General questions
Originally this fruit was used for decorating Christmas trees. Christmas ball ornaments appeared because of the bad harvest year and there were not enough of this fruit. What is it?
an apple
A boy was left on his own
Fought the burglars with acetone
In the film …
Home Alone
We need to wrap __________ up at work before the holiday break.
a) things
b) gifts
c) gloves
a) things
What’s the name of Austrian Santa?
a) Christkind
b) Saint Nikholas
c) Krampus
b) Saint Nikholas
100
Name 3 things you drink when you feel cold
During the Christmas season a guy saw a Christmas card. It was stated that the perfect size in centimeters were 60-90-120. What was pictured there?
a snowman
He used to be a sort of gard
And had to rescue his beloved
In the iconic film …
He's skating on ________ by lying to the police.
a) thin ice
b) a frozen sea
c) a rink
a) thin ice
What’s the name of French Santa?
a) Père Noel
b) Père Pâques [‘pak]
c) Père Grands
a) Père Noel
200
Name 3 countries you’d like to visit for Christmas
Why are roasted turkey, chicken and duck strictly banned from the New Year’s table in Hungary?
so that good luck doesn’t ‘fly away’
Nine stories connected contextually
Represent one emotion irrationally
To remind us that factually we …
Love Actually
I’m going to turn over a new _______ in the New Year and exercise more.
a) game
b) leaf
c) day
b) leaf
What’s the name of Finnish Santa?
a) Tammikuu
b) Joulupukki
c) Sinterklaas
b) Joulupukki
300
Name 3 Christmas presents
In Greece, guests place a heavy stone at the entrance of the house for the New Year. They wish the host to have THIS THING as heavy as the stone. What is it?
a wallet full of money
He never was timid and limited
But life taught him a lesson
And finally he was well disciplined
In a musical …
Spirited
Her face lit up like ___________ when she saw the puppy.
a) Christmas lights
b) a candle
c) a Christmas tree
c) a Christmas tree
What’s the name of Italian Santa?
a) Babbo Nonni
b) Babbo Natale
c) Babbo Nascita [‘naʃita]
b) Babbo Natale
400
Name 3 warm items of clothes
In Britain, there’s a tradition - kissing under the mistletoe. If a lady stands under it, a gentleman can kiss her. But this doesn’t happen really often. One imaginative guy found an interesting solution and could kiss girls as often as he wanted. What did he do?
Decorated a mirror with mistletoe. Ladies stopped to look at themselves.
A boy lost his belief in Christmas,
And summoned a monster that may scare us
From an ancient legend which is called …
Krampus
His wife was angry and giving him the_________ .
a) icy look
b) cold shoulder
c) cold heart
b) cold shoulder
What’s the name of Japanese Santa?
a) Segatsu-san
b) Oji-san
c) Hotejosho
a) Segatsu-san
500
Name 3 Christmas decorations