WorksheetsChristmas around the world
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many dishes must be served during Christmas Eve supper in Poland?
6
9
12
15
In New Zealand, what do people traditionally eat for Christmas, and when?
Roast lamb with mint sauce, lunchtime on the 25th
Roast turkey with cranberry sauce, evening of the 25th
Salmon and scampi, lunchtime on the 25th
Who cares about tradition? Lamb, turkey, salmon or anything else, any time on the 25th
The “panettone” is a well-known sweet, that Italians use to eat at Christmas. It is a sweet bread filled with candied fruits.
But from which CITY in Italy does the “panettone” originally come from?
NAPLES
MILAN
VENICE
ROME
In English they are called ''gingerbread cookies'', in Swedish ''pepparkakor''. Which are the main ingredients that make it's special taste?
Ginger and pepper
Ginger and cinnamon
Cinnamon, ginger and melted sugar
Cinnamon, melted sugar, pepper and ginger
In northern Romania, carollers going from home to home on Christmas Eve are:
Only children
Children and teenagers
Children, teenagers and adults
only boys
What is ‘nieuwjaarkezoete’?
A sweet pastry with thin layers of white chocolate
A song whereby children collect sweets
A jenever made from sweet apples
A kind of written New Year’s resolutions
In Spain, the Christmas set of clay figures is called ?
(Como se llama el conjunto navideño de figuras de arcilla).
Belén
Àrbol de Navidad
Escaparate
Los Reyes Magos
En quoi sont fabriqués les santons de Provence?
En bois
En argile
En papier mâché
En pate polymère
According to the official narrative: Who delivers the Christmas presents to children in Austria in the evening of 24/12?
Santa Clause
Nikolaus
Christkind
Family and friends
Quel est le nom du santon de Provence qui est considéré comme le fou du village, qui passe son temps au bar, et qui perd souvent son pantalon ?
Le Pescadou
Le Bartoumieu
Le marchand de fougasses
Le ravi
Which of the following is NOT a Swedish holiday tradition?
Watch an hour of Disney cartoons on TV on Christmas Eve.
Illegally burn down a giant straw goat on the main square in the town of Gävle.
National singalong on New Year’s Eve to ABBA’s Happy New Year.
Have rice porridge with mandarins and one almond for dessert.
Every year on the 8th of December Rome’s administration install a big Christmas tree in Piazza Venezia. The tree installed in 2017 became famous among the citizens and in the press with a very peculiar name. What was this name?
Ramoscello
Spelacchio
Ramosecco
Pelatino
Which statement is TRUE about Slovenia
Leading up to New Year, Slovenian call the season “merry December” because they look forward to spending time with family
Wearing pink underwear on New year’s eve brings luck in love for the year to come
It’s believed that If you owe someone money on New year’s eve you’re likely to owe them for the rest of your life
Saint Nicolas in Slovenia brings children toys they have listed in their letter to Saint Nicolas
What percentage of Dutch people DO NOT KNOW what bible story Christmas is based on?
About one fifth
About half
About one third
About a quarter
In which language word ''Christmas'' means “winter festival” and is related to the pagan celebration of winter solstice, not the bible story ?
Finland
Croatia
Latvia
Malta
The Flemish campaign to prevent drink-driving is called …?
GYN
WODCA
SHERY
WHINE
