The Great

Christmas
Quiz!
 Before we start!

• How much vocabulary do you know about

Christmas? Brainstorm with your partner
for 1 minute then check our Quizlet and
see if you chose the same words.
• Write down as much language for
speculation as you can in 1 minute and
compare with a partner.
• Now apply the different language of
speculation to answer the Christmas quiz!
 Language of Speculation – can you organise
them onto the scale?
Must Perhaps I guess Might I’d say
I presume I imagine Can’t I’m not sure
I suppose As far as I know Maybe I have no idea
0% sure 50% sure 100% sure
X X X X X X
I have I’m not sure • Might • I guess As far • Must
no idea • Maybe • I suppose as I • Can’t
• Perhaps • I’d say know
• I presume
• I imagine
The Great
Christmas
Quiz!
Notes
The story of Santa Claus
goes back to a monk
named St Nicholas, who is
believed to have been
born around 280AD in
what is now modern-day
India

Turkey

Palestine
The most traditional thing
to eat in the UK on
Christmas Day is now
turkey. However, in the
Victorian era most
families ate
Chicken

Pork

Goose
Boxing Day is the 26th
December. It is now a
public holiday. It got its
name because

There was always a boxing match on that day

The rich gave their servants presents on that day

We don't actually know

It’s now very traditional to
kiss under the mistletoe.
This is because the plant is
associated with peace and
friendship, according to
the culture of
Ancient Greece

Ancient Scandinavia

Ancient Rome
Christmas trees are not
traditionally British. They
were made popular in the
UK by Queen Victoria’s
husband Albert who was
from
Germany

Norway

Sweden
The poinsettia is a red
plant which is very
common at Christmas.
What a lot of people
don’t know is that it’s
originally from
Peru

Mexico

Turkey
Hogmanay is the Scottish
name for New Year’s Eve.
The origin of the word

Comes from Hug Me Now

Comes from Hullabaloo

No one knows
In Scotland, it is traditional to go
‘First Footing’ on New Year’s Eve.
This is when you go to visit
people in their house. A First
Footer is the first person to visit
after midnight. It is particularly
good luck if your first Footer is
Tall, dark and handsome

Short, fat and ugly

Tall, blonde and good looking

Christmas Crackers are essential for
a British Christmas dinner. They are
made of paper which you pull apart
with a partner. It makes a bang and
includes a joke and a present. They
were created by a man called
Thomas Smith in 1846. He was
inspired by
French bon-bon sweets

The noise made by a fire

A children’s toy
Every year, Norway gives Edinburgh
a beautiful Christmas tree as a
thank you for Scotland’s help in
which war?

The First World War

The Second World War

The Crimean War

 Christmas
Crackers are a •
•
They are famous for always having a terrible joke
The next challenge is to try and match these five Christmas cracker jokes to
stalwart of any their answers

Christmas Dinner
Match the 1) Who hides in the a) Beyon-sleigh!
bakery at Christmas?
Joke 2) Who’s Rudolph’s
b) Because he was the
only one with
favourite pop star? drumsticks!
3) Why couldn’t the c) A stick.
skeleton go to the
d) A mince spy.
Christmas party?
e) He had nobody to
4) Why was the turkey in
go with.
the pop group?
5) What do you call a
boomerang that does
not come back?
 True or False
• Christmas Day wasn’t a holiday in
Scotland until 1925
• Mince pies used to be coffin shaped
• Presents weren’t wrapped until the
1870s
• Santa Clause was green and white until
Coca Cola changed him to white and red
for an advertising campaign
• The average number of calories
consumed on Christmas Day is over 4000
• The song White Christmas by Bing Crosby
is not only the highest selling Christmas
song of all time, but also the best-selling
single of all time.  
 What’s the
missing word?
• Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to
ride in a one horse open …………….
• You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout,
I’m telling you ………….. – Santa Clause is coming to town.
• Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next ……. You
gave it away.
• Sleigh bells ring, are you …………. On the lane, snow is glistening.
• Make my wish come ……… baby all I want for Christmas, is you
And now the
answers!
The story of Santa Claus
goes back to a monk
named St Nicholas, who is
believed to have been
born around 280AD in
what is now modern-day
India

Turkey

Palestine
The most traditional thing
to eat in the UK on
Christmas Day is now
turkey. However, in the
Victorian era most
families ate
Chicken

Pork

Goose
Boxing Day is the 26th
December. It is now a
public holiday. It got its
name because

There was always a boxing match on that day

The rich gave their servants presents on that day

We don't actually know
It’s now very traditional to
kiss under the mistletoe.
This is because the plant is
associated with peace and
friendship, according to
the culture of
Ancient Greece

Ancient Scandinavia

Ancient Rome
Christmas trees are not
traditionally British. They 
were made popular in the
UK by Queen Victoria’s
husband Albert who was
from
Germany

Norway

Sweden
The poinsettia is a red
plant which is very
common at Christmas.
What a lot of people
don’t know is that it’s
originally from
Peru

Mexico

Turkey
Hogmanay is the Scottish
name for New Year’s Eve.
The origin of the word

Comes from Hug Me Now

Comes from Hullabaloo

No one knows
In Scotland, it is traditional to go
‘First Footing’ on New Year’s Eve.
This is when you go to visit
people in their house. A First
Footer is the first person to visit
after midnight. It is particularly
good luck if your first Footer is
Tall, dark and handsome

Short, fat and ugly

Tall, blonde and good looking

Christmas Crackers are essential for
a British Christmas dinner. They are
made of paper which you pull apart
with a partner. It makes a bang and
includes a joke and a present. They
were created by a man called
Thomas Smith in 1846. He was
inspired by
French bon-bon sweets

The noise made by a fire

A children’s toy
Every year, Norway gives Edinburgh
a beautiful Christmas tree as a
thank you for Scotland’s help in
which war?

The First World War

The Second World War

The Crimean War

Match the Jokes Answers
• Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?
• A mince spy.
• Who’s Rudolph’s favourite pop star?
• Beyon-sleigh!
• Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the Christmas party?
• He had nobody to go with.
• Why was the turkey in the pop group?
• Because he was the only one with drumsticks!
• What do you call a boomerang that does not come
back?
• A stick.
 True or False
• Christmas Day wasn’t a holiday in
Scotland until 1925 F - 1958
• Mince pies used to be coffin shaped T
• Presents weren’t wrapped until the
1870s T
• Santa Clause was green and white until
Coca Cola changed him to white and red
for an advertising campaign F
• The average number of calories F - 5,373
consumed on Christmas Day is over 4000
• The song White Christmas by Bing Crosby
is not only the highest selling Christmas
song of all time, but also the best-selling
single of all time.   T
 What’s the
missing word?
• Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to
SLEIGH
ride in a one horse open …………….
• You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout,
WHY – Santa Clause is coming to town.
I’m telling you …………..
• Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next ……. DAY You
gave it away.
• LISTENING On the lane, snow is
Sleigh bells ring, are you …………………
glistening.
• Make my wish come ……… TRUE baby all I want for Christmas, is you