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1
The World___are held annually in
Derbyshire
.
Head Wrestling Championships
Foot Wrestling Championships
Toe Wrestling Championships
2
In
The World Gurning Championships
in___ competitors
contort their faces
into the most grotesque expressions.
Umbria
Cumbria
3
In The World Nettle Eating Championship
competitors try to
eat
as many stinging nettle
leaves
as possible.
Dorset
Oxford
Cambridge
4
The___
Knob Throwing
Festival involves participants throwing biscuits known as "
knobs
" as far as they can.
Oxford
Sheffield
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Dorset
5
The
Haxey Hood Game
is an annual event held in___, where teams compete to capture a leather tube known as the "
hood
".
Oxfordshire
Lincolnshire
6
The Horn___
is a traditional Morris dance that takes place annually in
Staffordshire
.
Show
Dance
Festival
7
The Maldon Mud Race
involves competitors running across a tidal
estuary
in___.
Sussex
Essex
8
___Championships held in
Northamptonshire
, competitors play a game of conkers using horse
chestnuts
on
strings
Conkur
Conkor
Conker
Cunker
9
___is an annual event held in
Gloucestershire
, where competitors chase a wheel of___
down a steep hill
.
Beer rolling
Cheese rolling
Bacon rolling
10
The Up Helly Aa festival
in Shetland involves a torch-lit procession and the
burning of a___ longship
.
Norman
Roman
Viking
11
___ is a
May Day
celebration in
Cornwall
, featuring a
dance
performed by a
horse-like figure.
The Padstow Obby Oss Festival
The Padstow Obby Oss Carnival
The Padstow Obby Oss Day
12
The annual___ Championships take place in
Wales
, where competitors
swim
using
only flippers and a snorkel
.
Bog Snorkeling
Bob Snorkeling
13
The Whitstable___ Festival
is held annually in
Kent
, featuring a parade, live music.
Oyster
Mussel
14
___ is held annually in
Derbyshire
, with hundreds of players competing to
score goals across the town
.
The Tudor Shrovetide Football Match
The Windsor Shrovetide Football Match
The Royal Shrovetide Football Match
15
The Straw Bear Festival
is held annually in___, featuring a dance performed by a
person dressed in a straw bea
r costume.
Linconshire
Yorkshire
Oxfordshire
Cambridgeshire
16
The___
Throwing
Championship is an annual event held in
Lancashire
.
Brown Pudding
Red Pudding
Pink Pudding
Black Pudding
Green Pudding
White Pudding
17
___ is a traditional
football
game.
The Harrow Wall Game
The Eton Wall Game
18
___ is an annual event held in
Cheshire
, where competitors try to lure as many as possible
The Worm Charming Championship
The fox Charming Championship
The Bee Charming Championship
19
___
is a traditional game played in
Lancashire
, involving hitting a ball with a
wooden stick
.
The Knurr and writing
The Knurr and Spelling
The Knurr and Spell
20
___
is a traditional folk dance that involves
men wearing bells on their legs
and waving
handkerchiefs
and
sticks
.
Bristol dancing
Morris dancing
Williams dancing
21
The Ottery St.___
involves participants rolling
flaming barrels of tar
through the streets of a
Devon
town.
Elizabeth Tar Barrel Rolling Festival
Mary Tar Barrel Rolling Festival
22
The Man versus
Horse___
is an annual event in
Wales
, where runners race against horses
over a 22-mile course.
Walk
Race
Marathon