Christmas Quiz

When is Christmas

celebrated?

Christmas is celebrated on the 25 of December

Whose birthday is celebrated

on this day?

Jesus Christ’s birthday is celebrated on this day

What is the

name of

the city

where Jesus

Christ was born?

Jesus Christ

was born in

Bethlehem

(Palestine)

Where in London is the largest Christmas tree?

The largest Christmas tree in London stands in Trafalgar Square

Where do the

English people

get this tree

from?

English people get

this tree from the

citizens of Oslo

(Norway) as a

present

What do English people do on that day?

Most families decorate their houses with a Christmas tree, buy gifts for the family and friends, write Christmas cards. In England almost every family receives more than 60 Christmas cards

Which are

traditional items

on the English

Christmas menu?

The traditional

Christmas meals are

roast turkey and

Christmas pudding. In

England people make

Christmas pudding

before Christmas

What do you know about holiday crackers?

If there are children in the family people usually have Christmas crackers.

Inside them there are many surprising things. When you pull them they make a

bang, and you’ll see a paper hat, a small toy or a piece of paper where the jokes or

wishes are written on

What is ‘caroling’

?

A Christmas carol

is a song or a

hymn whose

lyrics are on the

theme of

Christmas or the

winter season in

general and

which are

traditionally sung

in the period

before Christmas

Which traditional

Christmas meal

is cooked by all

the people in

the family?

All the family stir the

pudding and make a

wish. They think that if

they all take part in

mixing it, they will be

happy. When the

pudding is hot they put

5-penny pieces in it,

and sometimes little

silver charms - a

horseshoe, a button

and a ring. A

horseshoe means a

happiness and good

luck, a button-wealth,

a ring-marriage)

Where do children find their presents?

Children find their presents under the Christmas Tree or in socks or stockings

Who decorated

the first

Christmas

tree?

No one knows for sure.

The custom of

bringing an evergreen

tree indoors

decorating it at

Christmas started in

Germany. One legend

says that Martin

Luther started the

practice. Prince Albert

took the tradition to

England. Both

German and English

people brought it to

America

Where does the name ‘Santa Claus’ come from?

Santa is a figure

which was derived

from the Dutch

figure of

Sinterklaas, a

historical, legendary

figure who in many

Western cultures, is

said to bring gifts to

the homes of the

good children

during the late

evening and

overnight hours of

Christmas Eve

Do you know how people call Santa Claus in other countries?

• Austria: Christkind• Brazil: Papai

Noel• Croatia: Djed

Mraz• Denmark:

Julemanden• Finland:

Joulupukki• France: Père

Noël• Germany:

Weihnachtsmann

• Italy: Babbo Natale• Norway:

Julenissen• Spain: Reyes

Magos• Ukraine:

Svyatyy Mykolay• United

Kingdom: Father Christmas, Santa Claus• India: Jingal

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