Christmas Quiz - 22 dec. 2023

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

The 2023
Christmas Quiz

1. What's the name of 'de kerstman' in British English?

1. Santa Claus
2. Father Christmas
3. Uncle Christmas
4. Sir Christopher

2. Who say 'Happy Christmas' when wishing someone a good time during the holidays?

1. People in the US
2. People in the UK

United States of America

Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus (Sinterklaas?)

United Kingdom

Happy Christmas!

Father Christmas / Father Noel

3. What American holiday is usually before Christmas?

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

4. What item on the Christmas dinner table did Tom Smith invent in 1847?

1. Christmas cracker
2. Christmas tree
3. Christmas pudding
4. Christmas cake

5. A Christmas pudding is made up to a year before it is served. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient?

1. Dried fruits
2. Alcohol
3. Fat
4. Flour

6. What name is given to small sausages wrapped in bacon, a staple at a British Christmas dinner?

1. Warm Little Piggies
2. Pigs In Wrapping Paper
3. Rolly Polly Sausages
4. Pigs in Blankets

7. Who do you think would put up more Christmas decorations?

1. People in the US
2. People in the UK

8. Christmas stockings are typically ...

1. British
2. American

Socks with gifts

9. Boxing day is typically ...

1. British
2. American

Boxing day...

During Victorian times (1800)

- Rich people giving poor people 'boxed' gifts 

"Tweede kerstdag"

10. Nottingham is the most expensive city in the UK to buy a tree. How much does a 2 meter high Nordmann cost?

1. 43 euros
2. 52 euros
3. 61 euros
4. 74 euros

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

12. Which of these is NOT one of
Santa's reindeer?

1. Dasher
2. Prancer
3. Vixen
4. Thunder

13. Christmas movies are typically ...

1. British
2. American

14. What Christmas movie is this boy in?

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

15. 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

16. Put the following movies in order of most popular to least 
     popular according to IMDB.

1

2

3

4

5

Love Actually

A Christmas Carol (Scrooge)

The Nightmare before Christmas

Home Alone

The Grinch

17. Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?

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

18. For what would Scrooge win a prize?

1. for being unhappy
2. for being mean
3. for working hard
4. for being handsome

19. What year was The Muppet Christmas Carol released?

1. 1972
2. 1982
3. 1992
4. 2002

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

What are your plans for
the Christmas Break?

1. sleep in as often as possible
2. eat too much
3. do schoolwork
4. all of the above