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WorksheetsChristmas in the UK (09/01/2023)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Christmas (Christ's Mass) is first recorded in England in 1038.
True
False
Christmas pudding is traditionally the main dessert served with Christmas dinner in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries, but it's origins are very much ...
French
Italian
British
German
Popular greeting "Merry Christmas" has been used since at least 1534.
True
False
Many cities and towns in the UK celebrate the coming New Year by putting on public ... displays.
(a)
Just before midnight on New Year's Eve, British people hold hands and sing a traditional song called ...
"Jingle Bells"
"Holy Night"
"Auld Lang Syne"
Christmas food waste: the waste generated at Christmas goes up by ...% compared to the waste created during the rest of the year in the UK.
5
10
30
50
In the UK it's estimated that during the Christmas season, the amount of wrapping paper thrown away if laid need to end would equal 384,400 kilometres.
True
False
Is it possible that in the Christmas spirit, UK citizens cut down 8 million trees for Christmas trees each year, contributing largely to deforestation?
Yes, it is.
No, it's not.
In the UK Christmas time generates ... tonnes of plastic, with goods ranging from advent calendar trays and candy wrappers to enormous gift boxes.
5,000
50,000
125,000
20,000
It is estimated that in the UK approximately ...% of people admit to buying too much Christmas food that ends up in the bin.
95
32
12
66
