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Christmas Around the World

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