1. What do you know
about Christmas
in the USA?
Part 1
2. 1. British children call him “Father
Christmas, in the USA, he is called
a) Nick
b) Uncle Claus
c) Santa Claus
3. 2. Christmas Eve is the evening
a) before Christmas Day.
b) after Christmas Day.
c) before New Year’s Day
4. 3. The second day of Christmas is called
a) Christmas Day.
b) Santa’s Day.
c) Boxing Day.
5. 4. American children get their presents
a) on Christmas Eve.
b) on Christmas Day in the morning.
c) on Christmas Day in the evening.
6. 5. What do American children hang above
the fireplace for Santa to put his
presents in?
a) Santa sacks
b) Boots
c) stockings
7. 6. What do people traditionally kiss under
at Christmas time?
a) Mistletoe
b) Ivy
c) Holly
8. 7. What does a traditional American
Christmas dinner consist of?
a) Roast chicken with French fries
b) Plum pudding
c) Roast turkey with vegetables and
sauces
9. 8. In the Christmas season, Americans
also like to decorate
a) the outside of their houses and
gardens.
b) their roofs.
c) their garages.
10. 9. Americans begin sending Christmas
cards to friends, family, and co-
workers
a) at the end of November.
b) early in December.
c) shortly before Christmas.
11. 10. In the past, people often used to
a) spread them all over the house.
b) decorate their windows with them.
c) hang them on a line for decoration.
12. 11. What are children who go from house
to house singing Christmas songs
called?
a) Christmas singers
b) Star singers
c) Christmas carolers
13. 12. How does the popular Christmas songs
“Jingle Bells” start?
a) Running through the snow
b) Dashing through the snow
c) Riding through the snow
14. 13. In the United States, Christmas trees
are set up
a) early, from right after Thanksgiving.
b) on Christmas Day in the morning.
c) three days before Christmas.
15. 14. Where does the world’s most famous
Christmas tree stand?
a) in front of the White House in
Washington.
b) in front if the Empire State Building in
New York.
c) in the Rockefeller Center in New
York.
16. 15. On the giant Christmas tree, there are
a) a thousand candles.
b) thousands of candles.
c) millions of candles.
17. 16. Millions of New Yorkers and tourists
come to see the tree and the … below
is also a wonderful view.
a) ice skating rink
b) reindeer park
c) Santa Claus museum
18. 17. All Children in America really enjoy
the story about
a) Santa and his wife.
b) Santa and his children.
c) Santa and his reindeer.
19. 18. The typical American Santa Claus
looks like this:
a) a red suit with white fur and a black
belt.
b) a white suit lined with red fur and a
golden belt.
c) a golden suit lined with white fur and
a red belt.
20. 19. Santa Claus has become
a) the Christian representation of
Christmas.
b) the most well-known Christmas
character over the world.
c) the most popular gift-giver of all time.
