Holidays
Around the World
Around the World
Christmas
Traditions
Traditions
Festive Origins
Winter Sports
Winter Vocabulary
100
How do people say "Merry Christmas" in Mexico?
A. Feliz año nuevo
B. Feliz cumpleaños
C. Feliz navidad
D. Feliz fiestas
C. Feliz navidad
100
What are the official colors of Christmas?
red and green
100
What is a "Buche de Noel" modeled after?
A. A Yule log
B. A Christmas tree
C. Santa's sleigh
D. A deer
A. A Yule log
100
What sport is Japanese athlete Yuzuru Hanyu known for?
Figure skating
100
What are these called? 
mittens
200
The Jewish winter holiday called "Hanukkah" is celebrated for how many nights?
A. 6 nights
B. 8 nights
C. 10 nights
D. 12 nights
B. 8 nights
200
What is a Christmas tradition in Japan that other countries don't have?
A. Eating KFC
B. Christmas cake
C. Giving gifts
D. Christmas illuminations
A. Eating KFC
200
What country did gingerbread houses come from?
Germany
200
Which of these is NOT a popular winter sport in Canada?
A. Curling
B. Ice hockey
C. Cricket
D. Lacrosse
C. Cricket
200
What are these called in English?
chestnut(s)
300
What is the festival from northern Europe that Christmas borrowed many traditions from?
A. Navidad
B. New Year's
C. Yule
D. Hanukkah
C. Yule
300
What is the special food people eat during Christmastime in many Latin American countries like Mexico or Venezuela?
A. Tamales
B. Fruitcake
C. Gingerbread
D. Buche de Noel
A. Tamales
300
Why do we think of Santa as wearing red and white?
A. Because they are Coca-Cola's colors
B. Because they are winter colors
C. Because they are Santa's favorite colors
D. Because they are Christian colors
A. Because they are Coca-Cola's colors
300
From all of the Winter Olympics, how many gold medals has Japan won in total?
A. 44
B. 40
C. 24
D. 14
D. 14
300
What is this (in English)?
a reindeer
400
What is Diwali, the holiday celebrated by Hindu people in November?
A. The Festival of Color
B. The Festival of Winter
C. The Festival of Fun
D. The Festival of Lights
D. The Festival of Lights
400
How many "ghosts of Christmas" visited Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens?
Three
The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
400
What country was St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus, from?
A. America
B. Turkey
C. Germany
D. Finland
B. Turkey
400
Which country has the most medals from the Winter Olympics?
A. Russia
B. Norway
C. Canada
D. Germany
B. Norway (368 medals, 132 gold)
400
What is this (in English)?
a snowball fight
500
When is the Lunar New Year in 2022?
February 1st
500
What do Dutch children put in their wooden shoes during Christmas?
A. Socks or stockings
B. Candy and treats
C. Hay and carrots
D. Toys and presents
C. Hay and carrots (or sugar) for Sinterklaas' horse, and they receive gifts and treats in return
500
Why do children get presents in stockings?
A. Because the red stockings are considered lucky pieces of clothing
B. Santa used to give stockings as gifts to poor children
C. Santa used to drop presents down the chimney into them
D. Because they look like Santa Claus' boots
C. Santa used to drop presents down the chimney into them
500
Name the sport in which competitors travel face-first.
A. Skeleton
B. Alpine Skiing
C. Bobsleigh
D. Luge
A. Skeleton - the skeleton first appeared at the 2002 Winter Olympics
500
Which of these is NOT another name for Santa Claus?
A. La Befana
B. Father Christmas
C. Ded Moroz
D. Kris Kringle
A. La Befana
In Italian folklore, Befana is an old witch who delivers gifts or treats to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5).