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The French Winter Holidays

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Merry Christmas in French?

a)

Merry Christmas

b)

Joyeux Noel

c)

Bon Noel

d)

Joyeux jour

2.

What is the French version of Santa Claus?

a)

Papa Noel

b)

Father Christmas

c)

Pere Noel

d)

All of them

3.

When is Christmas not celebrated in France?

a)

December 6

b)

December 24

c)

December 12

d)

December 25

4.

What is January 6th in France?

a)

New Year

b)

New 6th

c)

Epiphany Day

d)

Day of the Kings

5.

What is the big feast/meal usually on Christmas Eve?

a)

le reveillon

b)

le feste

c)

le nourriture jour

d)

All of them

6.

Pere Fouettard spanks children if they are bad instead of putting coal.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What do French children put by the fireplace for "Santa" to take offerings and put their presents in?

a)

Plates of cookies and milk

b)

Shoes

c)

Warm Coats

d)

Stockings

8.

What does the French "Santa", Pere Noel, use as transportation?

a)

donkey

b)

reindeer

c)

horse

d)

sheep

9.

Which of the following is: "The Christmas tree"

a)

Le sapin de Noel

b)

Le tre de jour

c)

Le sapin de jour

d)

Le tre de Noel

10.

Where do many French people go during Christmas? (select all)

a)

the park

b)

the circus

c)

the church

d)

traveling all over the world

11.

Normally how many desserts are part of the Christmas meal?

a)

12

b)

9

c)

13

d)

5

12.

Where does the Festival of Lights in December take place?

a)

Nice

b)

Paris

c)

Lyon

d)

Strasbourg

13.

Children open up presents mostly on Christmas Day but when do the adults open presents?

a)

Christmas Day too

b)

Christmas Eve

c)

New Year's Eve

d)

January 6th