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Christmas in Germany Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What religion makes up 50% of the German population?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

2.

Would you find more Catholics in the North or South of Germany?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

3.

What event does an advent calendar countdown to?

a)

Easter

b)

New Year

c)

Christmas

d)

Thanksgiving

4.

Germans often go to Christmas Markets to buy holiday decorations, gifts and seasonal foods. But how old is this tradition? When was the first Christmas Market?

a)

1158

b)

1434

c)

1712

d)

1901

5.

Where was the first Christmas Market?

a)

Berlin

b)

Dresden

c)

Munich

d)

Frankfurt

6.

In what century did Saint Nicholas live?

a)

4th century

b)

6th century

c)

8th century

d)

10th century

7.

What’s the German word for Santa Claus?

a)

Christkind

b)

Engel

c)

Weihnachtsmann

d)

Knecht Ruprecht

8.

German children would traditionally leave what out to be filled with gifts?

a)

a hat

b)

stockings / socks

c)

gloves

d)

their shoes

9.

What does “Frohe Weihnachten!” mean?

a)

Happy Holidays

b)

Happy New Year

c)

Merry Christmas

d)

Season’s Greetings

10.

What is the German word for gingerbread house?

a)

Weihnachtspyramide

b)

Nussknacker

c)

Adventskranz

d)

Pfefferkuchenhaus

11.

What is the German word for Christmas wreath?

a)

Weihnachtspyramide

b)

Nussknacker

c)

Adventskranz

d)

Pfefferkuchenhaus

12.

What is the German word for Christmas tree?

a)

Weihnachtsmann

b)

Tannenbaum

c)

Glocke

d)

Pfefferkuchen

13.

What famous Christmas carol accidentally came about only because a church organ was broken?

a)

Stille Nacht

b)

O Tannenbaum

c)

Von Himmel hoch

d)

Schneefloeckchen, Weissroeckchen

14.

What is the German word for Christmas carol?

a)

Weihnachtsmann

b)

Weihnachten

c)

Weihnachtspyramide

d)

Weihnachtslied

15.

Who might come for bad children instead of Sankt Nikolaus?

a)

Krampus

b)

das Christkind

c)

Knecht Ruprecht

d)

der Erlkoenig