1) In Austria people celebrate Krampus Night, this is where evil demons run around and punish naughty children, in actual fact men put on scary masks and run around hitting things with sticks. a) True b) False 2) In parts of Spain the 'shitter' character is placed in the nativity scene alongside Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus. a) True b) False 3) In Barbados it traditonal at Christmas to throw stones at the eveil spirit of Christmas who's image is paraded through the streets. a) True b) False 4) On Christmas Eve, unmarried Czech women practice a traditional fortune telling method to predict their relationship status for the upcoming year. They stand with their backs to the door and toss one of their shoes over their shoulder. If it lands with the toe facing the door it means that they will get married within the year. a) True b) False 5) In Germany naughty children traditionally have their presents stolen (hidden) by Papa Bludwurst. a) True b) False 6) Caga Tió, the pooping log, is a bizarre Christmas tradition in Catalonia. It starts with a hollowed out log, which has four little leg-like sticks and a face. Every night, beginning December 8th, Caga Tió is “fed” and covered with a blanket (so that he doesn’t catch a cold). On Christmas Eve or Christmas day Caga Tió is put in the fireplace, beaten with a stick and ordered to “poop”. He is encouraged, along with the beating, by singing songs. a) True b) False 7) Norwegian legend says that on Christmas Eve witches and evil spirits come out looking for brooms to ride on (a bad omen). To thwart the witches, all brooms in the house are hidden and men go outside and fire a shotgun to scare the bad spirits away. a) True b) False 8) In Scotland children no longer leave milk and biscuits for Santa they leave biscuits and Iron Bru. a) True b) False 9) In parts of South America the Christmas holiday is started with a traditional slaughter of chickens, as chickens are thought to bring bad luck. a) True b) False 10) For many Japanese, traditional Christmas dinner is Kentucky Fried Chicken. It is so popular and well marketed that reservations may have to be made to eat at a KFC on Christmas in Japan. a) True b) False 11) In Caracas, Venezuela, church-goers attend an early morning mass between December 16th and December 24th. Not so strange for a mostly Catholic population. What is unusual about this practice is how everyone gets to church: on roller skates. a) True b) False 12) In Finland the local Christmas delicacy is putrified fish, people usually have to eat this part of the meal oustide as it is so smelly. a) True b) False 13) In China it is common for Christians to celebrate by eating the unborn embryo of a chicken, this represents new life. a) True b) False 14) In the Ukraine Christmas trees are decorated with all the typical kinds of ornaments and one not so typical. An artificial spider and web are hidden in the tree and good luck is given to the one who finds it. a) True b) False 15) If you would like your Christmas wish to come true in Britain, all you have to do is take a turn stirring the Christmas pudding. a) True b) False 16) In Russia there is a naughty elf who appears at Christmas and leaves bad smells, he is called непослушный трубы (the naughty trumpet). a) True b) False 17) On New Year's Eve in Spain it is customary to wear red underwea. The small town on La Font de la Figuera has taken this tradition one step further - a New Year’s Eve run wearing just red underwear. People of all ages participate in this event. a) True b) False 18) In Texas there is Christmas Chilli Cook Off of the Champions. Only those who can tolerate extreme heat can enter, in 1987 two people died for gastric complications caused by the chilli. a) True b) False 19) Latvian Santa Claus goes by the charming nameof Ziemmassve'tku veci'tis, or "Big Zimmer" for short. Old Zimzy is required to bring presents on each of the 12 days of Christmas. a) True b) False 20) In the Affleck family one film is always watched by the men of the family on Christmas day, which film is it? a) Toy Story b) Zulu c) The Great Escape d) Pretty Women e) The Polar Express f) The Sound of Music

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