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Christmas Around the World

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