Christmas Traditions in Canada Trivia Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What is the name of the traditional Christmas Eve feast in Quebec, often following Midnight Mass?

A. Nochebuena

B. Hogmanay

C. Réveillon

2 Which savory pie is a staple of many Quebec Christmas tables?

A. Tourtière

B. Butter tart

C. Shepherd's pie

3 In Newfoundland and Labrador, the door-to-door disguised visiting at Christmastime is called what?

A. Mummering (Janneying)

B. Hogmanay

C. Wassailing

4 What is Santa Claus’s special Canadian postal code for letters?

A. H0H 0H0

B. N0E L00

C. S4N T4C

5 The CP Holiday Train raises donations for food banks as it visits communities. In what year did this tradition begin?

A. 2005

B. 1985

C. 1999

6 Which Canadian province annually sends a Christmas tree to Boston in thanks for aid after the 1917 Halifax Explosion?

A. New Brunswick

B. Nova Scotia

C. Prince Edward Island

7 The Toronto Santa Claus Parade, one of the world's oldest, first took place in which year?

A. 1924

B. 1905

C. 1890

8 What French-Canadian dessert shaped like a log is commonly served at Christmas?

A. Bûche de Noël

B. Beavertail

C. Nanaimo bar

9 Christmas Lights Across Canada, the national illumination program centered on Parliament Hill, was launched in what year?

A. 1999

B. 1976

C. 1985

10 In many Ukrainian-Canadian communities, Christmas follows the Julian calendar. On what date does Christmas Day fall?

A. January 7

B. January 12

C. January 5

11 In Quebec, “la Guignolée” historically refers to which activity around the holiday season?

A. A midnight fireworks display

B. Door-to-door singing to collect food and donations

C. A snowshoe race

12 In which Canadian region would you most likely see Christmas “trees” built from stacked lobster traps?

A. The Prairies

B. Atlantic Canada

C. The Yukon

13 In Newfoundland and Labrador, “Tibb’s Eve” marks the unofficial start of the holiday merrymaking on which date?

A. December 21

B. December 27

C. December 23

14 Many French-Canadian families traditionally open gifts at which time?

A. At dawn on December 26

B. After Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve (during Réveillon)

C. On December 1 to start Advent

15 Kitchener, Ontario hosts an annual Christkindl Market reflecting the city's German roots. What kind of event is it?

A. A fireworks competition

B. An ice-fishing derby

C. A traditional German-style Christmas market