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Christmas Around the World

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