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🎄New Year and Christmas 🎄

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a traditional part of celebrating New Year's Eve in Russia?

a)

Watching President Putin's New Year's address on television

b)

Decorating a Christmas tree with ornaments and lights

c)

Exchanging gifts with family and friends

d)

Attending a large-scale bonfire celebration on the streets

2.

In which country is it traditional to eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve, each grape representing a month of the coming year?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Canada

3.

What is traditionally placed in a Christmas stocking in the Netherlands?

a)

Toys and candy

b)

Hay and carrots for Sinterklaas’s (Santa Claus) horse

c)

Coal for naughty kids

d)

Christmas gifts

4.

Which of these foods is traditionally associated with Christmas dinner in the UK?

a)

Roasted turkey

b)

Raclette

c)

Olivie salad

d)

Tamales

5.

What is the most important symbol of the Chinese New Year, representing good luck and prosperity?

a)

The Dragon

b)

The Lantern

c)

Firecrackers

d)

The Red Envelope

6.

What is a common activity people do to prepare their homes for Chinese New Year?

a)

They paint their houses black

b)

They throw away all their old furniture

c)

They clean their houses thoroughly

d)

They built a large bonfire in their yard

7.

Which country is often associated with the commercial image of Santa Claus, with its emphasis on Christmas cheer and consumerism?

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

United Kingdom

d)

United States

8.

What is the name of the helper who assists Santa Claus in France?

a)

Krampus

b)

Père Fouettard

c)

Snegurochka

d)

Knecht Ruprecht

9.

Which of the following figures is most closely associated with gift-giving during the Christmas season in Japan?

a)

Santa Claus

b)

Hoteiosho (Hotei, the jolly god of wealth)

c)

A combination of Santa Claus and local deities

d)

Japanese people don’t have an analogous figure as Santa

10.

In which Asian country might you find a Santa Claus figure adapted to local traditions, often depicted riding an elephant?

a)

South Korea

b)

China

c)

Thailand

d)

Japan

11.

Which of these is NOT a commonly associated characteristic of the modern American image of Santa Claus?

a)

Delivering presents on 7th of January

b)

A jolly, overweight man with a white beard

c)

Living at the North Pole with elves

d)

Riding a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer

12.

Where does Russian Santa Claus live? Give answer IN RUSSIAN

(a)  

13.

Which song begins with the lyrics "You better watch out, you better not cry"?

a)

Jingle bells

b)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

c)

Silent Night

d)

Frosty the Snowman

14.

What is the title of Mariah Carey's famous Christmas song released in 1994?

a)

Do they know it’s Christmas?

b)

Happy Christmas (war is over)

c)

Last Christmas

d)

All I want for Christmas is You

15.

Who is the author of the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”?

a)

Frank Sinatra

b)

ABBA

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

The Beatles

16.

Fill in the missing words in the song «Oh, the weather outside is ______, But the fire is so______»

a)

mindful, doubtful

b)

hurtful, frightful

c)

artful, delightful

d)

frightful, delightful

17.

Complete the missing line of Frank Sinatra's Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! It doesn't show signs of stopping________The lights are turned way down low Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

a)

That snow will soon need mopping

b)

The present pile is blumin' whopping

c)

And I've bought some corn for popping

d)

The christmas cake needs a topping

18.

Complete the missing line of this famous song—It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go Take a look at the five and ten, it’s glistening once again _______

a)

With snowman waving to us as they go

b)

With candy canes and silver lanes that glow

c)

With children carol singing in the snow

d)

While all the streets are coated white with snow

19.

In ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, what do the Dursleys give Harry for Christmas?

a)

50 pence

b)

Sweater

c)

New glasses

d)

Nothing

20.

Name the two villains in ‘Home Alone’

a)

Chris and Bob

b)

Nick and Evan

c)

Steve and John

d)

Marv and Harry

21.

Which animated film features a character who wishes to be a real boy and has a New

Year's celebration?

a)

Shrek

b)

Pinocchio

c)

Toy Story

d)

Finding Nemo

22.

What is the name of The Grinch’s pet dog?

a)

Pedro

b)

Lulu

c)

Max

d)

Simba

23.

What animated film features a New Year's celebration in a magical land called "The

Land of Sweets"?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

The Snow Queen

c)

The Little Prince

d)

Frozen

24.

In the 2004 animation Polar Express, why is it important for Billy to get on the train?

a)

Because he has to spend Christmas with his family at the North Pole

b)

Because he already bought the ticket

c)

Because he had to escape

d)

Because he is starting to doubt if Father Christmas is real