Christmas Quiz

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1. Which country first started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
   
   

2. What do people traditionally put on top of their Christmas tree?
   
   

3. How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish?
   
   

4. What was the coldest ever temperature recorded during a UK winter?
   a) -17°C. b) -27°C c) -37°C
   
   

5. What are the chances of a white Christmas in the UK?
   
   

6. How many Christmas trees are grown in Europe?
   a) 10 million. b) 30 million. c) 60 million
   Europe’s population: 746 million
   
   

7. How many years do Christmas trees grow for before they are sold?
   

   How many Christmas Trees are GROWING in Europe?
   
   

8. When do the royal family exchange their presents?
   Why?
   
   

9. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
   
   

10. What do children in Sweden leave out for Santa so he doesn’t get tired?
    
    

11. What countries call Santa Claus….
    a) “Sinterklaas”
    b) “Babbo Natale”
    c) “Kris Kringle”
    d) “Père Noël”
    
    

12. When was the first version of 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town' released?
    a) 1934. b) 1954 c) 1974

Answers

1. Germany

2. An Angel - now a star is common

3. Feliz Navidad

4. -27°C

5. a 10% chance

6. almost 60 million

7. 15 years
   60 million x 15 = 900 million

8. Christmas Eve
   Because they’re GERMAN!

9. A 50p coin

10. A cup of coffee

11. Netherlands, Italy, US, France

12. 1934