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Christmas Around the World

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  • What do you NOT usually find in a traditional British Christmas cracker?
    a joke
    a toy
    a paper hat
    chocolate
  • This delicious dish is often eaten at Christmas in the UK. But what is it called?
    Pigs in Blankets
    Pork in Pyjamas
    Sheep in Sheets
    Goats in a Bed
  • Candy canes were invented by a choir master in Germany to ______
    feed his pet reindeer
    stop young choir boys talking so much
    decorate his local church
    give to poor children in his village
  • This is a caganer, a popular Christmas character in Spain. What is he doing?
    Sitting on a horse
    Doing a traditional Spanish dance
    Pooping
    Carrying a piece of wood
  • According to Facebook, two weeks before Christmas is the most popular time for couples to...
    announce their engagement
    break up
    post pictures of their matching Christmas sweaters
    post videos of their pet wearing Christmas costumes
  • If you are born on 25th December, what is your zodiac sign?
    Virgo
    Aquarius
    Pisces
    Capricorn
  • ______ men wait until 24th December to do all their Christmas shopping.
    1 in 10
    1 in 3
    1 in 20
    1 in 5
  • In the UK, what is shown on TV at 3pm on Christmas Day?
    The Queen's Speech
    The Prime Minister's Christmas Message
    The News
    Home Alone
  • What is the next line of the song? Silent Night, Holy night
    Children sleep, parents fight
    All is calm, all is bright
    All is cold, all is light
    Trees are green, snow is white
  • In the year 1647, Christmas was ______ in the UK.
    celebrated in July
    only celebrated by women
    banned
    celebrated twice
  • Which of these is NOT the name of one of Santa's reindeer?
    Chancer
    Comet
    Cupid
    Dancer
  • If you want to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Hawaii, you should say……
    Maui Kapalama
    Lanaa Takiniki
    Mele Kalikimaka
    Oahua Hulamala
  • The first song ever played in space was...
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    Last Christmas
    Jingle Bells
    All I Want For Christmas is You
  • At Christmas in Greenland, people eat mattak, but what is it?
    baked octopus
    grilled polar bear
    deep-fried whale meat
    fried penguin
  • It is safe to eat your Christmas tree.
    True-it contains Vitamin C
    False-That's just crazy!
  • British people either love or hate these vegetables at Christmas. What are they?
    Brussels cabbages
    Brussels greens
    Brussels sproots
    Brussels sprouts
  • What is NOT an ingredient in a British mince pie?
    beef
    Dried fruit
    butter
    Cinnamon
  • If you meet someone under the mistletoe, what should you do?
    kiss them
    hug
    sing a Christmas song together
    shake their hand
  • In Japan, around 3.6 million people go to _____ on Christmas Day.
    A temple
    Mount Fuji
    A karaoke bar
    KFC
  • On Christmas Day in Caracas, Venezuela, people go to church ______.
    by bicycle
    on horses
    on roller skates
    on scooters
  • What is the name of Tchaikovsky's ballet, traditionally performed at Christmas?
    The Nutcranker
    The Nutrocker
    The Cracknutter
    The Nutcracker
  • In Germany, it's traditional to hide _______ somewhere on your Christmas tree. If you find it, you will have good luck.
    an apple
    a silver spoon
    a gold coin
    a pickle
  • Twenty-eight ________ are sold every second during the Christmas season.
    turkeys
    Christmas cards
    blood sausages
    boxes of Lego
  • In Icelandic tradition, if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, you will be_____
    thrown into a volcano
    hungry all winter
    turned to ice
    eaten by a giant cat
  • In ______, Christmas presents aren't delivered by Santa, but by a witch called Befana.
    Albania
    Italy
    Spain
    Greece
  • The tradition of decorating Christmas trees started in ____ in the 16th century.
    Russia
    Germany
    Norway
    the USA
  • 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
  • In Austria at Christmas, bad children are punished by ________
    Rumpus
    Trumpus
    Krampus
    Grampus