Results: This is the final Christmas style trivia quiz/survey. This is #5. Enjoy it.
There are some things you think you know about this time of year, but you may be wrong. Here is a chance to really test your Christmas knowledge. This one is more challenging than the first ones and includes quaint customs from other countries - even if you get them wrong, have fun.
1.
1.
In which country did decorated miniature Christmas villages originate?
England
12%
•
209 votes
Germany
58%
•
980 votes
Italy
6%
•
99 votes
United States
5%
•
88 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
5 votes
Not Applicable
19%
•
319 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.29% | 4 | |
| Canada | 0.07% | 1 |
2.
2.
In which country is the poinsettia indigenous?
Italy
8%
•
143 votes
Portugal
13%
•
223 votes
Spain
15%
•
248 votes
Mexico
46%
•
775 votes
Not Applicable
18%
•
304 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
7 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.43% | 6 | |
| Guatemala | 0.07% | 1 |
3.
3.
Which type of instrument is the Italian "zampogna"?
Drum
11%
•
186 votes
Bagpipes
24%
•
404 votes
Lute
29%
•
494 votes
Recorder
14%
•
234 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
4 votes
Not Applicable
22%
•
378 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.23% | 3 | |
| Bells | 0.08% | 1 |
4.
4.
In Denmark, which food must be left out for the "Jul Nisse" (Christmas Elf)?
Rice pudding
22%
•
370 votes
Fruit cake
26%
•
438 votes
Mince pie
16%
•
271 votes
Figgy pudding
16%
•
273 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
5 votes
Not Applicable
20%
•
343 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.29% | 4 | |
| herring | 0.07% | 1 |
5.
5.
Which dessert do Australians typically enjoy at Christmas?
Raspberry pie.
14%
•
230 votes
Ice cream
17%
•
295 votes
Pavlova
33%
•
564 votes
Fruit salad
16%
•
265 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
6 votes
Not Applicable
20%
•
340 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.37% | 5 | |
| we generally had pavlova, lamingtons, and if lucky vanilla slices. and of course ice cream since its summer | 0.07% | 1 |
6.
6.
Here are the answers. Which of them did you get right? Q1 Germany. The original German miniature villages were made from materials such as wood, paper and cardboard.
50%
•
847 votes
None
8%
•
139 votes
Q2 Mexico. Cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal purposes and dyes, poinsettias became associated with Christmas in the 17th century.
41%
•
697 votes
Q3 Bagpipes. Italian zampogna (bagpipe) players as so entwined with Italian Christmas tradition, that they are often found in Nativity scenes.
21%
•
362 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
54 votes
Not Applicable
19%
•
328 votes
Q4 Rice pudding. Risengrod (rice pudding) is traditionally left out to keep the nisse happy.
19%
•
331 votes
Q5 Pavlova. In addition to Pavlova ( a meringue based dessert) other common favorites are Christmas pudding, mince pies and trifle (traditional British ones even though it is summer there).
29%
•
494 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 2 | 0.62% | 18 |
| 3 | 0.48% | 14 |
| 0.27% | 8 | |
| 1 | 0.17% | 5 |
| 4 | 0.10% | 3 |
| WHAT other? | 0.03% | 1 |
| Got #2 right only because I just got through reading the history of the poinsettia and how an American stole it. | 0.03% | 1 |
| 3 out of 6 | 0.03% | 1 |
| all | 0.03% | 1 |
| Poinsettias are also indigenous to Guatemala; I have seen windbreaks of them as tall as 8' and the flowers on 3' stems. | 0.03% | 1 |
| one, Germany | 0.03% | 1 |
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