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WorksheetsA Traditional UK Christmas?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
For Irish Catholics, Christmas ends with the Feast of Epiphany on 6th January. What do they call this day?
Christmas is done
Christmas forever
Big Christmas
Little Christmas
Christmas relief
Some Irish families still burn a thick, tall candle through the night on the largest window sill. Who are they lighting it for?
Themselves
Jesus
The shepherds
The wise men
Mary and Joseph
How else do some Irish people refer to Boxing day?
St. Sean's Day
St. Seamus' Day
St. Simon's Day
St. Stanley's day
St. Stephen's Day
A traditional Christmas food in Irish culture is a round cake full of ______ seeds.
Cabbage
Caraway
Carrot
Cinnamon
Cardamom
In addition to turkey some Irish families also have which meat for Christmas dinner?
Jerk Chicken
Pulled pork
Lamb tagine
Spiced beef
Venison casserole
In Scotland some people celebrate New Year's Eve more than Christmas. What is this celebration called?
Hogmanay
Tie-me-hog down
Hoot-a-nannie
Donald where's you're trousers?
Rosh hashanah
In which year was Christmas first recognised as a public holiday in Scotland?
1658
1758
1858
1958
1558
Mistletoe was revered by Scottish druids for it's fertilitty properties. From which tree is misteltoe cut?
Ash
Elm
Fir
Oak
Yew
In Scotland, the charred remains of the Yule log was used to _______?
protect the house throughout the year
bring good luck
bring good weather
make the house smell nice
keep predators away
In the 16th century, who cancelled (banned) Christmas in Scotland?
Barbara Knox
Barbara Ann
Margaret Thatcher
Fort Knox
John Knox
In which century did the word 'Christmas' first become part of the English language?
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
Which Pope decided on the date of Jesus' birth?
Sylvester I
Julius I
Felix II
Liberius
Miltiades
The period English people know as Advent was originally known as The Forty Days of St. Martin and started on _____.
11th November
12th November
13th November
14th November
10th November
Which English king had his coronation on Christmas Day in 1066?
Harold
Henry I
Richard I
Edward I
William I
In medieval England, Christmas was not originally seen as a time for fun and frolics but an opportunity for _________.
quiet hymns and reflection during a special mass
loud prayer and reflection during a special mass
quiet prayer and reflection during a boring mass
quiet prayer and reflection during a special mass
quiet prayer and deflection during a special mass
Which instrument often accompanied the hymns sung in Welsh homes and churches?
The spoons
Trumpet
Harp
Flute
Pipes
The tradition of giving tradesmen and postmen a Christmas box on Boxing day started In which century?
9th
17th
11th
13th
15th
The traditional Welsh Christmas ________ is usually between 3am and 6am on Christmas morning.
breakfast meal
church service
party games
choir service
visit to the coal-pit
What is the name of the traditional and delicious soft chewy Welsh toffee, made from butter and sugar at Christmas?
Taffy
Tippee
Tiger toffee
Tup ydw i
Toughy
A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a book by which famous Welsh poet?
Gillian Clarke
Dylan Thomas
Hedd Wyn
Dafydd ap Gwilym
Gwyneth Lewis
