Choose on verb to complete sentence and put it into the past simple

Who is Peter?
What does Mary like?
How often does he go to the cinema?
What are children doing?
Where is he?
Does Hanna have any pets?
Why John is staying at home for the weekend alone?
What is in the cage?
How many plates are there on the table?
Are there any apple trees in the garden?
Why did James go outside?
Where can I smoke?
Why didn't you come to the party?
Where did Irene go recently?
Does Nick do any physical excercise?
What is Kate doing?
How many minutes are there in an hour?
Where do your parents live? 

There are several public holidays in spring and May Day is one of them. Everyone knows that it’s an International Worker’s Day. 
History of this holiday dates back to the late 19th century when various labor movements appeared worldwide. It is also worth mentioning that May 1st was an important day at pre-Christian times.
It fell on April 27th and had been celebrated with special festivities. In some pagan cultures May 1st was observed as the first day of summer. 
Today, it’s a major holiday in Russia and former USSR countries, which denotes spring and labor in their very essence.
May 1st is loved by nearly everyone. 
Children enjoy the entertaining activities arranged for them, adults like being a part of festive movement in the streets, senior citizens like watching the parades. 
Thousands of people gather in the center of Moscow on this day. They march with flags, banners and colourful ribbons. During this event you can feel the festive atmosphere in the air.