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