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Three rounds of ten Christmas questions: traditions, films and music. Tap a question to see the answer, or play them live at your Christmas dinner with automatic scoring.
Round 1: Christmas traditions worldwide
1.In which country has fried chicken from KFC become a hugely popular Christmas meal?
Japan
2.Which country gifts the Christmas tree that stands in London's Trafalgar Square every year?
Norway
3.What is the name of the log-shaped cake traditionally eaten at Christmas in France?
Bûche de Noël (Yule log)
4.At Mexican Christmas celebrations called posadas, what sweet-filled figure do children smash open?
A piñata
5.What do children traditionally hang by the fireplace on Christmas Eve for Santa to fill?
Stockings
6.In Icelandic folklore, thirteen mischievous brothers visit children in the nights before Christmas. What are they called?
The Yule Lads
7.What hot spiced wine is the signature drink of German Christmas markets?
Glühwein (mulled wine)
8.In Australia, in which season of the year does Christmas fall?
Summer
9.Which small sweet pies, filled with spiced dried fruit known as mincemeat, are a British Christmas classic?
Mince pies
10.By what nickname is the famous Spanish Christmas lottery draw known?
El Gordo ('the Fat One')
Round 2: Christmas films & stories
11.In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Scrooge in total, counting his old partner Jacob Marley?
Four (Marley plus the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come)
12.In It's a Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings?
An angel gets its wings
13.In Home Alone, what do the burglars Harry and Marv call their duo?
The Wet Bandits
14.In Dr. Seuss's story, when the Grinch finally understands Christmas, how many sizes does his heart grow?
Three
15.In which US city is the classic film Miracle on 34th Street set?
New York
16.In the Harry Potter books, what does Mrs Weasley knit for Harry and her children every Christmas?
A jumper (sweater)
17.In The Muppet Christmas Carol, which Muppet plays the clerk Bob Cratchit?
Kermit the Frog
18.In which country does the kindly witch La Befana traditionally bring children presents in early January?
Italy
19.According to the Gospel of Matthew, what did the wise men follow to find the newborn Jesus?
A star (the Star of Bethlehem)
20.Which actor accidentally becomes Santa in the 1994 film The Santa Clause?
Tim Allen
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21.Which Irish band recorded 'Fairytale of New York' with Kirsty MacColl in 1987?
The Pogues
22.In 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', what gift does 'my true love' send on the first day?
A partridge in a pear tree
23.Which British glam-rock band's 'Merry Xmas Everybody' (1973) returns to the charts every December?
Slade
24.Complete the title of the Elvis Presley Christmas classic: 'Blue ...'
'Blue Christmas'
25.Which singer recorded 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' in 1958, when she was just thirteen?
Brenda Lee
26.Which rock star joined Bing Crosby for the famous 1977 TV duet 'Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy'?
David Bowie
27.Which Welsh singer topped the UK Christmas chart in 1985 with 'Merry Christmas Everyone'?
Shakin' Stevens
28.Which Puerto Rican musician wrote and recorded the bilingual Christmas hit 'Feliz Navidad' (1970)?
José Feliciano
29.The German carol 'O Tannenbaum' sings the praises of which tree?
The fir tree (the Christmas tree)
30.Which two musicians wrote the Band Aid single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
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