Wars
Seas
Mountains
Christmas traditions across the globe
Christmas
100

Battle of Hastings

1066

100

Between Europe and Africa

Mediterranean

100

In which 2 countries would you find Mount Everest?

Nepal/China

100

A bauble showing what food item is commonly found on Christmas trees in USA?

Pickle

100

How many reindeer does Santa have?

9

200

Russian revolution

1917

200

East of Central America

Caribbean

200

How many of the the worlds mountains above 8000m are situated in the Himalayas?

ALL of them - 13

200

What month of the year do Filipinos start celebrating Christmas?

September

200

Complete the lyric in Mariah Carey's 'All I want for Christmas is you'  'I don't care about the presents...'

Underneath the christmas tree

300

Crimean war

1853-1856

300

At the very North of the Pacific between Alaska and Russia

Bering Sea

300

What is the highest mountain in North America? And for 25 bonus points, to the nearest hundred metres, how high is it?

Mount Mckinley, USA (Alaska)  6194m

300

In Italy, a kind old witch, La Befana, leaves gifts for well behaved children on which night?

Epiphany Eve or January 6th

300

In the 12 days of christmas, what did the true love give to  the singer on a second day of christmas?

Turtle doves

400

French revolution - and for a bonus 100 points, what exact date was the storming of the Bastille?

1789  - 14th July Storming of the Bastille

400

Between Japan and Eastern Asia

Sea of Japan
400

Mount Wilhelm is the highest mountain in Oceania at 4508m. In which country is it situated?

Papua New Guinea

400

In Iceland, kids place shoes on windowsills for 13 nights. Mysterious Yule Lads leave gifts in return for those who are good, but what do they get left if they've been bad?

Potatoes

400

What is father christmas called in Germany?

Kris Kringle

500

The English civil war

1642-51

500

Between mainland Asia and the Phillipines

South China Sea

500

The brilliant Netflix programme, 'Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa' documents the amazing life and achievements of the Nepalese mountain climber. How many times has she climbed Mount Everest? And for a bonus 100 points, where was she working when she made her last successful summit in 2022?

She has summitted 10 times - the most by any woman in the world


Bonus: She was working in Whole Foods in Connecticut

500

In Caracas, Venezuela, why are roads closed on Christmas morning?

So people can safety roller skate to the morning church service

500

In which christmas film does the main character go to New York in search of their biological father ?

Elf