b1 Xmas quiz U.S.A. vs GB English

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Christmas quiz

Which 2 colors represent Christmas?

1. Green and red
2. Blue and red
3. Green and gold
4. Purple and green

American children send their letters to the North Pole, what do British children do?

1. They put them in their stockings
2. They burn them and it will send itself to the North Pole
3. They sugar them and eat them
4. They also send it to the North Pole

What do children in the UK leave for Santa Claus?

1. Brandy and mince pie
2. Whisky and cake
3. Milk and cookies
4. Wine and candy

They call him Santa Claus in America, but what do the British call him?

1. Santa
2. Christmas man
3. Father Christmas
4. Santa Claus

Where do British children
hang their stockings?

1. Around your bed
2. Around the fireplace

British Chrismas dinners
vs American Christmas dinners

1. They are the same size
2. In America they are bigger
3. In Britain they are bigger

What happens under the mistletoe?

1. People do a dance
2. People kiss
3. People sing Christmas songs
4. People get married

What do British people
do with their pudding?

1. They pour sugar on top of it
2. They eat it with lots of chocolate
3. They set it on fire

What does Queen Elizabeth II talk about in her yearly speech?

1. Wishes for the coming year
2. Important events of the past year

00:16

Which city is the kid looking at in Home Alone 2?

1. New York
2. Paris
3. Chicago
4. Los Angeles

00:29

This is _______.

1. Rockefeller Center
2. the Chrysler Building
3. Sears Tower
4. Trump Tower

00:39

The movie Home Alone (1)
was released in:

1. 1993
2. 1992
3. 1991
4. 1990

00:50

The song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was released in

1. 2014
2. 1958
3. 1964
4. 1952

Song 1

Song 2

00:24

But the very next day.....

1. you went away
2. you said it was lame
3. you gave it away
4. you called out my name

00:39

This song is called...

1. Fast Christmas
2. Best Christmas
3. Red Christmas
4. Last Christmas

00:53

The song is performed by:

1. George Michael
2. Wham!
3. Duran Duran
4. U2

01:08

What happens next?

1. They are going skiing
2. They're going to decorate a Christmas tree
3. They are going to have a snowball fight
4. They are going to play Monopoly

01:49

Last Christmas has sold over _________ copies worldwide.

1. 1.9 million
2. 190 million
3. 9 million
4. 1.9 billion

00:28

'I just want you for my own..'

1. more than you could ever know
2. more than you should ever know
3. more than you will ever know
4. more than Christmas in the snow

01:12

'I don't need to hang my stocking..'

1. There up in the Christmas tree
2. I won't even wish for snow
3. There upon the fireplace
4. There above my old pillow

01:37

This girl sings 'All I Want For Christmas..' in a movie called:

1. Christmas Love
2. Home Alone
3. The Sound of Music
4. Love Actually

Song 3

00:09

'The weather outside is frightful..'

1. but the fire is so delightful
2. let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
3. please come 'fore nightfall
4. since we've no place to go

00:23

'It doesn't show signs of stoppin''

1. And I bought some corn for poppin'
2. And I brought some corn for poppin'
3. And I caught some corn for poppin'
4. And I fought some corn for poppin'

That's all folks!

Have a very Merry Christmas! 

Be kind to each other and stay safe :)