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Christmas Pubquiz AngAm 2020

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Test: When is Christmas celebrated in Germany?

a)

December 24th

b)

June 6th

c)

May 15th

d)

September 13th

2.

Christmas Traditions

How is “Santa Claus” called in Hawaii?

a)

Santaloha

b)

Kanakaloka

c)

Patarapa

d)

Honui

3.

History and Geography

“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” was originally invented in a…

a)

Poem

b)

Song

c)

TV Film

d)

Theatre play

4.

Silly sayings

Which of the following sayings is used to point out that it’s a waste of time to overthink hypothetical situations?

a)

Good things come to those who wait.

b)

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

c)

Few sandwiches short of a picnic.

d)

More haste less speed.

5.

Pop Culture

According to the Guiness Book of World Records, which song is the best-selling Christmas single worldwide of all time?

a)

“Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber

b)

“Last Christmas” by WHAM!

c)

“Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid 1984

d)

“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby

6.

IPA

Which of these is the correct IPA transcription (BE) of “Merry Christmas”?

a)

mɛri krɪsməs

b)

mɛri krɪzməs

c)

mɒri krɪsməs

d)

mɒri krɪzməs

7.

IPA

Which of the following distinctive features correspond to the English th-sound in “thankfulness” /ˈθæŋk.fəl.nəs/ ?

a)

voiced dental fricative

b)

unvoiced bilabial fricative

c)

voiced alveolar fricative

d)

unvoiced dental fricative

8.

IPA

Which of the following words doesn’t start with a plosive sound?

a)

christmas

b)

reindeer

c)

gift

d)

doll

9.

Pop Culture

“Santa, won’t you bring me the one I really need? Won’t you please bring my baby to me?” is an excerpt of a popular Christmas song by…

a)

WHAM!

b)

Britney Spears

c)

Michel Bublé

d)

Mariah Carey

10.

IPA

Both consonant sounds in the word “king” /kɪŋ/ are…?

a)

postalveolar

b)

palatal

c)

velar

d)

uvular

11.

Christmas Traditions

The Advent calendar was originally invented in…

a)

Germany

b)

the US

c)

England

d)

Australia

12.

Christmas Traditions

At which date do orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas?

a)

December 24

b)

December 25

c)

January 6

d)

January 7

13.

Christmas Traditions

When was the first dated Christmas tree decorated?

a)

1453

b)

1576

c)

1846

d)

1927

14.

Christmas Traditions

What’s the first name of the character Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”

a)

Ebenezer

b)

Ebanazer

c)

Abaneza

d)

Abenezer