Ultimate Christmas Facts + Trivia

Question 1

Each year, approximately ____?____ Christmas turkeys are eaten in the U.K. and ______?______ in the United States

Accepted Answer

10 Million & 22 Million

Question 2

Scientists calculated that Santa needs to visit 822 homes a second to deliver gifts on Xmas Eve. How fast must he fly?

Accepted Answer

973.6 Kilometers per second

Question 3

LEGO is a very popular gift for children at Christmas time. How many LEGOs sets are sold every second at that time?

Accepted Answer

28 LEGOs per second.

Question 4

Christmas is a contraction of “Christs Mass” which is from Old English "Cristesmæsse". When was the 1st record of this?

Accepted Answer

1038 A.D

Question 5

How much does the average American family spend on Christmas presents?

Accepted Answer

$1000 - (about ¥ 100,000)

Question 6

The Santa we know of today, dressed in a red hat, suit with black boots was created for Coca-Cola. In which year?

Accepted Answer

1931

Question 7

Why do people abbreviate Christmas as “Xmas”?

Accepted Answer

"X" (chi) is the first letter of Jesus Christ's name in the Greek alphabet.

Question 8

Weighing in at 225 tonnes, what is the biggest Christmas present given from one country to another?

Accepted Answer

The Statue of Liberty

Question 9

How many Christmas cards are sold in the U.S & U.K each year?

Accepted Answer

Over 3 Billion. (3,000,000,000)

Question 10

Many parts of a Christmas tree can be eaten, and contains a lot of vitamin C.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

December 26th is known as "Boxing Day". Where does this day get its name?

Accepted Answer

A tradition of giving money to the poor through charity boxes (alms-boxes).

Question 12

How many calories does the average English person consume each Christmas Day? (The recommended daily allowance is 2,000)

Accepted Answer

7000 calories.

Question 13

Mistletoe (a famous leaf and berry), is an Anglo-Saxon word; "misteltan". Which means?

Accepted Answer

"Little Dung Twig"

Question 14

KFC is extremely popular in Japan on Christmas Day. How many pieces of KFC chicken are sold approximately each year?

Accepted Answer

24 million pieces (24,000,000)

Question 15

According to a survey by Facebook, 2 weeks before Xmas is one of the two most-popular times for couples to breakup. Why?

Accepted Answer

For partners to avoid having to buy Christmas presents.

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