In Icelandic tradition, if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, you will be_____
turned to ice
hungry all winter
thrown into a volcano
eaten by a giant cat
In Ukraine, people decorate their Christmas trees with…
spiders and cobwebs
Apples and oranges
Bells and chocolate
Flowers and leaves
This is a caganer, a popular Christmas character in Spain. What is he doing?
Sitting on a horse
Doing a traditional Spanish dance
Pooping
Carrying a piece of wood
The tradition of decorating Christmas trees started in ____ in the 16th century.
Norway
Germany
Russia
the USA
Candy canes were invented by a choir master in Germany to ______
stop young choir boys talking so much
decorate his local church
feed his pet reindeer
give to poor children in his village
What is NOT an ingredient in a British mince pie?
butter
Cinnamon
beef
Dried fruit
What do you NOT usually find in a traditional British Christmas cracker?
a paper hat
chocolate
a joke
a toy
This delicious dish is often eaten at Christmas in the UK. But what is it called?
Goats in a Bed
Pork in Pyjamas
Pigs in Blankets
Sheep in Sheets
According to Facebook, two weeks before Christmas is the most popular time for couples to...
post pictures of their matching Christmas sweaters
post videos of their pet wearing Christmas costumes
announce their engagement
break up
British people either love or hate these vegetables at Christmas. What are they?
Brussels sprouts
Brussels greens
Brussels sproots
Brussels cabbages
The first song ever played in space was...
Jingle Bells
All I Want For Christmas is You
Last Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
In order to deliver all the presents in one night, how fast does Santa have to travel?
77 kilometres per second
150 kilometres per second
525 kilometres per second
20 kilometres per second
In the year 1647, Christmas was ______ in the UK.
banned
celebrated in July
celebrated twice
only celebrated by women
Which of these is NOT the name of one of Santa's reindeer?
Chancer
Cupid
Dancer
Comet
At Christmas in Greenland, people eat mattak, but what is it?
baked octopus
fried penguin
grilled polar bear
deep-fried whale meat
Twenty-eight ________ are sold every second during the Christmas season.
boxes of Lego
turkeys
Christmas cards
blood sausages
What is the name of Tchaikovsky's ballet, traditionally performed at Christmas?
The Nutcracker
The Cracknutter
The Nutcranker
The Nutrocker
In Austria at Christmas, bad children are punished by ________
Rumpus
Trumpus
Grampus
Krampus
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.
Albania
Italy
Spain
Greece
______ men wait until 24th December to do all their Christmas shopping.
1 in 3
1 in 20
1 in 5
1 in 10
On Christmas Day in Caracas, Venezuela, people go to church ______.
by bicycle
on roller skates
on horses
on scooters
In Germany, it's traditional to hide _______ somewhere on your Christmas tree. If you find it, you will have good luck.
a pickle
a silver spoon
a gold coin
an apple
If you want to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in Hawaii, you should say……
Maui Kapalama
Lanaa Takiniki
Mele Kalikimaka
Oahua Hulamala
In Japan, around 3.6 million people go to _____ on Christmas Day.
A temple
A karaoke bar
KFC
Mount Fuji