Christmas Quiz

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Christmas Quiz - Questions

1. What colour are the berries found on the European mistletoe plant?
2. The custom of modern Christmas trees originated in which country?
3. What is the name of the snowman that features in the Disney film Frozen?
4. What did British baker and confectioner Tom Smith invent in 1847?
5. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by which rock band?
6. Which Christmassy item takes its name from an Old French word meaning "sparkle"?
7. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents" is the opening line from which famous novel?
8. Eating a Kentucky Fried Chicken meal has become a Christmas tradition in which country?
9. Which word associated with the Christmas season dates back to 17th century Norfolk where it was a strong ale?
10. How many ghosts visited Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol?
11. A popular mulled wine in Victorian England at Christmas was a 'Smoking' what?
12. What is your star sign if you were born on Christmas Day?
13. Widely used in Christmas floral displays, the poinsettia grows wild in which large country?
14. 2019 marked the 80th anniversary of which Robert Lewis May creation?
15. Which famous author wrote the first ever King's Christmas message?
16. If a child behaves badly during the year, traditionally what might they receive in their stocking?
17. Bethlehem is a tiny village in which part of the UK: Yorkshire, Wales, Scotland or Cornwall?
18. Christkindlesmarkt is a famous Christmas market that is held annually in which German city?
19. The song White Christmas was first performed in which Bing Crosby film?
20. In the UK, which the term is commonly used for small sausages wrapped in bacon, popular at Christmas time?

Christmas Quiz - Questions and Answers

1. What colour are the berries found on the European mistletoe plant?
   Answer - White
2. The custom of modern Christmas trees originated in which country?
   Answer - Germany
3. What is the name of the snowman that features in the Disney film Frozen?
   Answer - Olaf
4. What did British baker and confectioner Tom Smith invent in 1847?
   Answer - The Christmas cracker
5. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by which rock band?
   Answer - Wizzard
6. Which Christmassy item takes its name from an Old French word meaning "sparkle"?
   Answer - Tinsel (from the old French word 'estincelle')
7. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents" is the opening line from which famous novel?
   Answer - Little Women
8. Eating a Kentucky Fried Chicken meal has become a Christmas tradition in which country?
   Answer - Japan
9. Which word associated with the Christmas season dates back to 17th century Norfolk where it was a strong ale?
   Answer - Nog (as in Egg-nog)
10. How many ghosts visited Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol?
    Answer - Four
11. A popular mulled wine in Victorian England at Christmas was a 'Smoking' what?
    Answer - Smoking Bishop
12. What is your star sign if you were born on Christmas Day?
    Answer - Capricorn
13. Widely used in Christmas floral displays, the poinsettia grows wild in which large country?
    Answer - Mexico
14. 2019 marked the 80th anniversary of which Robert Lewis May creation?
    Answer - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (first appeared in a 1939 booklet)
15. Which famous author wrote the first ever King's Christmas message?
    Answer - Rudyard Kipling (it was for George V in 1932)
16. If a child behaves badly during the year, traditionally what might they receive in their stocking?
    Answer - A piece of coal
17. Bethlehem is a tiny village in which part of the UK: Yorkshire, Wales, Scotland or Cornwall?
    Answer - Wales (Carmarthenshire)
18. Christkindlesmarkt is a famous Christmas market that is held annually in which German city?
    Answer - Nuremberg
19. The song White Christmas was first performed in which Bing Crosby film?
    Answer - Holiday Inn
20. In the UK, which term is commonly used for small sausages wrapped in bacon, popular at Christmas time?
    Answer - Pigs in a blanket