Kind of Geography
This imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
This red-nosed reindeer helped Santa on a foggy night.
Who is Rudolph?
This green Dr. Seuss character tries to steal Christmas.
Who is the Grinch?
This country is famous for Christmas markets selling gingerbread and mulled wine.
What is Germany?
This song begins with the lyrics “You better watch out…”
What is “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”?
This country down-under celebrates Christmas during summer.
What is Australia?
This holiday character is known as Père Noël in France.
Who is Santa Claus?
In Home Alone, this is where Kevin’s family accidentally travels without him.
Where is Paris?
In Dutch tradition, this man arrives by steamboat from Spain to deliver gifts to children.
Who is Sinterklaas?
This sweet, spiced bread is shaped like a man and often decorated with icing.
What is a gingerbread man?
This famous trade route connected Europe, Africa, and Asia.
What is the Silk Road?
This country is famous for the tradition of hiding a pickle ornament on the tree.
What is Germany?
In Japan, a fast-food chain became a holiday tradition in the 1970s, showing how commercial culture can shape celebrations.
What is eating KFC for Christmas?
This character in A Christmas Carol is visited by three spirits to learn the meaning of Christmas.
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
The winter solstice usually happens around this date in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is December 21 or 22?
This man-made route shortened global trade routes between Europe and Asia.
What is the Suez Canal?
In the song 12 Days of Christmas, this many birds appear in total.
What is 23? (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12)
In Norse mythology, this god was associated with the Yule festival, bringing warmth and light during winter.
Who is Odin?
In Italy, this old woman delivers gifts to children on January 6th, during Epiphany.
Who is La Befana?
This ancient Roman festival, held in December to honor the god Saturn, involved gift-giving, feasting, and decorating homes with greenery—and influenced many modern Christmas traditions.
What is Saturnalia?
This line explains why New Zealand celebrates New Year before the UK.
What is the International Date Line?
In Iceland, children receive gifts from 13 mischievous figures known collectively as this.
Who are the Yule Lads?
In Scandinavia, people once left out food for this mythical figure who rode a goat and brought gifts during winter.
Who is the Yule Goat?
Ancient Romans decorated their homes with this plant during winter festivals to honor the god Saturn.
What is holly?
In the song 12 Days of Christmas, this many gifts are given in total.
What is 364?