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100

The most important traditional Chinese holiday. It falls on different dates each year in either January or February.

         Chinese New Year


100

This Jamaican Christmas treat can be made with or without icing

              Rum cake


100

The poinsettia is native to this country

          Mexico


100

Which country celebrates Christmas with a tradition called “Julbord,” a festive buffet featuring herring and meatballs?


        Sweden


200

How many candles are lit during Kwanzaa?

      Seven


200

Where would you enjoy a Braai for Christmas lunch? 

        South Africa


200

The custom of putting up a Christmas tree is native to this country

     Germany


200

In which country is Christmas celebrated with “Las Posadas,” a nine-day event leading up to December 24?

          Mexico


300

Known as the Festival of Lights, this is a five day celebration of the triumph of light over dark.

          Diwali


300

This company was the first to use Santa Claus in advertising

Coca-Cola

300

Which was the first state in the United States to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?

       Alabama


300

In the UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, December 26th was once a day to give gifts to the poor, servants, or lower social classes. 

     Boxing Day



400

For eight days either in November or December, special candles are lit in a menorah. This holiday celebrates the miracle in which one day's worth of oil burned for eight days.

     Hanukkah


400

In which country is KFC a popular New Year meal?

        Japan


400

What is the shortest day of the year called?

            Winter Solstice


400

What is the name of the famous Christmas Market in Brussels?

       Winter Wonders


500

Eid al-Adha is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). What does it honour?

It honors the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience.


500

In this country, the special Christmas Eve meal is called 'reveillon' and has a 'bûche de Noël' (a chocolate cake in the shape of a log) for dessert.

       Vietnam


500

This country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees and is also known to be the happiest country in the world

          Denmark


500

Which country celebrates Christmas with a giant lantern festival in the city of San Fernando?


       Philippines


600

It is one of the world’s greenest cities, and it has a Tree Planting Day, usually held on the first Sunday of November.

        Singapore


600

According to tradition, children leave Santa Claus a snack, name this snack.

         Cookies with milk


600

The real St. Nicholas was born in what is now this modern-day country

     Turkey


600

Which country traditionally hides a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree, and the finder gets an extra gift?


       Germany