Facts about Christmas I
Facts about Christmas II
Christmas traditions
Christmas traditions II
Name ...
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The tallest Christmas tree ever displayed was that high. a) 67 m b) 89 m c) 91 m
What is 67 METRES. In 1950 at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington.
100
Christmas trees are also known as: a) pine trees b) fir trees c) juniper bushes
What is FIR TREES.
100
According to the tradition naughty children get in their stocking this thing.
What is a lump of coal.
100
Santa gets inside people's houses this way.
What is A CHIMNEY.
100
Name three Christmas Carols.
What is Silent Night, Jingle bells, We wish you a merry Christmas, Rudolph the ...
200
 Santa would have to visit _____homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve. a) 822 b) 1003 c) 595
What is 822 homes a second.
200
Christmas trees were first decorated with these things: a) balls and angels b) garlands and lights c) apples, nuts and dates
What is APPLES, NUTS AND DATES.
200
It is a tradition, at Christmas, to exchange kisses under that thing.
What is A MISTLETOE.
200
Santa checks his "naughty and nice" list that many times.
What is TWICE.
200
Name 3 animals that live near the North Pole (in the Arctic Circle).
What is polar bear, seal, walrus, snow owl, arctic fox etc…
300
This person invented Christmas lights. a) Edward H. Johnson b) Thomas Edison c) Albert Einstein
What is Edward H. Johnson. He put the very first string of electric Christmas tree lights together in 1882.
300
This was the first song broadcast from space: a) Jingle Bells b) Drummer Boy c) Silent Night
What is JINGLE BELLS (December 16, 1965).
300
It's a popular Christmas dessert in Britain.
What is PUDDING.
300
Boxing Day is on that day.
What is December 26. It was started in the UK about 800 years ago, during the Middle Ages. It was the day when the collection boxes for the poor were often kept in churches. They were traditionally opened so that the contents could be given to poor people. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day.
300
Name 5 parts or items of a snowman.
What is button or carrot (nose), hat, broom, scarf, (pieces of) coal (eyes), pipe etc.
400
The world's tallest snowman was built in this country. a) The USA b) Australia c) Germany
What is THE USA. The people of Bethel, Maine, USA, and built a snow woman measuring 37.21 m in 2008.
400
Every year Santa Claus gets that many letters: a) 550 000 b) 650 000 c) 750 000
What is 550 000.
400
This special Christmas treat is about 250 years old and comes from Germany. Lots of sugar is used to make them.
What is CANDY CANES.
400
They make the toys that Santa brings.
What is ELVES.
400
Name three typical kinds of Christmas food.
What is roast turkey, Christmas pudding/cake/ham, roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, gingerbread etc.
500
The tradition of hanging stockings comes from this custom. a) a Dutch custom b) Irish custom c) Scottish custom
What is A DUTCH CUSTOM. The Christmas stocking custom is derived from the Germanic/Scandinavian figure Odin. Children would place their boots, filled with carrots, straw, or sugar, near the chimney for Odin's flying horse, Sleipnir, to eat. Odin would reward those children for their kindness by replacing Sleipnir's food with gifts or candy.
500
Christmas trees have been sold in the U.S. since that year. a) 1840 b) 1850 c) 1860
What is 1850
500
Santa Claus is called this way in Britain.
What is FATHER CHRISTMAS.
500
The ‘leaves’ of a Christmas tree called this way.
What is NEEDLES.
500
Name 3 things people put in a Xmas tree.
What is star, tinsel, baubles (balls), lights, (fake) snow, chocolates, decorations etc.
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