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Have a Festive Christmas
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Christmas is celebrated by 1.8 billion Christians around the world, which has produced an enormous number of traditions, customs and beliefs. Have a go at guessing the answers to these questions.
Question 1:
Folk hero Santa Claus is a variant of a European folk tale based on the historical figure of Saint Nicholas, who lived on the territory of what present-day country?
England
Germany
Netherlands
Turkey
Question 2:
According to the myth, what do the children on Santa's "bad list" often receive, instead of presents?
Rotten fruit
A box of rocks
A piece of coal
A book with proverbs and morals
Question 3:
The original versioan of the popular Christmas song, "Silent night" was what language?
French
Dutch
Swedish
German
Question 4:
Rudolph, Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Donder (Donner), Blitzen, Cupid and Comet. These are all but one of Santa's reindeers. Which is the missing one?
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Question 5:
In what major European city was the first commercial Christmas card introduced?
Copenhagen, Denmark
Zurich, Switzerland
Berlin, Germany
London, United Kingdom
Question 6:
Which one of the these is a British physicist and mathematician, born on Christmas Day?
Sir Isaac Newton
Wang Weike
Kenneth C. Griffin
John Henry Pratt
Question 7:
At Christmas, Christians in the tropical areas of this country decorate banana or mango trees .
Iraq
Chile
Japan
India
Question 8:
This country's Christmas tree decorations traditionally include an artificial spider web.
Ukraine
Romania
Estonia
Portugal
Question 9:
Composed in 1857 by James Pierpont, this is the original name of the popular Christmas song, "Jingle Bells."
"Dashing Through the Snow"
"A Sleighing Song"
"One-Horse Open Sleigh"
"O'er the Hills"
Question 10:
In which of of the following countries, Christmas presents are brought by a kindly witch and not by Santa?
Italy
Bulgaria
Japan
Russia
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