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Christmas Around the World

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