General knowledge quiz
UK bank holidays: who gets the day off?
Not every bank holiday is a holiday everywhere. Drop each of the twelve into the box for the parts of the United Kingdom that observe it.
- Format
- Sort into groups
- Items
- 12 to sort
- Limit
- 1:30
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Bank holiday
- 12
- Observed in
- 4
- Time limit
- 1:30
- A wrong box
- Is marked, and the item moves to the right one
- Tap an item, then tap its box. Or drag the item onto the box.
- Each box shows how many items it is still owed.
- Keyboard: the arrow keys pick an item and a number key drops it in that box.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
File each bank holiday under where it is observed. The tray and the boxes appear when you start.
About this quiz
The official list is published for three divisions: England and Wales together, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
- England and Wales have eight bank holidays, Scotland nine and Northern Ireland ten.
- Easter Monday is the only one observed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not in Scotland.
- A wrong drop is marked and the holiday moves to its own box.
Sources
- [1]GOV.UK. UK bank holidays.
Note on the data. Where each bank holiday is observed is read from the three division lists on GOV.UK, read on 3 October 2026. The summer bank holiday counts as one holiday observed everywhere, although its date in Scotland differs.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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