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When is Boxing Day?
December 26th
How do children in the UK call Santa?
Father Christmas
What typical food is usually eaten by Americans on both Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Turkey
When are Christmas trees usually put in houses in the USA?
Usually the first weekend after Thanksgiving
Who was executed in 1605?
Guy Fawkes
What year was Guy Fawkes executed?
1605
What do kids in the UK do with their wish-list?Why?
Throw it into the fireplace, so the smoke can take their wishes to Santa
Name one famous Christmas dessert in the UK?
Mince pie, Christmas pudding
What is the name of the traditional New Year's song sung in the UK?
Auld Lang Syne
What is the name of the person who secretly married young soldiers?
Saint Valentine
When is Guy Fawke's Day?
November 5th
How do we call the festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and often contain a small gift and a joke.
Christmas Cracker
What do kids in the UK leave for Santa?
Mince pie, alcohol, milk
What do people play on each other on April Fools?
pranks
What is the other name for the 4th of July?
Independence Day
When is Thanksgiving celebrated?
4th Thursday in November
How are decoration different in the US from the UK?
More lights on houses, more and bigger decorations
What is a typical Easter dessert in the UK?
Hot cross buns
Where do people living in New York go to celebrate New Year's Eve outdoors in America?
Time Square
What do we the fat little angels who fly around and throw arrows at people, causing them to fall in love?
Cupid
When is Shrove Tuesday celebrated?
Forty days before Easter
What is the British slang word for Christmas?
Chrimbo
What do people in the USA eat A LOT of on the 4th of July?
hot dogs
What are "valentines?"
(love) greeting cards
Whose husband brough with him the custom of Christmas tree decorating from Germany?
Queen Victoria