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Christmas Around the World

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