Christmas Traditions Around the World

Christmas Traditions Around the World

1. 1.Which country gave the world the Christmas tree tradition?easy

   Answer: Germany

2. 2.In Mexico, what are the nine nights of processions before Christmas called?medium

   Answer: Las Posadas

3. 3.In Italy, which witch delivers gifts on January 6?medium

   Answer: La Befana

4. 4.How many Yule Lads visit children in Iceland?medium

   Answer: 13

5. 5.Which Alpine creature punishes naughty children?easy

   Answer: Krampus

6. 6.In the Netherlands, what is Santa called?easy

   Answer: Sinterklaas

7. 7.Which country gifts London a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square each year?medium

   Answer: Norway

8. 8.In Iceland, what is the 'Christmas Book Flood' called?hard

   Answer: Jólabókaflóð

9. 9.Which city hosts the Giant Lantern Festival?hard

   Answer: San Fernando, Philippines

10. 10.In Ukraine, what is traditionally hidden in a Christmas tree for luck?hard

    Answer: A spider web decoration

11. 11.In Australia, Christmas falls in which season?easy

    Answer: Summer

12. 12.In Catalonia, what is the 'Caga Tió'?hard

    Answer: A log that 'poops' gifts when hit with sticks

13. 13.Which giant straw goat is famously burned down in Sweden?hard

    Answer: The Gävle Goat

14. 14.On what date do Orthodox Christians in Russia often celebrate Christmas?medium

    Answer: January 7

15. 15.In which country do people roller-skate to early Christmas Mass?medium

    Answer: Venezuela

16. 16.What is Santa called in France?easy

    Answer: Père Noël

17. 17.What is Santa called in Russia?medium

    Answer: Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost)

18. 18.Who is Ded Moroz's granddaughter helper?hard

    Answer: Snegurochka (Snow Maiden)

19. 19.In Germany, on which date do children leave shoes out for St. Nicholas?medium

    Answer: December 5 (eve of December 6)

20. 20.What do children in Spain receive gifts from on January 6?medium

    Answer: The Three Kings (Los Reyes Magos)

21. 21.In the Philippines, how long is the Christmas season known to last?medium

    Answer: From September to January

22. 22.What is the name of the Swedish festival of light on December 13?medium

    Answer: St. Lucia Day

23. 23.What Icelandic Christmas monster cat eats people without new clothes?hard

    Answer: Jólakötturinn (the Yule Cat)

24. 24.In which country is Christmas dinner often a barbecue on the beach?easy

    Answer: Australia

25. 25.In Poland, what is placed under the tablecloth on Christmas Eve?hard

    Answer: Hay

26. 26.What is the Polish wafer shared on Christmas Eve called?hard

    Answer: Opłatek

27. 27.In Lithuania, what is the Christmas Eve supper called?hard

    Answer: Kūčios

28. 28.In Greece, which goblins cause mischief over the 12 days of Christmas?hard

    Answer: Kallikantzaroi

29. 29.Which country is home to the 'Christmas pickle' legend popular in the US?medium

    Answer: Germany (claimed)

30. 30.In Ethiopia, what is Christmas called?hard

    Answer: Ganna (Genna)

31. 31.What is the Christmas Eve gift-bringer in Austria?medium

    Answer: Christkind

32. 32.Which Japanese chain's 'Kentucky for Christmas' campaign began in 1974?medium

    Answer: KFC

33. 33.In the UK, on which day after Christmas is Boxing Day?easy

    Answer: December 26

34. 34.What Mexican Christmas decoration is a star-shaped container filled with sweets?easy

    Answer: Piñata

35. 35.In Finland, where do people often visit on Christmas Eve?hard

    Answer: The sauna (and family graves)

36. 36.What are 'parol' in the Philippines?medium

    Answer: Star-shaped Christmas lanterns

37. 37.Which Norwegian city sends Christmas trees to Washington, D.C. and London?medium

    Answer: Oslo

38. 38.What is the Dutch Sinterklaas's arrival day?hard

    Answer: Mid-November, by steamboat from Spain

39. 39.What is Santa called in the UK?easy

    Answer: Father Christmas

40. 40.What is Santa called in Germany?medium

    Answer: Weihnachtsmann

41. 41.What is the gift-bringer called in Brazil?medium

    Answer: Papai Noel

42. 42.What is Santa called in Italy?medium

    Answer: Babbo Natale

43. 43.What is Santa called in Lithuania?hard

    Answer: Kalėdų Senelis

44. 44.What is Santa called in Poland?hard

    Answer: Święty Mikołaj

45. 45.What is Santa called in Finland?hard

    Answer: Joulupukki

46. 46.What does 'Joulupukki' literally mean?hard

    Answer: Yule goat

47. 47.How do you say Merry Christmas in German?easy

    Answer: Frohe Weihnachten

48. 48.How do you say Merry Christmas in French?easy

    Answer: Joyeux Noël

49. 49.How do you say Merry Christmas in Italian?easy

    Answer: Buon Natale

50. 50.How do you say Merry Christmas in Lithuanian?medium

    Answer: Linksmų Kalėdų

51. 51.How do you say Merry Christmas in Swedish?medium

    Answer: God Jul

52. 52.How do you say Merry Christmas in Portuguese?medium

    Answer: Feliz Natal

53. 53.How do you say Merry Christmas in Dutch?hard

    Answer: Vrolijk Kerstfeest

54. 54.How do you say Merry Christmas in Polish?hard

    Answer: Wesołych Świąt

55. 55.How do you say Merry Christmas in Welsh?hard

    Answer: Nadolig Llawen

56. 56.How do you say Merry Christmas in Japanese?medium

    Answer: Merii Kurisumasu

57. 57.What do Dutch children leave in shoes for Sinterklaas's horse?medium

    Answer: Carrots and hay

58. 58.What is the name of Sinterklaas's horse?hard

    Answer: Amerigo (now Ozosnel)

59. 59.In which country are Christmas markets called 'Christkindlmarkt'?medium

    Answer: Germany and Austria

60. 60.Which city has one of Europe's most famous Christmas markets on Old Town Square?medium

    Answer: Prague

61. 61.What Mexican Christmas flower is called 'Flor de Nochebuena'?medium

    Answer: Poinsettia

62. 62.What are 'luminarias' in New Mexico?medium

    Answer: Paper bag lanterns with candles

63. 63.In Germany, when are presents traditionally opened?medium

    Answer: Christmas Eve (Heiligabend)

64. 64.In Lithuania, how many dishes are traditionally served at Kūčios?medium

    Answer: Twelve

65. 65.Is meat eaten at Lithuanian Kūčios?medium

    Answer: No — it is meatless (fish is allowed)

66. 66.What do Lithuanians pull from under the tablecloth to predict life?hard

    Answer: Straws of hay (long = long life)

67. 67.In Italy, what Nativity scene tradition is famous in Naples?medium

    Answer: The presepe (crib scene)

68. 68.In Iceland, what do children put in their window for Yule Lads?medium

    Answer: A shoe

69. 69.What do naughty Icelandic children get from Yule Lads?medium

    Answer: A potato

70. 70.Which Yule Lad steals sausages?hard

    Answer: Bjúgnakrækir (Sausage Swiper)

71. 71.In Japan, when is Christmas a public holiday?medium

    Answer: It isn't a public holiday

72. 72.In India, what tree is often decorated instead of a fir?hard

    Answer: Mango or banana trees

73. 73.In which country is Christmas Day called 'Bada Din' (Big Day)?hard

    Answer: India

74. 74.In South Africa, what is a popular Christmas dinner?medium

    Answer: A braai (barbecue)

75. 75.What is the 'Juleneg' in Norway?hard

    Answer: A sheaf of grain left out for birds

76. 76.In Denmark, what elf-like creature is given rice porridge?medium

    Answer: Nisse

77. 77.What is 'Ganna', played in Ethiopia at Christmas?hard

    Answer: A hockey-like game

78. 78.In Armenia, on which date is Christmas celebrated?hard

    Answer: January 6

79. 79.Which country celebrates 'Little Christmas' on January 6?hard

    Answer: Ireland (Nollaig na mBan, Women's Christmas)

80. 80.In Ireland, what is placed in windows on Christmas Eve?medium

    Answer: A lit candle

81. 81.In Scotland, which celebration is bigger traditionally than Christmas?medium

    Answer: Hogmanay (New Year)

82. 82.What is 'first-footing'?hard

    Answer: The first visitor of the New Year bringing luck (Scotland)

83. 83.In Czech tradition, what do girls throw to predict marriage?medium

    Answer: A shoe over the shoulder

84. 84.In Czechia, who brings presents?hard

    Answer: Ježíšek (Baby Jesus)

85. 85.In Hungary, who brings the Christmas tree and gifts?hard

    Answer: Jézuska (Little Jesus) or angels

86. 86.In Spain, what is the Christmas lottery called?medium

    Answer: El Gordo

87. 87.In Spain, what is eaten at midnight on New Year's Eve?medium

    Answer: Twelve grapes

88. 88.What are 'pastorelas' in Mexico?hard

    Answer: Shepherd's plays about the Nativity

89. 89.What is a 'nacimiento'?medium

    Answer: A Nativity scene (Spanish/Latin America)

90. 90.In the Philippines, what are the dawn masses before Christmas called?medium

    Answer: Simbang Gabi

91. 91.How many dawn masses are in Simbang Gabi?hard

    Answer: Nine

92. 92.In China, what fruit is popular to gift on Christmas Eve?hard

    Answer: Apples (Ping An Guo)

93. 93.In Russia, what holiday is bigger with gifts: Christmas or New Year?medium

    Answer: New Year

94. 94.What is the decorated New Year tree in Russia called?hard

    Answer: Yolka

95. 95.In Austria, who accompanies St. Nicholas to scare naughty kids?easy

    Answer: Krampus

96. 96.What is 'Krampusnacht'?medium

    Answer: December 5, the night Krampus roams

97. 97.What is the French Nativity figurine tradition called?hard

    Answer: Santons de Provence

98. 98.What do Swedes watch on TV every Christmas Eve at 3 pm?medium

    Answer: Donald Duck (Kalle Anka)

99. 99.What is 'Jul' in Scandinavian languages?easy

    Answer: Christmas (Yule)

100. 100.In Estonia, what is the Christmas gift-bringer?hard

     Answer: Jõuluvana

101. 101.In Latvia, what is dragged around and burned at Christmas?hard

     Answer: A Yule log (bluķis)

102. 102.What is the 'Day of the Holy Innocents' in Spain like?hard

     Answer: An April Fools'-style day of pranks (Dec 28)