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Christmas Around the World

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  • In Ukraine, people decorate their Christmas trees with…
    Flowers and leaves
    Apples and oranges
    spiders and cobwebs
    Bells and chocolate
  • British people either love or hate these vegetables at Christmas. What are they?
    Brussels sproots
    Brussels greens
    Brussels cabbages
    Brussels sprouts
  • What is NOT an ingredient in a British mince pie?
    butter
    Dried fruit
    beef
    Cinnamon
  • If you meet someone under the mistletoe, what should you do?
    shake their hand
    kiss them
    sing a Christmas song together
    hug
  • If you want to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Hawaii, you should say……
    Lanaa Takiniki
    Oahua Hulamala
    Mele Kalikimaka
    Maui Kapalama
  • In the year 1647, Christmas was ______ in the UK.
    celebrated twice
    only celebrated by women
    celebrated in July
    banned
  • What does Mariah Carey want for Christmas?
    You
    Socks
    Chocolate
    To meet Santa
  • This is a caganer, a popular Christmas character in Spain. What is he doing?
    Doing a traditional Spanish dance
    Sitting on a horse
    Pooping
    Carrying a piece of wood
  • How many reindeer drive Santa's sleigh (including Rudolph)?
    four
    six
    eight
    nine
  • In Icelandic tradition, if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, you will be_____
    hungry all winter
    turned to ice
    eaten by a giant cat
    thrown into a volcano
  • In Japan, around 3.6 million people go to _____ on Christmas Day.
    A temple
    A karaoke bar
    KFC
    Mount Fuji
  • In the UK, what is shown on TV at 3pm on Christmas Day?
    The Prime Minister's Christmas Message
    Home Alone
    The News
    The Queen's Speech
  • If you’re born on Christmas day, what’s your star sign?
    Taurus
    Sagittarius
    Aquarius
    Capricorn
  • Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
    Germany
    The USA
    Spain
    Norway
  • What treats do American children leave for Santa on Christmas Eve?
    Chocolate
    Beer and potato chips
    Coca-Cola and candy
    Milk and cookies
  • At Christmas in Greenland, people eat mattak, but what is it?
    grilled polar bear
    deep-fried whale meat
    baked octopus
    fried penguin
  • Which of these is NOT the name of one of Santa's reindeer?
    Comet
    Dancer
    Chancer
    Cupid
  • What is the next line of the song? Silent Night, Holy night
    All is calm, all is bright
    Children sleep, parents fight
    All is cold, all is light
    Trees are green, snow is white
  • In ______, Christmas presents aren't delivered by Santa, but by a witch called Befana.
    Greece
    Albania
    Spain
    Italy
  • What was the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?
    Home Alone
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    Titanic
    Elf
  • What do you NOT usually find in a traditional British Christmas cracker?
    chocolate
    a paper hat
    a toy
    a joke
  • The first song ever played in space was...
    All I Want For Christmas is You
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    Jingle Bells
    Last Christmas
  • In Germany, it's traditional to hide _______ somewhere on your Christmas tree. If you find it, you will have good luck.
    a gold coin
    a silver spoon
    a pickle
    an apple
  • ______ men wait until 24th December to do all their Christmas shopping.
    1 in 5
    1 in 20
    1 in 3
    1 in 10
  • On Christmas Day in Caracas, Venezuela, people go to church ______.
    on scooters
    on horses
    by bicycle
    on roller skates
  • According to Facebook, two weeks before Christmas is the most popular time for couples to...
    post videos of their pet wearing Christmas costumes
    break up
    post pictures of their matching Christmas sweaters
    announce their engagement
  • 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
    150 kilometres per second
    77 kilometres per second
  • Where does Santa live?
    the North Pole
    Iceland
    the South Pole
    USA