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Christmas Around the World

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