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Christmas Around the World

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