Christmas Quiz 1

Traditions

100

How many doors are there on a standard advent calendar? 

[a] 23 

[b] 24 

[c] 25 

[d] 26

b. 24

200

What meat is traditionally eaten on Christmas Day: 

[a] Turkey 

[b] Chicken 

[c] Beef 

[d] Gammon

a. Turkey

300

What might you find hanging at the end of your bed on Christmas morning? 

[a] A Snowflake 

[b] A Stocking 

[c] A Bauble 

[d] Mistletoe

b. A Stocking

400

On Christmas Day, you would find a joke inside of what? 

[a] A Present 

[b] A Christmas Cracker 

[c] A Christmas Tree Decoration 

[d] A Fortune Cookie

b. A Christmas Cracker

500

London’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country? 

[a] Finland 

[b] Germany 

[c] France 

[d] Norway

d. Norway

Plants

100

Which vegetable is often included in a traditional Christmas dinner?

A. Broccoli

B. Radish

C. Cabbage

D. Spinach

C. Cabbage

200

What are people expected to do under the mistletoe? 

a. eat Christmas pudding

b. drink eggnog

c. kiss each other 

c. kiss each other

300

What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant? 

[a] Red 

[b] Blue 

[c] White 

[d] Green

c. White

400

What colour are the flowers of the Christmas cacti? 

[a] Red/Purple 

[b] Pink/Blue 

[c] Yellow/Green 

[d] Orange/Brown

a. Red/Purple

500

In what country did the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree begin?

a. Germany

b. England 

c. Canada

a. Germany

Santa

100

What form of transport does Santa use to deliver all of our presents? 

[a] A Train 

[b] A Magical Carpet 

[c] A Horse and Carriage 

[d] A Sleigh

d. A Sleigh

200

Which reindeer is said to be the most famous reindeer of all? 

[a] Donner 

[b] Rudolph 

[c] Prancer 

[d] Cupid

b. Rudolph

300

Santa Claus is also known as Saint who? 

[a] Mark 

[b] Aaron 

[c] Nicholas 

[d] Paul  

c. Nicholas

400

How many reindeer does Santa Claus have?

a. 8

b. 9

c. 10

b. 9

500

Which country is Saint Nicholas originally from?

a. Germany

b. France

c. Turkey

d. Canada

c. Turkey

Food

100

Which drinks company introduced Father Christmas’ wellknown red and white costume?

Coca-cola

200

What vegetables do kids leave out for reindeer to eat on Christmas Eve? 

a. potatoes

b. beetroots

c. carrots

c. carrots

300

Marzipan is made mainly from sugar, flour and meal of which nut? 

[a] Almond 

[b] Cashew 

[c] Coconut 

[d] Hazelnut

a. Almond

400

Which fruit was often found in children’s Christmas stockings in the UK and considered to be a luxury? 

a. an orange

b. a banana

c. a pineapple

a. an orange

500

In America, what food is traditionally left out for Santa? 

a. Milk and cookies

b. Wine and pretzels

c. Coffee and cake

d. A clementine

a. Milk and cookies

Mixed

100

What’s the name of the period leading up to Christmas? 

[a] Pre-Christmas 

[b] Advent 

[c] Beforemas 

[d] Approach

b. Advent

200

How many points does a snowflake have? 

[a] It varies 

[b] 5 

[c] 6 

[d] 7

c. 6

300

Donald Trump appears in which Home Alone Movie?

a. Home Alone 2

b. Home Alone 3

c. Home Alone 4

a. Home Alone 2

400

Which Christmas song includes the lyrics: 'Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh'? 

[a] Jingle Bells 

[b] O Holy Night 

[c] Away in a Manger 

[d] Here Comes Santa Claus

a. Jingle Bells

500

How did Mary and Joseph travel to Jesus’ birthplace? 

a. on horseback

b. on a donkey

c. on a camel

b. on a donkey