Weddings quiz

More questions about Weddings

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1. 1 Easy

   Which color is predominantly used in Chinese weddings to symbolize good luck?

   Answer: Red

   Why: White is the colour of mourning at Chinese funerals, which is why brides traditionally avoided it and wore this instead.

2. 2 Medium

   What dense cake topped with marzipan is served at British weddings?

   Answer: Fruitcake

   Why: Royal couples save a tier of their fruitcake wedding cake; William and Kate's 2011 tier was served at Prince Louis's christening in 2018.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did the medieval Sarum rite place the bride on the groom's left?

   Answer: Eve came from Adam's rib

   Why: At the church door she stood on his left, but at the Mass that follows the rite moved her to his right, between him and the altar.

4. 4 Easy

   Which color completes the traditional lucky bridal rhyme?

   Answer: Blue

   Why: The rhyme includes blue because the color was historically viewed as a symbol of love, loyalty, and fidelity.

5. 5 Medium

   What forgotten fifth item completes the Victorian bridal rhyme?

   Answer: A sixpence in her shoe

   Why: The sixpence was tucked inside the bride's left shoe to wish the newlyweds enduring financial prosperity.

6. 6 Hard

   What lace was featured on Queen Victoria's wedding dress?

   Answer: Honiton lace

   Why: More than 200 lacemakers in the Devon village of Beer worked from March to November 1839 on the flounce, and the designs were destroyed afterwards so nobody could copy them.