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