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Christmas Around the World

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