Christmas Quiz!
1: Name four of Santa’s eight reindeer in traditional lore- (apart from Rudolph who is a 20th-century invention).
2: Of where was Good King Wenceslas king?
3: The Trafalgar Sq Christmas tree comes from Norway: what was the first year it came?
4: Which celeb switched on this year’s Oxford St. Christmas lights?
5: The Journey Of The Magi: a poem by whom?
6: And what were the names of the Magi?
7: What is Santa’s post code at the North Pole?
8: What is the last posting day this year for second class, as recommended by Royal Mail?
9: Last Christmas saw the UK consume how many turkeys, to nearest million?
10: In what year was Christmas abolished, a ban that lasted 16 years?
11: What is The Official Top 20 biggest selling Christmas hit?
12: Kiritimati, Christmas Island: east or west of the International Date Line?
13: The name of the film in which David Bowie plays Major Jack Celliers?
14: Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center: what did it win last year?
15: Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?
16: What were first made in about 1845-1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith?
17: what is ranked no 1 in the Time Out list of Christmas films?
18: In what century was Christmas Day first celebrated on 25th December?
19: And on what date do many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day?
20: How many Christmas books did Dickens write?
21: who was the first Holy Roman Emperor, crowned on Christmas day 800?
22: which male film star famous for playing the archetype of the hard-drinking private detective roles was born on Christmas Day 1899?
23: Which Christian saint was born on 15 March 270 AD in Lycia, Turkey?
24: What is the gift on the 7th Day of Christmas?
25: In which country has a new, quirky “tradition” emerged: the Christmas Day Kentucky Fried Chicken feast?
26: which 1949 British film noir has a character called Holly Martins?
27: Who wrote a murder mystery set at Christmas in which the victim is Simeon Lee, first published in the UK on 19 December 1938?
28: What is the plant Viscum album better known as?
29: in what year was the Christmas Truce in WW1?
30: Where is The Ashes Boxing Day Test match played?
31: Christmas Pudding used to be called “plum pudding” by Victorians, even though the pudding contains no actual plums: why?
32: whose 1971 Christmas show featured Andre Previn, Glenda Jackson and Shirley Bassey?
