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Christmas Around the World

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