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Christmas Around the World

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