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Christmas Traditions Quiz
Questions
- Traditionally what do naughty kids receive for Christmas?
- The English language phrase "Christmas tree" was first recorded in which century?
- Since the 16th century which native plant from Mexico has been associated with Christmas?
- What is the Scots' word for the last day of the old year?
- Which traditional colour of Christmas symbolises eternal life?
- In which country's tradition does an old woman called Befana deliver gifts to children?
- In the UK, Boxing Day has been a bank holiday since which date: 1871, 1918, or 1957?
- Which children's tradition was started in 2005 when Carol Aebersold and her daughter, Chanda Bell, published their book?
- On which day of the week is Christmas pudding traditionally made?
- Which American cartoon character is a staple of Swedish Christmas culture?
- In Victorian times particularly in London, what "club" was a method of saving to buy a festive bird for Christmas Day?
- What is it traditional to do on a Boxing Day in Tenby, Wales and also in an event organised by the Lions Club of Sunderland?
- The first colour televised Queen's Christmas Day broadcast happened in which year?
- Early versions of what tradition were started in Germany in 1903 by publisher Gerhard Land?
- Which three letter phrase is often called out by a pantomime audience?
- Which country celebrates Christmas with a giant straw goat?
- In 1957, the Keller Machine automated the process of making what traditional Christmas product?
- It is a Spanish tradition to eat what fruit with each clock bell strike at midnight on December 31 to welcome the New Year?
- Which Christmas tradition premiered on December 18th, 1892, in St. Petersburg, Russia?
- Which spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species could be added to a traditional eggnog?
Answers:
- A lump of coal
- 19th century (1835)
- Poinsettia
- Hogmanay
- Green
- Italy's
- 1871
- Elf on the Shelf, or Naughty Elf
- Sunday
- Donald Duck
- Goose Club
- Swimming in the sea (often in fancy dress)
- 1967
- Advent Calendars
- He's Behind You!
- Sweden
- Candy Cane
- Grapes
- The Nutcracker
- Cinnamon