Winter and Christmas Time Dates
When is Christmas Day?
25th December
How many reindeer does Father Christmas use to fly around the world?
9
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph
What meat is most commonly roasted in the UK at Christmas?
a) chicken b) beef c) turkey
c) turkey
Christmas crackers in the UK are a type of food. True or false?
False. Christmas crackers are festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and often contain a small gift and a joke.
What did Harry receive from Dumbledore during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
a) The philosopher’s stone b) The cloak of invisibility
c) A new wand
b) The cloak of invisibility
What do you call 24th December?
Christmas Eve
What colour are mistletoe berries?
a) red b) purple c) white
c) white
What sweet food has red and white stripes?
candy canes
a) US b) Ukraine c) Japan
c) Japan
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
a) J. K. Rowling b) Charlotte Brontë c) Charles Dickens
c) Charles Dickens
When is the shortest day of the year?
21st December
What country is the Poinsettia, with its red and green foliage, native to?
a) Italy b) Mexico c) The USAb) Mexico
Which small green vegetable is often eaten at Christmas dinner in the UK?
a) brussel sprouts b) cabbage c) peas
a) brussel sprouts
True or false. There is a town in the USA called Santa Claus.
True! Santa Claus is a town in southwestern Indiana.
Dr Seuss's The Grinch attempts to steal Christmas from which unsuspecting town?
a) Grandville b) Whoville c) Xmasland
b) Whoville
If you’re born on Christmas day, what’s your star sign?
Capricorn
Does Father Christmas wear a red suit only because of Coca Cola?
No. They made the red suit more popular, but red was one of the colours he was seen wearing before Coca Cola started their advertising campaigns.
Which country exports the most chocolate in the world?
a) Germany b) USA c) Belgium
a) Germany
In what northern European country might you receive gifts from a different Yule Lad each night if you leave your shoes on the window sill the each of the 13 days before Christmas?
a) Iceland b) Ireland c) Thailand
a) Iceland
In the Christmas classic Elf, Buddy the elf tries to stick to the “four main food groups”, "Candy, candy canes, candy corn, and … what’s the fourth one?
a) Syrup b) Candy floss c) Candied almonds
a) Syrup
When is Boxing Day?
26th December
The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor.
The Christmas tree was first introduced in the UK in:
a) 1800 b) 1720 c) 1930
a) 1800
In the UK the Christmas tree was first introduced in 1800 by the wife of King George III, Queen Charlotte, who brought the tradition from her native Germany, where it was common custom to have a Christmas tree in your home.
What are pigs in blankets?
a) sausages wrapped in bacon b) sausages wrapped in pastry c) bacon covered turkey
a) sausages wrapped in bacon
In which country do people put a fake spider's web on the Christmas tree for good luck?
a) UK b) Germany c) Ukraine
c) Ukraine
The tradition comes from an old tale of a poor woman who couldn't afford to decorate her tree and woke on Christmas morning to discover a spider had covered it in a glorious, sparkling web.
Tom Hanks is the voice of six characters in which 2004 animated film about a magical adventure to the North Pole?
a) The Grinch b) Home Alone c) Polar Express
c) Polar Express