Weirdest Christmas quiz

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

Weird Christmas traditions

and some traditonal ones

What made KFC become so popular in Japan at Christmas?

1. Because it is cheap.
2. It is not mentioned in the video.
3. Because the Japanese find it romantic.
4. Because years ago KFC marketed it as a traditional Christmas meal.

Can you order in advance at KFC in Japan?

1. Yes
2. No

The population of Japan is around 25 million. If 3.5 thousand people go to KFC on Christmas day, what percentage of the population would that be?

1. 14%
2. 16%
3. 9%
4. 21%

Mary Lwyd is in Wales. Can you drag the tack to where Wales is on the map?

Which word does not belong when you talk about the Welsh tradition of Mary Lwyd?

1. compliments
2. insults
3. rap battle
4. good luck

Put the top 5 (IMDB) Christmas movies in order. 

1

2

3

4

5

Love Actually

A Christmas Carol (Scrooge)

The Nightmare before Christmas

Home Alone

The Grinch

Which translation of the expression "in brand steken" is NOT correct?

1. act of arson
2. to torch
3. go up in flames
4. set on fire

In 2001 a person was arrested for setting the goat on fire. What was his punishment?

1. 7 days in prison
2. 14 days in prison
3. He had to pay a fine
4. He had to spent time in prison and pay a large amount of money.

Which flag belongs to Venezuela?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

1. The spiderweb in the Christmas tree is for good luck.
2. Ukranians prefer to have real Spiderwebs in their Christmas trees
3. The spiderwebs in Ukranian Christmas trees are fake.
4. Legend says that spiders decorated a Christmas tree and their webs turned into silver and gold.

Tropical flowers are used as Christmas decorations in:

1. Canada
2. Costa Rica
3. Spain
4. China

What is NOT a correct translation of "wreak havoc"?

1. chaos veroorzaken
2. schade aanrichten
3. verwoesten
4. angst aanjagen

Which of the coloured countries is Norway?

Which picture does NOT go with the traditional meal in Greenland?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Which group of people are original inhabitants of Greenland?

1. maori
2. eskimo
3. sami
4. inuit

Het paard in het schaakspel beweegt 2 velden horizontaal met 1 veld verticaal of een beweging van 2 velden verticaal met 1 veld horizontaal. 

Er ontstaat bij een paardensprong altijd een L-vorm.

Put the letters in the right order to form a Christmas word.  TIP: Rudolph - red nose

E

E

N

R

E

i

R

D

"The caganer would defecate in the countryside fields to fertilize the lands."

What does "fertilize" mean

1. vochtig maken
2. vruchtbaar maken
3. egaal maken
4. bebouwen

"The caganer would defecate in the countryside fields to fertilize the lands."

What does "defecate" mean

1. graven
2. ploegen
3. poepen
4. bewateren

Wat hoort bij elkaar ?

Spanje

Italië

Duitsland

Finland

Feliz Navidad

Buon Natale

Frohe Weihnachten

Hyvää joulua

What was Mary doing when the angel appeared?

What kind of animals were the shepherds taking care of?

Which gift was NOT mentioned by the children.

1. clothes
2. milk
3. stuffed animal
4. diapers

Why was it smelly in the barn, according to one of the children who is telling the story?

1. Because of the animals
2. Because the baby had pooped
3. Because they didn't have a shower
4. Because it was too crowded