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Christmas food quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colour are the berries on Mistletoe?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

White

d)

All of them

2.

How many points does a snowflake traditionally have?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

d)

36

3.

Traditionally, what is placed in the middle of a Christmas or Plum Pudding

a)

A sprig of holly

b)

Some nuts

c)

A sixpence

d)

The wishbone from a turkey

4.

Which country gives the UK a Christmas Tree every year?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Ireland

d)

Norway

5.

Which is NOT a traditional food served with turkey on Christmas Day?

a)

Roast potatoes

b)

Cranberry Sauce

c)

Bread Sauce

d)

Carrots

e)

Fried eggs

6.

What are the main ingredients in a mince pie?

a)

Meat

b)

Potatoes

c)

Fruit

d)

Bacon

7.

Where was Eggnog created?

a)

America

b)

North Pole

c)

UK

d)

Germany

8.

What is a female turkey called?

a)

Poult

b)

Turklette

c)

Hen

d)

Turkey Twizzler

9.

What is a Bûche de Noël eaten in France at Christmas?

a)

Plum pudding

b)

Egg and chips

c)

Yule log

d)

Fruit cake

10.

Which Christmas food is it considered good luck to eat one of on each of the 12 days of Christmas?

a)

Mince pies

b)

Pigs in blankets

c)

Twiglets

d)

Chocolate

11.

Stollen is the traditional fruit cake of which country?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Germany

c)

Austria

d)

Ireland

12.

What name is given to small sausages wrapped in bacon, a staple at a British Christmas dinner?

a)

Snuffling piggies

b)

Pork wraps

c)

Snuggly pigs

d)

Pigs in blankets

13.

What is a female turkey called?

a)

Doe

b)

Hen

c)

Gobble

d)

Fell

14.

Approximately how many candy canes are manufactured during the festive season?

a)

3.9 million

b)

12 million

c)

1.7 billion

d)

1.1 billion

15.

What should you stick into an onion for a traditional bread sauce?

a)

A sausage

b)

Cloves

c)

A silver shilling

d)

A two pence piece

16.

Who dishes up the figgy pudding in Charles Dickens’ classic 'A Christmas Carol'?

a)

Tiny Tim

b)

The Ghost of Christmas Past

c)

Scrooge

d)

Mrs Cratchit

17.

Before turkey, the traditional English Christmas dinner included _______ smothered in mustard.

a)

a lambs liver

b)

a pigs head

c)

an Ox Brain

d)

a goose

18.

Finally, why do so many people hate Brussels sprouts?

a)

Because they're fussy

b)

It's in our genetic make-up in detecting bitter flavours

c)

Brussels sprouts were invented by Satan

d)

Historically, they were force fed to the poor which has created an inherent aversion

19.

In which country is KFC eaten on Christmas eve?

a)

USA

b)

Australia

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

20.

In which country are latkes (fried potato pancakes) traditionally eaten at Christmas?

a)

Russia

b)

New Zealand

c)

France

d)

Israel

21.

Panettone is a bread with fruits or chocolates and is from what country?

a)

Italy

b)

Argentina

c)

South Africa

d)

Israel

22.

Tamales (a corn dough wrapped in banana leaf or corn husk) is traditionally served at Christmas in?

a)

Korea

b)

South Africa

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Argentina

23.

Serving a Christmas Pudding traditionally started in what country?

a)

New Zealand

b)

England

c)

Australia

d)

America

24.

A julbord (like a buffet) is how people in ........ serve up their food at Christmas.

a)

Fiji

b)

Hong Kong

c)

France

d)

Sweden

25.

Mattak is strips of whale blubber encased in whale skin and is served as part of the traditional Christmas meal from ?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Greenland

c)

Antarctica

d)

Poland

26.

Bûche de Noël is a Yule style log dessert from?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Sweden

d)

Poland

27.

Shrimp for Christmas. In which country is this likely to happen?

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Peru

c)

Iceland

d)

Australia

28.

In what country are apples wrapped in colourful paper and decorated with gold ribbon given as a gift at Christmas?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Ireland

c)

China

d)

Australia

29.

Which country claims this dessert as theirs at Christmas time?

a)

New Zealand

b)

England

c)

America

d)

Japan

30.

A superstition in this country is that on Christmas Eve, the table must be set with 12 plates (in honour of the 12 Apostles). One plate is a red soup or barszcz, made with beets and often accompanied by pierogi. What country does this?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Thailand

c)

Germany

d)

Poland

31.

All of the following are traditional goodies left in Christmas stockings EXCEPT

a)

Nuts

b)

Orange

c)

Chocolate Coin

d)

Dates

32.

In what year was the first documented use of candy cane for decorating Christmas tree

a)

1907

b)

1846

c)

1679

d)

1821

33.

All of these countries enjoy roasted pig, or lechon for Christmas dinner EXCEPT

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Canada

34.

All of these are treats that children around the world traditionally leave for Santa EXCEPT

a)

Rice Pudding

b)

Pies

c)

Strawberry

d)

Coffee

35.

What is the height of the tallest chocolate Christmas tree ever created?

a)

17 feet

b)

35 feet

c)

32 feet

d)

28 feet

36.

Where did hot cocoa (the powder form) originate?

a)

Guatamala

b)

Mexico

c)

Netherlands

d)

Spain

37.

In the Christmas song what was "Roasting on an Open Fire"?

a)

Pork

b)

Chestnuts

c)

Chicken

d)

Walnut

38.

What were the traditional Christmas dishes that Scrooge watches the Cratchits eat during his time with the Ghost of Christmas Past in Charles Dicken's, "A Christmas Carol"?

a)

Duck and Stuffing

b)

Roast goose and Christmas pudding

c)

Turkey and Christmas pudding

d)

Chicken and potatoes

39.
What is the most hated yet eaten vegetable at Christmas?
a)
Parsnips
b)
Carrots
c)
Brussel Sprouts
d)
Cabbage
40.
What is the most traditional stuffing used to stuff the turkey?
a)
Sage and onion
b)
Apricot
c)
Chestnut
d)
Lemon and herb