A Very German Christmas

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Test your German Christmas Knowledge and Decorate the Christmas tree

A Very German Christmas

1.Baubles

Final gift

4.Bows

3.Lights

2.Stars

Missions

Terminkalender

Question 1/4

Adventskalender

Stundenplan

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

Question 2/4

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

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

Question 3/4

18th century

After the second World War

At least the Middle Ages

How old is the German tradition of the Christmas market?

Question 4/4

Christmas decorations like Nutcrackers

A stall selling Christmas crackers

Food like Glühwein and candy floss

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

Gut gemacht! You won gifts to decorate!

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Incorrect!You get coal. Try again!

1.Baubles

4.Bows

3.Lights

2.Stars

Final gift

Missions

On which day do Germans unwrap their presents?

Heiligabend

Zweiter Weihnachtstag

Erster Weihnachtstag

Nikolaustag

Question 1/4

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

Fröhliche Weihnachten!

Frohes Fest!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Guten Rutsch!

Question 2/4

How was a Tannenbaum traditionally decorated?

Apples, dates, cinnamon

Wrapped gifts

Apples, nuts, paper flowers

Apples, nuts, nutcrackers

Question 3/4

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

Queen Anne, 1707

Queen Charlotte, 1800

Henry VIII, 1509

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, 1840

Question 4/4

Gute Arbeit! Here are more gifts to decorate!

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Bad kidslist

1.Baubles

4.Bows

3.Lights

2.Stars

Final gift

Missions

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

Sausage and potato salad

Fondue

Turkey

Question 1/4

Raclette

How do we call the following Christmas treat?

Zimtsterne

Bratapfel

Vanillekipferl

Question 2/4

Lebkuchen

This photo shows a close up of which dessert?

Lebkuchen

Baumkuchen

Christstollen

Question 3/4

Bratapfel

Remember these two? Who are we looking at here?

St. Nikolaus and Knecht Ruprecht

Your German Language Assistant's parents

St. Nikolaus and Krampus

Question 4/4

Father Christmas and his weird brother

Sehr schön! Take some more gifts to decorate!

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Well, almost. Try again!

1.Baubles

4.Bows

3.Lights

2.Stars

Final gift

Missions

annual fancy dress party

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

celebrate Silvester

celebrate Three Kings Day

celebrate Hogmanay

Question 1/4

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

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Guten Rutsch (ins neue Jahr)!

Frohes neues Jahr!

Question 2/4

What do Germans NOT commonly do on Silvester?

Bleigießen

watch the same comedy sketch

set off fireworks

sing "Auld Lang Syne"

Question 3/4

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

She doesn't have one!

Funky Harry Potter themed socks

Piece of coal

Some chocolate

Question 4/4

Fantastisch! You're ready to decorate!

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Nope!Smokey chimney. Have another go!

1.Baubles

4.Bows

3.Lights

2.Stars

Decorate

All done! Time to decorate!

Frohe Weihnachten!

Do you want to leave without decorating your Christmas tree?

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