In a recent radio Thought for the Day, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis recalled collecting his son Noam from playschool when they lived in Ireland. The teacher said the class had been learning about continents. Rabbi Mirvis decided to test his son's knowledge, saying the first part of the continent for his son to complete. "So, I said 'Afri' and he said 'ca'; I said 'Eu' and he said 'rope'; I said 'A' and he said 'sia'; I said 'Austra', and he said 'lia'. "And then I said 'Ameri' - and he said 'Christmas'."