Quiz: Celebrating Christmas in Europe

Christmas – it’s the most wonderful time of the year! We are all very familiar with our own traditions and ways of celebrating that we forget that other countries do Christmas differently. It’s time to discover whether you know how different European countries celebrate Christmas…

What are you most likely to find in a traditional German Christmas dinner?

Pigs In Blankets

Apple & Sausage Stuffing

Carrot & Swede Mash

Correct! Wrong!

Decorating boats at Christmas is a tradition in which country...

Greece

Cyprus

Italy

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In which country do children receive gifts on the 5th December?

The Netherlands

Wales

Italy

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A marzipan pig is a Christmas game prize in which country?

Spain

Denmark

Bulgaria

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Where do they celebrate "Hogmanay" for New Year?

Germany

Guernsey

Scotland

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Finding a coin in your Christmas bread is considered good luck in which 2 countries?

Please select 2 correct answers

Lithuania

Montenegro

Bulgaria

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Which of the below is a traditional Christmas snack in the UK?

Apple pie

Mince pie

Pork pie

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On which date do the British Royal Family open their Christmas presents?

5th December

25th December

24th December

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In which 2 countries are you likely to eat a sweet bread shaped like Baby Jesus?

Please select 2 correct answers

France

Belgium

Austria

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"Little Women's Christmas" is a common tradition in which country? (A day when women are allowed to leave their house work behind and have fun)

Portugal

Poland

Ireland

Correct! Wrong!

Christmas in Europe

So... I guess you are not a big Christmas fan?!

Well done! You are a Christmas expert!

Nice try, it's time to get a bit more Christmassy!