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Christmas Around the World

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  • The first song ever played in space was...
    Jingle Bells
    All I Want For Christmas is You
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    Last Christmas
  • What is the name of Tchaikovsky's ballet, traditionally performed at Christmas?
    The Cracknutter
    The Nutrocker
    The Nutcracker
    The Nutcranker
  • If you want to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Hawaii, you should say……
    Mele Kalikimaka
    Maui Kapalama
    Oahua Hulamala
    Lanaa Takiniki
  • In order to deliver all the presents in one night, how fast does Santa have to travel?
    77 kilometres per second
    150 kilometres per second
    525 kilometres per second
    20 kilometres per second
  • This is a caganer, a popular Christmas character in Spain. What is he doing?
    Carrying a piece of wood
    Sitting on a horse
    Pooping
    Doing a traditional Spanish dance
  • At Christmas in Greenland, people eat mattak, but what is it?
    fried penguin
    grilled polar bear
    baked octopus
    deep-fried whale meat
  • If you meet someone under the mistletoe, what should you do?
    hug
    kiss them
    sing a Christmas song together
    shake their hand
  • In Japan, around 3.6 million people go to _____ on Christmas Day.
    A karaoke bar
    Mount Fuji
    KFC
    A temple
  • The tradition of decorating Christmas trees started in ____ in the 16th century.
    Germany
    the USA
    Norway
    Russia
  • If you are born on 25th December, what is your zodiac sign?
    Aquarius
    Virgo
    Capricorn
    Pisces
  • In the year 1647, Christmas was ______ in the UK.
    celebrated in July
    only celebrated by women
    celebrated twice
    banned
  • According to Facebook, two weeks before Christmas is the most popular time for couples to...
    post pictures of their matching Christmas sweaters
    break up
    post videos of their pet wearing Christmas costumes
    announce their engagement
  • What is NOT an ingredient in a British mince pie?
    Dried fruit
    butter
    beef
    Cinnamon
  • What do you NOT usually find in a traditional British Christmas cracker?
    chocolate
    a toy
    a paper hat
    a joke
  • ______ men wait until 24th December to do all their Christmas shopping.
    1 in 20
    1 in 5
    1 in 3
    1 in 10
  • In Germany, it's traditional to hide _______ somewhere on your Christmas tree. If you find it, you will have good luck.
    a gold coin
    a pickle
    an apple
    a silver spoon
  • British people either love or hate these vegetables at Christmas. What are they?
    Brussels sproots
    Brussels cabbages
    Brussels sprouts
    Brussels greens
  • In the UK, what is shown on TV at 3pm on Christmas Day?
    Home Alone
    The King's Speech
    The Prime Minister's Christmas Message
    The News
  • On Christmas Day in Caracas, Venezuela, people go to church ______.
    on roller skates
    on scooters
    on horses
    by bicycle
  • Which of these is NOT the name of one of Santa's reindeer?
    Comet
    Dancer
    Chancer
    Cupid
  • In ______, Christmas presents aren't delivered by Santa, but by a witch called Befana.
    Albania
    Greece
    Italy
    Spain
  • What is the next line of the song? Silent Night, Holy night
    All is calm, all is bright
    Trees are green, snow is white
    All is cold, all is light
    Children sleep, parents fight
  • In Ukraine, people decorate their Christmas trees with…
    Bells and chocolate
    Apples and oranges
    spiders and cobwebs
    Flowers and leaves
  • In Icelandic tradition, if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, you will be_____
    turned to ice
    thrown into a volcano
    hungry all winter
    eaten by a giant cat