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