Q 01/05

Which corn-dough parcel wrapped in plantain leaves and filled with meat stew is Venezuela's Christmas dish?

A) Hallaca

B) Arepa

C) Cachapa

D) Empanada

Answer · why

A) Hallaca

The hallaca is Venezuela's Christmas dish: corn dough filled with a stew of beef, pork or chicken with raisins, olives and capers, wrapped in plantain...

Q 02/05

What Italian city is considered the birthplace of panettone?

A) Rome

B) Naples

C) Milan

D) Florence

Answer · why

C) Milan

Panettone originated in Milan in the 15th century. The name derives from the Milanese dialect word "panattón," meaning luxury bread.

Q 03/05

What is France's traditional Christmas dessert?

A) Bûche de Noël

B) Galette des Rois

C) Croquembouche

D) Paris-Brest

Answer · why

A) Bûche de Noël

The Bûche de Noël (Yule Log cake) is a traditional French Christmas dessert made from rolled sponge cake decorated to look like a log, referencing the...

Q 04/05

Eggnog is believed to have evolved from which medieval English drink?

A) Posset

B) Mead

C) Wassail

D) Caudle

Answer · why

A) Posset

Eggnog has its roots in the medieval English posset, a monastic holiday beverage made of curdled milk mixed with wine or ale, often enriched with eggs...

Q 05/05

Which German city is most famous for its Christmas stollen, holding an annual festival in its honor?

A) Munich

B) Dresden

C) Berlin

D) Nuremberg

Answer · why

B) Dresden

Dresden is the home of the most famous stollen tradition, with the annual Stollenfest celebrating the Dresdner Christstollen, which has Protected Geog...