Grinch
Conditionals
Christmas
Tenses
Traditions
100

Where does the Grinch live?

The Grinch lives on a mountain in a cave  in the North of Who-ville.

100

If it __________ (snow) for Christmas, I will have a festive mood.

If it snows for Christmas, I will have a festive mood.

100

How many reindeers has Santa got?

Traditionally, there are eight reindeer (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen). Rudolph is the ninth addition (made famous by the song about his red nose). 

100

1. lives

2. is glowing

3. are making

4. decorated

5. bought

6. are you doing

100

How do people in Australia spend their Christmas holidays?

They spend their Christmas on the beach, going surfing and sunbathing.

200

What do the Whos do when they find out their Christmas presents have been stolen?

They sing.

200

I wish it _________ (snow) for X-mas!

I wish it snowed for X-mas!

200

Surprise!

Sing a Christmas song in English.

Just sing :)

200

 

1. Have you ever met

2. visited

3. did Santa arrive

4. had

5. haven't finished

200

In which country do people eat KFC instead of turkey for Christmas?

Instead of roasting a whole turkey, the Japanese people celebrate Christmas by taking out food from KFC, preferably fried chicken. This tradition of celebrating Christmas is called the ‘Kentucky Fried Christmas’ in Japan.

300

Why did the Grinch hate Christmas?

He was bullied and teased by the Whos since his childhood. So, he started hating all the Whos. Grinch got bitter and started hating Christmas.

300

I ________ (open) the presents if I had known about them.

I would have opened the presents if I had known about them.

300

What is the most popular New Year's resolution?

 

To lose weight.

300

1. is going to snow

2. will be

3. leaves

4. is writing

5. will watch

300

What are the ingredients of Olivier salad?

Potatoes, carrots, pickles, green peas, eggs, chicken or meat, and mayonnaise.

400

What happened in the end?

 

The Grinch saves Cindy and the sleigh, and they ride down the mountain to return everything. He apologizes and surrenders to the police, who pardon him and ignore MayWho's demand to arrest and pepper spray him. Having had enough of MayWho, Martha returns his engagement ring and declares her love for the Grinch instead. Later, the reformed Grinch invites the townsfolk over for the Christmas feast, where he personally carves the Roast Beast himself in his cave.

400

Who __________ (you give) presents if you were Santa?

Who would you give presents if you were Santa?

400

Give 3 other names for Santa from around the world.

Dedt Moroz (Russia) / Père Noël (France) / Noel Baba (Turkey) / Father Christmas (England) / Babbo Natale (Italy) / Święty Mikołaj (Poland) / Shaka Santa (Hawaii) / Sinterklaas (Netherlands) / Der Weihnachtsmann (Germany) / サンタさん or Santa-san (Japan)...

400

Match the answers to the questions:

1. E

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. B

400

What do Spanish people eat on New Year's Eve as the clock strikes at midnight?

The Spanish believe that if they eat these grapes in the 12 strikes before 12 o’clock they will have good luck in the new year. Each grape means one lucky month of the coming year.

 

500

How many years has the Grinch put up with Christmas before he decides to steal it? 

In the story, the Grinch laments that he has had to put up with the Whos' celebration of Christmas for 53 years.

500

I __________ (decorate) the X-mas tree if I had had time last night.

I would have decorated the X-mas tree if I had had time last night.

500

Which Christmas song was the first song to be played in space?

 

"Jingle Bells" was one of the first songs to broadcast from space. In 1965 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra sent the report and then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells, and with Schirra on the harmonica and Stafford on the bells, broadcast a rendition of "Jingle Bells".  

500

Complete the sentences with the correct English tense form, using the verb in brackets.

1. said

2. are waiting 

3. will eat 

4. have you seen 

5. was building 


500

Why do people in Guatemala spend the week before Christmas cleaning their houses?

They believe devil lives in dirty corners and want to start the New Year free of evil spirits.