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Holiday Traditions Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the tradition of redding (cleaning) the house to start the year fresh come from?

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

Norway

d)

Netherlands

2.

Which artist holds the record for the most-streamed song on Spotify during the holiday season?

a)

Sam Smith (Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas)

b)

Mariah Carey (All I Want for Christmas Is You)

c)

Bing Crosby (Winter Wonderland)

d)

Britney Spears (My Only Wish This Year)

3.

What year did the calendar officially change from Julian to Gregorian for most of the world?

a)

3761

b)

1776

c)

1582

d)

1231

4.

According to a US 2023 Pew poll, what is the most common theme of new years resolution?

a)

Work

b)

Relationships

c)

Money

d)

Health

5.

What does the term Kwanzaa translate to?

a)

Harvest

b)

Last fruits

c)

Agriculture

d)

First fruits

6.

In which country does the 'Feast of the Seven Fishes' take place on Christmas Eve?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

7.

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas Tree?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Sweden

8.

Which Peruvian festival honors the sun god and celebrates the winter solstice?

a)

Inti Raymi

b)

San Juan

c)

Fiesta de la Candelaria

d)

Carnival

9.

In which country is it a tradition to eat '12 grapes' at midnight on New Year's Eve?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Argentina

d)

Italy

10.

Which Scandinavian country celebrates Christmas with the 'Yule Goat' tradition?

a)

Denmark

b)

Finland

c)

Norway

d)

Sweden

11.

Which Chinese festival marks the start of the lunar new year with feasts and fireworks?

a)

Lantern Festival

b)

Dragon Boat Festival

c)

Chinese New Year

d)

Mid-Autumn Festival

12.

Which country celebrates 'Day of the Dead' with altars, sugar skulls, and honoring ancestors?

a)

Argentina

b)

Peru

c)

Colombia

d)

Mexico

13.

In which country do people celebrate the New Year by jumping off a chair at midnight for luck?

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Sweden

14.

What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892?

a)

Swan Lake

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

The Nutcracker

d)

The Snow Queen

15.

What environmentalist U.S. president banned Christmas trees at the White House?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Jimmy Carter

16.

In Home Alone, where were the McCallisters going when they left Kevin behind?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

New York

d)

Rome

17.

“Mele Kalikimaka” means “Merry Christmas” in what language?

a)

Tagalog

b)

Hawaiian

c)

Samoan

d)

Maori

18.

Which country celebrates "Makar Sankranti" with kite flying and special sweets in January?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

Pakistan

d)

Bangladesh

19.

In Thailand, which festival involves throwing water at each other to celebrate New Year?

a)

Loy Krathong

b)

Songkran

c)

Yi Peng

d)

Visakha Bucha

20.

Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas, who was born in what modern-day country?

a)

Germany

b)

Greece

c)

Italy

d)

Turkey

21.

The first artificial Christmas tree was made using the feathers of what bird?

a)

Turkey

b)

Peacock

c)

Swan

d)

Goose

22.

What is the name of the new year celebrated on the vernal equinox in spring?

a)

Nowruz

b)

Lunar New Year

c)

Amaryllis

d)

Shōgatsu