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Christmas Around the World

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