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Christmas Around the World

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