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A Christmastrivia Quiz
A Christmastrivia Quiz
ted States
ta Cla us beg an with whi ch 11. Both Idaho and Indiana in the Uni
1. The legend of San have a town called
4th century saint?
us
r b. Sai nt Mic hae l a. Father Christmas b. Santa Cla
a. Sai nt Chr isto phe
c. Saint Nicholas
c. Saint Nicholas first appeared
this sain t live ? 12. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
2. … and whe re did
in 1939 to
a. Finland b. Turkey c. Italy a. advertise chocolates
childre n put b. warn people about catching a cold
3. In the United Kingdom, what do
ts in? c. promote a department store
out for Santa Claus to put their presen
a. hats b. socks c. sho es
13. In Finland, Santa travels on
ch t
4. The Christmas tree trad itio n star ted in whi a. a swan b. a polar bear c. a goa
country? 14. In Syria, Christmas gifts are give
n out by
Ger man y b. Rus sia c. Nor way el
a. a. an eagle b. a horse c. a cam
Christmas
5. Where is the United States’ official 15. In Poland, a meal of twelve differe
nt dishes is
loca ted? edient is
tree
, New Yor k. eaten on Christmas Eve. The main ingr
a. In Times squ are
a. cheese b. chicken c. fish
b. In King’s Canyon National Park.
gton DC. 16. In Lithuania, children have to do what before
c. Outside the White House in Washin ndfather
e first used in they receive their presents from Gra
6. Electric Christmas tree lights wer Christmas?
a. 1785 b. 1895 c. 1935 a. perform a dance b. tell a joke
istm as card was pro duc ed
7. The first charity Chr c. sing a song
UNI CEF in 194 9. Wh o was the pict ure s called
by 17. In Greece, to stop horrible creature
painted by? Kallikantzori playing tricks on people
at
Picasso
a. a seven-year-old girl b. Pablo Christmas you have to
c. Charlie Chaplin a. burn an old shoe b. whistle loud
ly
Monarch’s
8. Every Christmas Day, the British c. eat garlic
speech is broadcast to the nati on. Who wrote er’s web in the
in 193 2? 18. In the Ukraine, if you find a spid
the firs t spe ech ns
house on Christmas morning, it mea
a. The King b. Winston Churchill a. good luck b. bad luck
c. Rudyard Kipling c. it will snow later in the day
nted by Tom Sm ith, an Eng lish n he is
9. What was inve 19. In Holland, who accompanies Santa whe
confectioner, in 1847? giving out presents?
a. tinsel b. the advent calendar a. his son, Pink Peter b. his wife,
Red Petra
c. the Christm as crac ker
c. his servant, Black Peter
istm as Day in
10. How many people have spent Chr 20. In the United Kingdom, the day afte
r Christmas
space? is known as
a. none b. five c. thirty-five a. Walking Day b. Boxing Day
c. Sleeping Day
Preparation
One copy of worksheets A, B and C for each student.
Procedure
1. Give the students a copy of the quiz (worksheet A) and ask them to do the quiz in pairs or small
groups.
2. Give the students a copy of worksheets B and C so that they can check the answers to the quiz.
The students could either (i) mark their own quiz or (ii) exchange papers with another
pair/group and mark each other’s quiz, or (iii) you could cut up the answers and display them
around the classroom for the students to mingle and check the answers.
3. After the students have checked the answers, you could ask the students to read in more detail,
underlining any vocabulary or language they do not understand. Then check this with the
whole class by asking further questions and/or eliciting further information from the text.
4. The students then discuss, in pairs or small groups, which of the traditions mentioned in the
quiz are similar to their country’s traditions. Encourage them to discuss other Christmas
traditions in their country. Ask the students to report back anything interesting from their
discussions.
Websites
For more information about Christmas and its traditions, visit the following websites:
www.christmas.com/worldview
www.soon.org.uk/christma.htm
www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm