21 February 2012 Last updated at 08:36

Pancake Day quiz

Most of us love making and eating pancakes every year but how much do you know about Pancake Day? Try our quiz to find out...

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Quiz: Pancake Day

Most of us tuck into pancakes every year but how much do you know about Pancake Day? Try our quiz to find out...

1.) Question 1

What date is Pancake Day on in 2012?

2.) Question 2

Pancake Day is traditionally a day of celebration before which Christian event?

3.) Question 3

What is the proper name for Pancake Day?

4.) Question 4

What ingredients are pancakes typically made of?

5.) Question 5

Different versions of pancakes are eaten around the world. What is the name of a Mexican pancake?

6.) Question 6

What traditional activity for Pancake Day began in 1445?

7.) Question 7

What is the highest height a pancake has been tossed?

8.) Question 8

How big was the world's biggest pancake, which was cooked in Rochdale in 1994?

9.) Question 9

As well as eating pancakes, what else is done to celebrate the day in some countries?

Answers

Pancake Day is on 21 February this year and is always on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
Pancake Day is a day of celebration before Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is the correct name for Pancake Day.
Eggs, lemon and sugar are the traditional ingredients to make pancakes.
Tortilla is the Mexican name for pancake.
Pancake races began in 1445 in Olney, Buckinghamshire.
The highest pancake toss measured 9.47 metres and took place in New York in 2010.
The pancake measured a huge 15 metres.
Carnivals take place to celebrate Pancake Day in some countries.

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