XMas Traditions
Time Expressions
Past Tenses
Collocations + Prep
Christmas Carols
100

The names of the three wise men in English are what?

Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar

100

_______ the summer, we travelled around seven European continents.

a. In

b. During

c. While

b. During

100

When I arrived at the cinema, the film _______ (start) already!

had started

100

Do you believe _____ things like astrology and horoscopes?

In

100

100 points

Jingle Bells

200

Name at least THREE foods that are traditional at an English Christmas dinner.

Some options:

turkey, roasted potatoes, stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, mince pies, cranberries

200

I moved house last week. ______ the previous few months, I'd lived with my parents.

a. During 

b. For

c. Since then

b. For

200

When Larry decided to teach himself to juggle, he _______ (live) in a motel.

was living

200

I usually pay ______ things by credit card.

for

200

200

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

300

In this country, it's very typical to eat KFC on Christmas night.

a. USA

b. Canada

c. Japan

c. Japan

300

I met James last year. ______ we've been seeing each other a lot.

a. After that

b. Since then

c. From then

b. since then

300

When Larry decided to teach himself to juggle, his family ________ (want) to learn to juggle, too.

wanted

300

I'm not sure what we'll do tomorrow, it depends ______ the weather.

on

300

300

silent night

400

Here, it is typical for church-goers to go to mass on rollerblades on Christmas morning. They even close the roads to cars to make it safer!

a. Mexico

b. Venezuela

c. Brazil

b. Venezuela

400

China was ruled by emperors ______ the 20th century.

until

400

My sister ___________ (do) her homework when the telephone ________ (ring). It ______ (be) our mom calling.

was doing, rang, was

400

He resigned _______ his job last month to travel round the world.

from

400

400

jingle bell rock

500

In this northern country, it's typical to hide your broom on Christmas Eve. Why? So that witches can't find it.

a. Norway

b. Iceland

c. Scotland

a. Norway

500

She was chatting _______ the whole maths lesson. She wouldn't stop!

throughout

500

When he ________ (master) the basics of juggling, he ________ (go) home and ________ (show) his children what he could do.

had mastered, went, showed

500

The interview procedure consisted ______ a series of group tasks.

of

500

500

12 days of christmas