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Christmas Around the World

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