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A Traditional UK Christmas?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For Irish Catholics, Christmas ends with the Feast of Epiphany on 6th January. What do they call this day?

a)

Christmas is done

b)

Christmas forever

c)

Big Christmas

d)

Little Christmas

e)

Christmas relief

2.

Some Irish families still burn a thick, tall candle through the night on the largest window sill. Who are they lighting it for?

a)

Themselves

b)

Jesus

c)

The shepherds

d)

The wise men

e)

Mary and Joseph

3.

How else do some Irish people refer to Boxing day?

a)

St. Sean's Day

b)

St. Seamus' Day

c)

St. Simon's Day

d)

St. Stanley's day

e)

St. Stephen's Day

4.

A traditional Christmas food in Irish culture is a round cake full of ______ seeds.

a)

Cabbage

b)

Caraway

c)

Carrot

d)

Cinnamon

e)

Cardamom

5.

In addition to turkey some Irish families also have which meat for Christmas dinner?

a)

Jerk Chicken

b)

Pulled pork

c)

Lamb tagine

d)

Spiced beef

e)

Venison casserole

6.

In Scotland some people celebrate New Year's Eve more than Christmas. What is this celebration called?

a)

Hogmanay

b)

Tie-me-hog down

c)

Hoot-a-nannie

d)

Donald where's you're trousers?

e)

Rosh hashanah

7.

In which year was Christmas first recognised as a public holiday in Scotland?

a)

1658

b)

1758

c)

1858

d)

1958

e)

1558

8.

Mistletoe was revered by Scottish druids for it's fertilitty properties. From which tree is misteltoe cut?

a)

Ash

b)

Elm

c)

Fir

d)

Oak

e)

Yew

9.

In Scotland, the charred remains of the Yule log was used to _______?

a)

protect the house throughout the year

b)

bring good luck

c)

bring good weather

d)

make the house smell nice

e)

keep predators away

10.

In the 16th century, who cancelled (banned) Christmas in Scotland?

a)

Barbara Knox

b)

Barbara Ann

c)

Margaret Thatcher

d)

Fort Knox

e)

John Knox

11.

In which century did the word 'Christmas' first become part of the English language?

a)

9th

b)

10th

c)

11th

d)

12th

e)

13th

12.

Which Pope decided on the date of Jesus' birth?

a)

Sylvester I

b)

Julius I

c)

Felix II

d)

Liberius

e)

Miltiades

13.

The period English people know as Advent was originally known as The Forty Days of St. Martin and started on _____.

a)

11th November

b)

12th November

c)

13th November

d)

14th November

e)

10th November

14.

Which English king had his coronation on Christmas Day in 1066?

a)

Harold

b)

Henry I

c)

Richard I

d)

Edward I

e)

William I

15.

In medieval England, Christmas was not originally seen as a time for fun and frolics but an opportunity for _________.

a)

quiet hymns and reflection during a special mass

b)

loud prayer and reflection during a special mass

c)

quiet prayer and reflection during a boring mass

d)

quiet prayer and reflection during a special mass

e)

quiet prayer and deflection during a special mass

16.

Which instrument often accompanied the hymns sung in Welsh homes and churches?

a)

The spoons

b)

Trumpet

c)

Harp

d)

Flute

e)

Pipes

17.

The tradition of giving tradesmen and postmen a Christmas box on Boxing day started In which century?

a)

9th

b)

17th

c)

11th

d)

13th

e)

15th

18.

The traditional Welsh Christmas ________ is usually between 3am and 6am on Christmas morning.

a)

breakfast meal

b)

church service

c)

party games

d)

choir service

e)

visit to the coal-pit

19.

What is the name of the traditional and delicious soft chewy Welsh toffee, made from butter and sugar at Christmas?

a)

Taffy

b)

Tippee

c)

Tiger toffee

d)

Tup ydw i

e)

Toughy

20.

A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a book by which famous Welsh poet?

a)

Gillian Clarke

b)

Dylan Thomas

c)

Hedd Wyn

d)

Dafydd ap Gwilym

e)

Gwyneth Lewis