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Christmas Around the World

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