The Christmas Quiz

Question 1 (35)

Which of these is not one of Santa's reindeer?

A)
B) C)

Dasher
Prancer Klaxon

D)

Blitzen

Which of this is not one of Santa's reindeer?

C)

Klaxon

Question 2 (35)

What should people who meet under mistletoe do, according to the Christmas tradition?

A) B) C)

Shake hands Kiss Say 'Merry Christmas'

D)

Bow

Question 2 (35)

What should people who meet under mistletoe do, according to the Christmas tradition?

B)

Kiss

Question 3 (35)

What is it deemed lucky to find inside your Christmas pudding?

A) B) C) D)

Sixpence Fruit A cherry A stone

Question 3 (35)

What is it deemed lucky to find inside your Christmas pudding?

A)

Sixpence

Question 4 (35)

What is the name of the main character in 'A Christmas Carol'? A) B) Scrooge McDuck Ebeneezer Scrooge

C)
D)

Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens

Question 4 (35)

What is the name of the main character in 'A Christmas Carol'?

B)

Ebenezer Scrooge

Question 5 (35)

Name the Christmas Movie:

A) B)

A Nightmare before Christmas Santa Claus the movie

C)
D)

The Santa Clause

Polar Express

Question 5 (35)

Name the Christmas Movie:

C)

The Santa Clause

Question 6 (35)

Who wrote 'A Christmas Carol'?

A) B) C) D)

C.S. Lewis Charles Dickens Mark Twain Lewis Carroll

Question 6 (35)

Who wrote 'A Christmas Carol'?

B)

Charles Dickens

Question 7 (35)

Name the Christmas Movie:

A) B) C) D)

The Santa Clause Nightmare before Christmas Home Alone The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Question 7 (35)

Name the Christmas Movie:

B)

Nightmare before Christmas

Question 8 (35)

Name this Christmas tune:

A) B) C) D)

White Christmas Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Little Donkey O little town of Bethlehem

Question 8 (35)

Name this Christmas tune:

B)

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Question 9 (35)

What was offered on the 10th day of Christmas?

A) B) C) D)

10 Gold Rings 10 Ladies Dancing 10 Lords-a-leaping 10 Drummers Drumming?

Question 9 (35)

What was offered on the 10th day of Christmas?

C)

10 Lords-a-leaping

Question 10 (35)

Who sang this Christmas 'classic'?

A) B)

Take That Boney M

C)
D)

Slade
Cliff Richard

Question 10 (35)

Who sang this Christmas 'classic'?

D)

Cliff Richard

Question 11 (35)

Which of these was the Christmas Number 1 in 2005?

A) B)

The Darkness Cliff Richard

C)
D)

Will Young
Shayne Ward

Question 11 (35)

Which of these was the Christmas Number 1 in 2005?

D)

Shayne Ward

Question 12 (35)

This tune featured on which Christmas movie?

A) B)

The Nightmare before Christmas Father Christmas

C)
D)

The Santa Clause

The Snowman

Question 12 (35)

This tune featured on which Christmas movie?

D)

The Snowman

Question 13 (35)

Who was the star voiceover artist of this Christmas movie?

A)

Tom Selleck

B)
C) D)

Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks Sean Connery

Question 13 (35)

Who was the star voiceover artist of this Christmas movie?

C)

Tom Hanks

Question 14 (35)

Name this movie featuring a young Macaulay Culkin

A) B) C) D)

Home Alone Ghostbusters The Nightmare before Christmas A Christmas Carol

Question 14 (35)

Name this movie featuring a young Macaulay Culkin

A)

Home Alone

Question 15 (35)

What is the name of this creepy Christmas character? A) B) The Green Guzzler The Elf

C)
D)

The Grump
The Grinch

Question 15 (35)

What is the name of this creepy Christmas character?

D)

The Grinch

Question 16 (35)

Which of these Pop Stars has her birthday on Christmas Day?

A) B) C) D)

Britney Spears Dido Beyonc Lily Allen

Question 16 (35)

Which of these Pop Stars has her birthday on Christmas Day?

B)

Dido

Question 17 (35)

What saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?

A) B) C) D)

St Stephen St Francis St Joseph St Nicholas

Question 17 (35)

What saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?

A)

St Stephen

Question 18 (35)

From what country is Saint Nicholas thought to have come?

A) B) C)

Israel Turkey Russia

D)

America

Question 18 (35)

From what country is Saint Nicholas thought to have come?

B)

Turkey

Question 19 (35)

What is the French phrase for 'Merry Christmas'?

A) B) C) D)

Bien Xmas Joyeux Nol Bonne Anne Bonne Pques

Question 19 (35)

What is the French phrase for 'Merry Christmas'?

B)

Joyeux Nol

Question 20 (35)

What is the name of the land where it is 'always winter, but never Christmas'?

A) B) C) D)

Spare Oom War Drobe Narnia Etruria

Question 20 (35)

What is the name of the land where it is 'always winter, but never Christmas'?

C)

Narnia

Question 21 (35)

What is the title of this Slade Christmas classic?

A) B) C) D)

Merry Xmas Everybody I wish it could be Christmas everyday Here it is Merry Christmas Christmastime

Question 21 (35)

What is the title of this Slade Christmas classic?

A)

Merry Xmas Everybody

Question 22 (35)

What was the name of the hit song in the movie 'Love Actually'?

A) B) C)

Christmas Actually Christmas is all around Christmas is here

D)

Merry Christmas

Question 22 (35)

What was the name of the hit song in the movie 'Love Actually'?

B)

Christmas is all around

Question 23 (35)

Christmas was banned in the 17th Century by Oliver Cromwell

A)

True

B)

False

Question 23 (35)

Christmas was banned in the 17th Century by Oliver Cromwell

A)

True

Question 24 (35)

At what time is the televised Queen's Speech on Christmas Day?

A) B) C) D)

9.00am 12.00 noon 3.00pm 6.00pm

Question 24 (35)

At what time is the televised Queen's Speech on Christmas Day?

C)

3.00pm

Question 25 (35)

Who was the first person in Britain to have a Christmas Tree? A) B) C) D) William the Conquerer Prince Albert Queen Elizabeth II King Alfred

Question 25 (35)

Who was the first person in Britain to have a Christmas Tree?

B)

Prince Albert

Question 26 (35)

A Christmas tree is displayed every year in Trafalgar Square. Which country offers it to Britain as a gift? A) B) America Norway

C)
D)

Germany
France

Question 26 (35)

A Christmas tree is displayed every year in Trafalgar Square. Which country offers it to Britain as a gift?

B)

Norway

Question 27 (35)

Which artist has had the most Christmas number ones?

A)

Elvis Presley

B)
C) D)

Spice Girls
Cliff Richard Beatles

Question 27 (35)

Which artist has had the most Christmas number ones?

D)

Beatles

Question 28 (35)

When was the first Christmas Card ever made?

A)

Medieval Times

B)
C) D)

Tudor Times
Victorian Times Twentieth Century

Question 28 (35)

When was the first Christmas Card ever made?

C)

Victorian Times

Question 29 (35)

During World War I, some soldiers stopped fighting on Christmas Day, and played football against the enemy.

A) B)

True False

Question 29 (35)

During World War I, some soldiers stopped fighting on Christmas Day, and played football against the enemy.

A)

True

Question 30 (35)

"In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that he's a...

A) B) C) D)

policeman circus clown target melting down

Question 30 (35)

"In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that he's a...

B)

circus clown

Question 31 (35)

All I want for Christmas is...

A) B) C) D)

My two front teeth You a PS2 Mariah Carey

Question 31 (35)

All I want for Christmas is...

B)

You

Question 32 (35)

What year was this song first released?

A) B)

1974 1984

C)
D)

1994
2004

Question 32 (35)

What year was this song first released?

B)

1984

Question 33 (35)

How many White Christmases have there been in London since 1900?

A) B) C) D)

2 5 10 20

Question 33 (35)

How many White Christmases have there been in London since 1900?

C)

10

Question 34 (35)

What year was Bob the builder the Christmas No. 1?

A)
B) C)

1999
2000 2001

D)

2002

Question 34 (35)

What year was Bob the builder the Christmas No. 1?

B)

2000

Question 35 (35)

What is the best-selling Christmas single ever?

A) B)

I wish it could be Christmas Everyday Bob the Builder

C)
D)

Merry Xmas Everybody

White Christmas

Question 35 (35)

What is the best-selling Christmas single ever?

D)

White Christmas