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Christmas Around the World

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