A Very German Christmas

A Very German Christmas

Test your German Christmas Knowledge and Decorate the Christmas tree

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Missions

2.Stars

3.Lights

4.Bows

Final gift

1.Baubles

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

Stundenplan

Adventskalender

Question 1/4

Terminkalender

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

put up one Christmas ornament every day

eat a piece of chocolate every day

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

Question 2/4

How old is the German tradition of the Christmas market?

At least the Middle Ages

After the second World War

18th century

Question 3/4

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

Food like Glühwein and candy floss

A stall selling Christmas crackers

Christmas decorations like Nutcrackers

Question 4/4

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Gut gemacht! You won gifts to decorate!

Incorrect!You get coal.Try again!

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Missions

Final gift

2.Stars

3.Lights

4.Bows

1.Baubles

Question 1/4

Nikolaustag

Erster Weihnachtstag

Zweiter Weihnachtstag

Heiligabend

On which day do Germans unwrap their presents?

Question 2/4

Guten Rutsch!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Frohes Fest!

Fröhliche Weihnachten!

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

Question 3/4

Apples, nuts, nutcrackers

Apples, nuts, paper flowers

Wrapped gifts

Apples, dates, cinnamon

How was a Tannenbaum traditionally decorated?

Question 4/4

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, 1840

Henry VIII, 1509

Queen Charlotte, 1800

Queen Anne, 1707

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

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Gute Arbeit!Here are more gifts to decorate!

Bad kidslist

Not quite! Try again!

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Missions

Final gift

2.Stars

3.Lights

4.Bows

1.Baubles

Raclette

Question 1/4

Turkey

Fondue

Sausage and potato salad

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

Lebkuchen

Question 2/4

Vanillekipferl

Bratapfel

Zimtsterne

How do we call the following Christmas treat?

Bratapfel

Question 3/4

Christstollen

Baumkuchen

Lebkuchen

This photo shows a close up of which dessert?

Father Christmas and his weird brother

Question 4/4

St. Nikolaus and Krampus

Your German Language Assistant's parents

St. Nikolaus and Knecht Ruprecht

Remember these two? Who are we looking at here?

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Sehr schön! Take some more gifts to decorate!

Well, almost. Try again!

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Missions

Final gift

2.Stars

3.Lights

4.Bows

1.Baubles

Question 1/4

celebrate Hogmanay

celebrate Three Kings Day

celebrate Silvester

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

annual fancy dress party

Question 2/4

Frohes neues Jahr!

Guten Rutsch (ins neue Jahr)!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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

Question 3/4

sing "Auld Lang Syne"

set off fireworks

watch the same comedy sketch

Bleigießen

What do Germans NOT commonly do on Silvester?

Question 4/4

Some chocolate

Piece of coal

Funky Harry Potter themed socks

She doesn't have one!

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

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Fantastisch! You're ready to decorate!

Nope!Smokey chimney. Have another go!

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All done! Time to decorate!

Decorate

2.Stars

3.Lights

4.Bows

1.Baubles

Frohe Weihnachten!

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Do you want to leave without decorating your Christmas tree?