Christmas
New Year
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Pronunciation
Christmas jokes
100

The thing you put presents under.

Christmas tree



100

What do you call the last day of the old year in English?

New Year's Eve

100

A photographer who follows famous people around to get good photos of them to sell to a newspaper.

paparazzi

100

problem

/ˈprɒb.ləm/

100

How do you know Santa has to be a man?

No woman would wear the same outfit year after year!

200

The songs that you sing at Christmas time.

(Christmas) carols

200

What people drink to welcome the New Year.

champagne, fizzy drink

200

An adjective describing someone who is emotionally in control, not moody.

well-balanced

200

focus

/ˈfəʊ.kəs/

200

What do you get when you cross a Christmas tree with an apple?

A pineapple!

300

The animals that work for Santa Claus.

reindeer

300

What people watch go off in the night sky.

fireworks

300

How you feel when you didn't get a present you were hoping to get.

disappointed

300

occur

/əˈkɜːr/

300

What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

Snowflakes!

400

The type of vehicle that Santa rides.

sleigh

400

What people do to drink to welcome the New Year. It's a gesture of good wishes and respect.

They toast.

400

The organ in your body that is responsible for cleaning your blood and filtering out waste.

liver

400

watches, installed, decided

/IZ, D, ID/

400

What happened to the thief who stole a Christmas calendar?

He got 12 months!

500

The plant you kiss under at Christmas.

mistletoe

500

What people sing in England at midnight.

They sing a traditional song 'Auld Lang Syne'

500

The person who manages or controls a company or organization

the (managing) director

500

strength

climb

utensils


/streŋθ/ 

/klaɪm/ 

/juːˈten.sɪlz/ 


500

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? 

Frostbite!