Kerstquiz

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 3,4

KERST QUIZ

Unlike the usual quizzes, you will not only be asked questions, but you will also learn more about Christmas! Have fun :) 

LESDOEL

Tijdens deze les wordt jullie Kerst kennis optimaal getest!

During Sinterklaas, we put our shoe down, what is typical during Christmas?

1. Movies
2. Milk and biscuits
3. Fireworks
4. Christmas tree

What are the official Christmas dates in the Netherlands?

1. On the 24th, 25th and 26th of December.
2. On the 25th, 26th and 27th of December.
3. On the 23th, 24th and 25th of December.
4. On the 25th and 26th of December.

What is 'Tweede Kerstdag' called in Great Britain?

1. Christmas Eve
2. Second Christmas Day
3. Boxing Day
4. There is no 'tweede Kerstdag'

In Australia, they celebrate Christmas in summer.

1. True
2. False

When do people in England, the US and Canada open their Christmas gifts?

1. Christmas eve
2. The evening of December 25th
3. Christmas morning
4. New Year's Eve

What is the name of the red-nosed reindeer?

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

Song 1

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

01:40

"Now I know what a ... I've been"

1. Clown
2. Fool
3. Nerd
4. Jerk

01:49

Last Christmas has sold over _________ copies worldwide.

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

What kind of tree is the traditional Christmas tree?

1. Pine tree (den)
2. Spruce (spar)
3. Palm tree (palm boom)
4. Taxus

What do you do underneath the mistletoe?

1. You have a chat with someone
2. You kiss someone
3. You light a candle
4. That is where you put the Christmas tree

Nowadays we have electric lighting in the Christmas tree, how was the Christmas tree lit in the past?

1. Electric lighting
2. Home-made lighting
3. They did not light the tree
4. Candles

Song 2

00:12

What comes next?

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

00:51

All I Want For Christmas Is You was first released in

1. 1996
2. 1990
3. 1999
4. 1994

01:00

In this video, Santa Claus is played by:

1. George Clooney
2. Mariah Carey's husband
3. Robert DeNiro
4. the one and only Santa Claus

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

01:28

This song has sold over _________ copies.

1. 160 million
2. 1.6 million
3. 16 million
4. 60 million

What do you call a 'kerstbal' in English?

1. A bauble
2. A Christmas ornament
3. A Christmas ball
4. A coloured ball

What do you call the decoration that you put on top of the tree?

1. Een kerstster
2. Een kerstkrans
3. Een piek
4. Een kerstlicht

Which country sent the first Christmas card?

1. England
2. Sweden
3. The Netherlands
4. Iceland

The Christmas tree symbolizes fertility (vruchtbaarheid) and vitality (levenskracht).

1. True
2. False

Hoe zeg je ‘Fijne Kerst’ in het Engels?

1. Yo! Hoho!
2. Feliz Navidad
3. Happy Christmas
4. Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!