History around the world
. The Poinsettia plant, aka the Christmas Flower, was brought to the US from
a) Columbia
b) Guatemala
c) Mexico
c) Mexico
Which Russian emperor ordered the New Year to be celebrated on January 1?
a) Peter I.
b) Ekaterina II.
c) Alexander III.
a) Peter I.
In which country do people often have Christmas dinner on the beach?
a) Spain
b) Australia
c) Iceland
b) Australia
Where is Grandfather Forst’s official residence?
a) In Veliky Ustyug, Vologda region.
b) On the Russian territories near the North Pole, in Arctic.
c) In Tverskaya street in Moscow.
a) In Veliky Ustyug, Vologda region.
In Finland, Santa travels on
a) a swan
b) a polar bear
c) a goat
c) a goat
When was Santa Claus first called Santa Claus?
a) 1750-1800
b) 1800-1850
c) 1850-1900
c) 1850-1900
. To which month was the celebration of the New Year moved in the XV century?
a) January.
b) August.
c) September.
c) September.
In Holland, who accompanies Santa when he is giving out presents?
a) his son, Pink Peter
b) his wife, Red Petra
c) his servant, Black Peter
c) his servant, Black Peter
How does Grandfather Frost never travel?
a) by helicopter
b) on a sledge pulled by reindeer
c) on skis
b) on a sledge pulled by reindeer
In Syria, Christmas gifts are given out by
a) an eagle
b) a horse
c) a camel
c) a camel
The Christmas tree tradition started in which country?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) Norway
a) Germany
Until the XV century the New Year in Russia was celebrated on March 1. Why?
a) Because of the Greek calendar.
b) Because of agricultural work.
c) Because of orthodox tradition.
b) Because of agricultural work.
In Poland, a meal of twelve different dishes is eaten on Christmas Eve. What is the main ingredient?
a) cheese
b) chicken
c) fish
c) fish
In the country, what is sometimes fed to chickens to bring luck next year?
a) Bread.
b) Potato.
c) Grain.
c) Grain.
Both Idaho and Indiana in the United States have a town called
a) Father Christmas
b) Santa Claus
c) Saint Nicolas
b) Santa Claus
The first Christmas was celebrated on a beach in Australia in
a) 1788
b) 1778
c) 1768
a) 1788
In the USSR, when did January 1 become an official day-off?
a) After the revolution of 1917.
b) After World War II at the end of the 1940s.
c) After perestroika at the end of the 1980s.
b) After World War II at the end of the 1940s.
. In Greece, to stop horrible creatures called Kallikantzori playing tricks on people at Christmas you have to
a) burn an old shoe
b) whistle loudly
c) eat garlic
a) burn an old shoe
According to some sources, who is Snowmaiden's mother?
a) Winter
b) Spring
c) Blizzard
b) Spring
Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in
a) 1785
b) 1895
c) 1935
b) 1895
Originally in the USA, people used to give each other gifts for the New Year. Gradually this changed to Christmas thanks to which groups of immigrants?
a) the French and the Spaniards
b) the Germans and the Dutch
c) the Poles and the Czechs
b) the Germans and the Dutch
When did a decorated fir-tree become the symbol of NY in Russia?
a) 1695.
b) 1700.
c) 1721.
b) 1700.
. In Serbia, if you find a spider's web in the house on Christmas morning, it means
a) good luck
b) bad luck
c) a very cold winter
a) good luck
According to a Russian cartoon, what has Grandfather Frost never seen?
a) ice-cream
b) summer
c) sea
b) summer
Where is the United States' official Christmas tree located?
a) In Times square, New York
b) In King's Canyon National Park
c) Outside the White House in Washington, DC
b) In King's Canyon National Park