Christmas Quiz

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Christmas Quiz!

What is the 26th of December called in English-speaking countries?

1. 2nd Christmas Day
2. Boxing Day
3. Sylvester Day
4. It doesn't have a name

Americans call this guy Santa Claus, what do British people call him?

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

Stockings

Christmas elves

Reindeer

Christmas tree

Candy cane

Christmas pudding

Mistletoe

Christmas cracker

Wreath

Which is the best selling Christmas song in Britain?

1. Merry X-mas Everybody
2. Hallelujah
3. Do They Know It's Christmas
4. Mary's Boy Child

What present does Harry Potter receive during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

1. Invisibility Cloak
2. Owl
3. Wand
4. Cauldron

In what year was the first Christmas card printed?

1. 1756
2. 1930
3. 1894
4. 1843

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

What colour are mistletoe berries?

1. Red
2. White
3. Yellow
4. Orange

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

1. William Shakespeare
2. J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Charles Dickens
4. C.S. Lewis

Which Christmas Carol was originally named "One horse open sleigh"?

1. Carol of the Bells
2. Jingle Bells
3. Deck the Halls
4. Let it Snow

Who sang the iconic Christmas song: ''All I want for Christmas"?

1. Beyoncé
2. Ariana Grande
3. Rihanna
4. Mariah Carey

What is the traditional meat served in a British Christmas dinner?

How many cities in the United States are called 'Santa Claus'?

1. 3
2. 2
3. 5
4. 0

Who introduced the idea of a Christmas Tree in England?

1. Santa
2. Queen Victoria
3. The Romans
4. Winston Churchill

What is weird to us about Christmas in Australia?

1. They don't have trees
2. They celebrate only 1 day
3. It's summer there
4. They have kangaroos instead of reindeer

Name Santa's favorite reindeer

1. Frosty
2. Beyonce
3. Rudolph
4. Jack

Where do kids put their letters to Santa?

1. Shoe
2. Sock
3. Stocking
4. e-mail

Finish the Christmas songs!

I gave you my heart

Christmas is you!

Is coming to town

the red-nosed reindeer

a merry little Christmas

If you´re really there

Last Christmas...

All I want for...

Have Yourself...

Santa Claus...

Rudolph...

Santa tell me...

Who stole Christmas?

1. Father Christmas
2. Saint Nicholas
3. The Grinch
4. Santa Claus

Which U.S state was the first state to recognise christmas as an official holiday?

1. Indiana
2. New York
3. Alabama
4. Miami

What popular Christmas tradition originated in Germany in the 16th century?

1. Mistle toe tradition
2. Christmas tree tradition
3. Hanging your stocking above the fireplace
4. Santa claus

What is the best selling Christmas single of all time?

1. All I want for Christmas
2. Last Christmas
3. White Christmas
4. Jingle bells

In which country did the tradition of hanging stockings by the fire place originate?

1. United states
2. The Netherlands
3. England
4. Germany

The Gävle Goat

KFC for Christmas dinner

Hanging a pickle in the tree

Decorating with spider webs

Japan

Sweden

Ukraine

United States

In the movie ''Home Alone"' the parents forgot their son. What was the name of the boy?

1. Brian
2. Jason
3. James
4. Kevin

Which city is famous for its giant Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center?

1. Washington DC
2. New York City
3. Chicago
4. Amsterdam

What should you do under mistle toe?

1. Kiss
2. high five
3. dance
4. turn around

What does Santa traditionally leave for naughty children?

In the poem "The Night Before Christmas," what does Santa exclaim before driving away in his sleigh?

1. Ho Ho Ho
2. Jingle all the way
3. Merry Christmas
4. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight

Happy Holidays!!