:
Tougue Twister
A big black bear bit a big black bug and
the big black bug bled black blood

38. Challenge:
Tougue Twister
The sailor thought his ship was sinking
such thoughts no sailor should be
thinking?

39. A tutor who tooted the Flute Tried to
tutor two tooters to toot
said the two to their tutor “ is it harder
to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot”.

40. Challenge:
Tougue Twister
How much wood would a woodchuck
chuck if a woodchuch could chuch
wood?

41. Challenge:
Game: Last word
The object of the game is to get the last
word in, there is a category. And the category
is gonna be: “ Things outside”
…
For example: flowers…
3-4 group will answer

42. Challenge:
Game: Spelling Whiz
There is an apple ( or anything) on the table.
3-4 group will take the chance to answer the
question by quickly take the apple. The
challenge is to spell exactly words read by
Faci.
4 words to spell:
Clip introduce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6S6qDR
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43. Challenge:
Game: Pronounce Whiz
There is an apple ( or anything) on the table.
3-4 group will take the chance to answer the
question by quickly take the apple. The
challenge is to pronouce exactly a series of
words given by Faci.
“ ……”

44. Challenge:
Game: Taboo
Video clip introduce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP
POHVLcrIg