Pick A, B or C for each question, then check your answers at the bottom.

Round 1: Christmas around the world

  1. In Japan, which takeaway is a Christmas meal for many families?
  2. Which country sends London the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square every year?
  3. In Iceland, how many Yule Lads come down from the mountains before Christmas?
  4. Mexico’s Las Posadas recall Mary and Joseph looking for shelter. For how many nights?
  5. Who fills Italian children’s stockings on the night before 6 January?

Round 2: Christmas in Britain and America

  1. Besides the bang, what is inside a Christmas cracker?
  2. Which dessert is set alight with brandy before it is served in Britain?
  3. What is 26 December called in Britain, Canada and Australia?
  4. Where is New York’s best-known Christmas tree lit every year?
  5. Who gives the Christmas message on British TV on 25 December?

Round 3: Santa, reindeer, songs and films

  1. How many reindeer pull the sleigh in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
  2. In which city is “Home Alone” set?
  3. “Silent Night” was first sung in 1818 in which country?
  4. Who wrote “A Christmas Carol”, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge?
  5. Who composed the music of the ballet “The Nutcracker”?