This Christmas, it’s likely you’ll add some of these traditions to your day, but do you know why?

With this fun Christmas quiz you can impress the guests at your table this year.

From baking Christmas cookies to why we eat turkey at Christmas, you may never have wondered where these traditions came from, but it’s fascinating to discover.

Eat turkey

The price of turkeys has dropped significantly since World War II due to better farming methods, which is also why more families have adopted it as their meat of choice, reports Metro.

It is claimed that Henry VIII was the first person in Britain to eat turkey for his Christmas meal.

Making gingerbread houses

Although Queen Elizabeth I was responsible for the early decorating of gingerbread cookies, it was again the Germans who claim to have started the gingerbread house tradition.

And when the German Brothers Grimm wrote “Hansel and Gretel,” a new holiday tradition was born.

Advent calendars

Different sources suggest that the Advent calendar tradition dates back to the 1850s.

Advent calendars were created by German Lutherans to mark the days of the season leading up to Christmas.

Pulling Christmas Crackers

Tom patented his first cracker device in 1847, which produced the iconic “pop” sound said to represent a crackling fire.

The mechanism used two narrow strips of paper layered on top of each other, with silver fulminate painted on one side and an abrasive surface on the other – when pulled, the friction created a small explosion.

Elf on the Shelf

The lore of Elf on the Shelf stems from the 2005 novel of the same name by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell.

The book tells how Santa knows who is naughty and nice: Santa’s “scout elves” hide in houses to monitor events.