A Very German Christmas

A Very German Christmas

Test your German Christmas Knowledge and Decorate the Christmas tree

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Missions

4.Bows

1.Baubles

2.Stars

3.Lights

Final gift

Question 1/4

Which German invention helps us keep track of the days until Christmas?

Terminkalender

Adventskalender

Stundenplan

Question 2/4

How did people mark the days until Christmas in the early days?

burn a candle or marking walls or doors with a line of chalk

eat a piece of chocolate every day

put up one Christmas ornament every day

Question 3/4

How old is the German tradition of the Christmas market?

18th century

After the second World War

At least the Middle Ages

Question 4/4

What will you probably NOT find on a traditional German Christmas market?

Christmas decorations like Nutcrackers

A stall selling Christmas crackers

Food like Glühwein and candy floss

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Incorrect!You get coal. Try again!

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Missions

4.Bows

1.Baubles

2.Stars

3.Lights

Final gift

Question 1/4

On which day do Germans unwrap their presents?

Nikolaustag

Erster Weihnachtstag

Zweiter Weihnachtstag

Heiligabend

Question 2/4

What is NOT a common way of saying "Happy Christmas"?

Guten Rutsch!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Frohes Fest!

Fröhliche Weihnachten!

Question 3/4

How was a Tannenbaum traditionally decorated?

Apples, nuts, nutcrackers

Apples, nuts, paper flowers

Wrapped gifts

Apples, dates, cinnamon

Question 4/4

When and by whom was the Christmas tree introduced to Britain?

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, 1840

Henry VIII, 1509

Queen Charlotte, 1800

Queen Anne, 1707

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Missions

4.Bows

1.Baubles

2.Stars

3.Lights

Final gift

Question 1/4

What food is NOT commonly eaten on Christmas Eve in Germany?

Sausage and potato salad

Turkey

Raclette

Fondue

Question 2/4

How do we call the following Christmas treat?

Zimtsterne

Vanillekipferl

Bratapfel

Lebkuchen

Question 3/4

This photo shows a close up of which dessert?

Lebkuchen

Christstollen

Bratapfel

Baumkuchen

Question 4/4

Remember these two? Who are we looking at here?

St. Nikolaus and Knecht Ruprecht

St. Nikolaus and Krampus

Your German Language Assistant's parents

Father Christmas and his weird brother

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Missions

4.Bows

1.Baubles

2.Stars

3.Lights

Final gift

Question 1/4

After three days of celebrating Christmas, how do Germans end the year?

annual fancy dress party

celebrate Three Kings Day

celebrate Hogmanay

celebrate Silvester

Question 2/4

Which phrase is used before the arrival of the new year?

Frohes neues Jahr!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Guten Rutsch (ins neue Jahr)!

Question 3/4

What do Germans NOT commonly do on Silvester?

sing "Auld Lang Syne"

watch the same comedy sketch

set off fireworks

Bleigießen

Question 4/4

What was in your German Language Assistant's advent calendar today?

Some chocolate

Funky Harry Potter themed socks

Piece of coal

She doesn't have one!

Fantastisch! You're ready to decorate!

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Nope!Smokey chimney. Have another go!

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All done! Time to decorate!

4.Bows

1.Baubles

2.Stars

3.Lights

Decorate

Frohe Weihnachten!

Do you want to leave without decorating your Christmas tree?

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