Christmas quiz 2024

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-4

Christmas 

UK versus USA

Today's lesson:

What are the differences between Christmas in the USA and the UK?

After today's lesson I know ...

... a few differences between Christmas
in the USA and UK.

... a bit more about Christmas in general.

What is 'de kerstman' called in the UK?

1. Father Christmas
2. Santa Claus
3. Sinterklaas
4. Christmasman

Who says 'Happy Christmas' when wishing someone a good time during the holidays?

1. People in the USA
2. People in the UK

United States of America

Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus (Sinterklaas?)

United Kingdom

Happy Christmas!

          Father Christmas

What American holiday is celebrated the month before Christmas?

1. Halloween
2. Independence day
3. Thanksgiving
4. Easter

What do people eat during Thanksgiving?

1. Turkey
2. Chicken
3. Duck
4. Pigeon

What happens on the Friday after Thanksgiving in America?

Who do you think would put up more Christmas decorations?

1. The British
2. The Americans

Christmas stockings are typically ...

1. British
2. American

Boxing day is typically ...

1. British
2. American

A Christmas pudding is made up to a year before it is served. Which one of these is not an ingredient?

1. Dried fruits
2. Alcohol
3. Suet (=niervet)
4. Flour

Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"

1. Ernest Hemingway
2. J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Charles Dickens
4. William Shakespeare

What is the first name of Scrooge, the main character in 'A Christmas Carol'?

1. Baltazar
2. Ebenezer
3. Hepzibah
4. Philbert

What is the name of Santa's most famous reindeer?

1. Dasher
2. Dancer
3. Vixen
4. Rudolph

Which name isn't one of Santa's reindeer?

1. Rudolph
2. Dancer
3. Cupid
4. Dorie

Which country presents Britain with a gift of a Christmas tree each year?

1. India
2. USA
3. Sweden
4. Norway

The red and white costume of Father Christmas was allegedly first introduced by which company?

1. Pepsi
2. Coca Cola
3. Nike
4. Adidas

"Do the know it's Christmas?" was a charity event to raise money. For which country?

1. Ethiopia
2. Nigeria
3. Somalia
4. Sudan

Christmas movies...

Christmas movies are typically ...

1. British
2. American

What Christmas movie is this boy in?

1. A Christmas carol
2. Christmas chronicles
3. Home alone
4. Family's Christmas party

What is the boy's name in the Home alone movie series?

1. James
2. Leroy
3. Kurt
4. Kevin

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How much did it cost to make Home alone 1?

1. 10 million
2. 14 million
3. 18 million
4. 22 million

And how much did it gross?

1. 476,7 million
2. 576,7 million
3. 676,7 milion
4. 777,7 million

Home Alone 2

Home Alone 2 was filmed at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. They were only allowed to do this if they gave the owner of the hotel a role in the movie.

Who was the owner?

1. Conrad Hilton
2. Fanny Löwenstein
3. Donald Trump
4. Troy Richard Campbell

Conrad Hilton: van Hilton hotels, 1943 Plaza.

Fanny: heeft 35 jaar in Plaza Hotel geslapen. Wet waarin huurders werden beschermd, per maand 500 dollar, nu gemiddeld 1500 dollar per nacht.

Trump: eigenaar tot 1995.

Troy: gekocht van Trump.

Which Christmas movie is the one with the green monster?

1. Frosty the Snowman
2. How the Grinch stole Christmas
3. Arthur Christmas
4. Elf

What's the dog's name in the movie 'How the Grinch stole Christmas'?

1. Milo
2. Sam
3. Thomas
4. Max

What is the biggest grossing Christmas film of all time?

1. The Grinch
2. Love Actually
3. The Santa Clause
4. Home Alone

$526,760,632 The Grinch (year 2000)

Christmas songs!

00:26

Song one

00:44

Song 2

01:00

Song 3

01:17

Song 4

01:35

Song 5

01:52

Song 6

02:09

Song 7

02:26

Song 8

02:44

Song 9

03:01

Song 10

... and a Happy New Year!

See you  again in 2025!