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Christmas Around the World

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