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Christmas Around the World

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