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Christmas quiz #9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city, famous for its ‘Christmas Market’ is also known as the ‘Gingerbread Capital of the World’?

a)

Bucharest, Romania

b)

Nuremburg, Germany

c)

Geneva, Switzerland

d)

Prague, Czech Republic

2.

Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen?

a)

Fruit bread

b)

Baked fish

c)

Beef stew

d)

Biscuits

3.

La Befana is the legendary character who delivers Christmas presents to children in which country?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Argentina

d)

Mexico

4.

Christmas Island belongs to which country?

a)

New Zealand

b)

USA

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

5.

In which country do the Christmas festivities begin on December 13th with St Lucia’s day?

a)

Italy

b)

Norway

c)

Sweden

d)

Spain

6.

The poinsettia plant originally came from which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Mexico

7.

In which country do people often celebrate Christmas Day with a ‘braai’, similar to a barbecue?

a)

Turkey

b)

Australia

c)

South Africa

d)

New Zealand

8.

Which two states in the US have towns called Christmas?

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

Alaska

d)

Florida

9.

In which country is St Nick called Sinterklaas?

a)

Sweden

b)

Germany

c)

Finland

d)

Holland

10.

Where did the real St Nicholas live?

a)

Turkey

b)

Brazil

c)

Russia

d)

Sweden

11.

White Christmas - a cake made of coconut, crisped rice and dried fruit, is popular in which country?

a)

Canada

b)

South Africa

c)

USA

d)

Australia

12.

Which country traditionally gives London the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square each year?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Austria

13.

In Greece, Christmas gifts are distributed at the same time as the Greeks celebrate Saint Basil's Day.

When is it?

a)

January 1st

b)

January 6th

c)

December 25th

d)

December 24th

14.

What is the mistletoe tradition?

a)

Kissing

b)

Dancing

c)

Hugging

d)

Singing

15.

How do peolpe in Caracas, Venezuela, go to morning mass every year between 16 and 24 and to the cockerel's Mass ?

a)

By bike

b)

On roller skates

c)

On foot

d)

By hoverboard

16.

In Tudor times, single women believed eating a festive treat would help them find a husband - which treat was it?

a)

A gingerbread man

b)

Champagne

c)

Chocolate cake

d)

Cookies

17.

What two things made red and green popular Christmas colors?

a)

Coca-Cola

b)

Holly

c)

Tree

d)

Rudolph's nose

18.

How fast would Santa's sleigh have to travel to deliver presents to all the children in the world?

a)

About 6 million miles per hour

b)

About 20 million miles per hour

c)

About 2 million miles per hour

d)

About 30 million miles per hour

19.

Where does the advent calendar tradition come from?

a)

Germany

b)

USA

c)

England

d)

Ireland

20.

How many Wise Men brought gifts to Jesus?

a)

12

b)

1

c)

The Bible doesn't say how many!

d)

3