Question 1

Young girls wear white gowns with red sashes and crown themselves with wreaths of candles to honor St. Lucia in what country?

Accepted Answer

Sweden

Question 2

Mummering is a Christmas-time tradition of visiting neighbors at home in strange disguises in what country?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 3

On St. Stephen's Day (December 26th), children dress up and visit homes, carrying a wren on a decorated pole in what country?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 4

Where would you find people going caroling from house to house, offering a drink called wassail to wish good health and fortune?

Accepted Answer

U.K.

Question 5

In which country do families clean their homes thoroughly and then build a bonfire to burn an effigy of the devil on December 7th?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala

Question 6

A cautionary tale of a horned, half-goat, half-demon figure who punishes naughty children during the holiday season, often appearing alongside St. Nicholas, is believed to originate in what country?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 7

Families gather to pound rice into mochi, a glutinous rice cake, as part of their New Year's preparations in what country?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 8

In what country, in the days preceding Christmas, are children told to take good care of the log, keeping it warm and feeding it, so that it will defecate presents on Christmas Day or Eve?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 9

The Festival of Lights (Diwali) in what country celebrates the victory of light over darkness and includes lighting lamps, exchanging gifts, and enjoying festive foods?

Accepted Answer

India

Holiday Traditions Quiz: A Trivia Trip Around The World

2) Mummering is a Christmas-time tradition of visiting neighbors at home in strange disguises in what country?

3) On St. Stephen's Day (December 26th), children dress up and visit homes, carrying a wren on a decorated pole in what country?

4) Where would you find people going caroling from house to house, offering a drink called wassail to wish good health and fortune?

5) In which country do families clean their homes thoroughly and then build a bonfire to burn an effigy of the devil on December 7th?

6) A cautionary tale of a horned, half-goat, half-demon figure who punishes naughty children during the holiday season, often appearing alongside St. Nicholas, is believed to originate in what country?

7) Families gather to pound rice into mochi, a glutinous rice cake, as part of their New Year's preparations in what country?

8) In what country, in the days preceding Christmas, are children told to take good care of the log, keeping it warm and feeding it, so that it will defecate presents on Christmas Day or Eve?

9) The Festival of Lights (Diwali) in what country celebrates the victory of light over darkness and includes lighting lamps, exchanging gifts, and enjoying festive foods?