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Christmas Around the World

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  • ______ men wait until 24th December to do all their Christmas shopping.
    1 in 5
    1 in 3
    1 in 10
    1 in 20
  • What is the name of Tchaikovsky's ballet, traditionally performed at Christmas?
    The Nutcracker
    The Nutcranker
    The Cracknutter
    The Nutrocker
  • On Christmas Day in Caracas, Venezuela, people go to church ______.
    on roller skates
    by bicycle
    on horses
    on scooters
  • In Japan, around 3.6 million people go to _____ on Christmas Day.
    Mount Fuji
    KFC
    A karaoke bar
    A temple
  • What is the next line of the song? Silent Night, Holy night
    Children sleep, parents fight
    All is calm, all is bright
    Trees are green, snow is white
    All is cold, all is light
  • In ______, Christmas presents aren't delivered by Santa, but by a witch called Befana.
    Italy
    Albania
    Greece
    Spain
  • 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
  • At Christmas in Greenland, people eat mattak, but what is it?
    grilled polar bear
    deep-fried whale meat
    baked octopus
    fried penguin
  • What do you NOT usually find in a traditional British Christmas cracker?
    a paper hat
    a toy
    a joke
    chocolate
  • Which of these is NOT the name of one of Santa's reindeer?
    Dancer
    Comet
    Chancer
    Cupid
  • In the year 1647, Christmas was ______ in the UK.
    celebrated twice
    only celebrated by women
    banned
    celebrated in July
  • In Icelandic tradition, if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, you will be_____
    thrown into a volcano
    hungry all winter
    eaten by a giant cat
    turned to ice
  • If you are born on 25th December, what is your zodiac sign?
    Capricorn
    Pisces
    Aquarius
    Virgo
  • The first song ever played in space was...
    All I Want For Christmas is You
    Last Christmas
    Jingle Bells
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • 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
    77 kilometres per second
    525 kilometres per second
  • If you meet someone under the mistletoe, what should you do?
    hug
    shake their hand
    kiss them
    sing a Christmas song together
  • 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
  • In Ukraine, people decorate their Christmas trees with…
    Flowers and leaves
    Apples and oranges
    Bells and chocolate
    spiders and cobwebs
  • The tradition of decorating Christmas trees started in ____ in the 16th century.
    Norway
    Russia
    the USA
    Germany
  • 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 pickle
    an apple
    a silver spoon
  • If you want to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Hawaii, you should say……
    Maui Kapalama
    Lanaa Takiniki
    Oahua Hulamala
    Mele Kalikimaka
  • In the UK, what is shown on TV at 3pm on Christmas Day?
    The Prime Minister's Christmas Message
    Home Alone
    The Queen's Speech
    The News
  • What is NOT an ingredient in a British mince pie?
    butter
    Cinnamon
    Dried fruit
    beef
  • British people either love or hate these vegetables at Christmas. What are they?
    Brussels sproots
    Brussels cabbages
    Brussels greens
    Brussels sprouts