Christmas Victorian Quiz
From Charles Dickens to figgy pudding, how much do you know about Christmas in the Victorian era?
Many of today's Christmas traditions were popularised by the Victorians. Christmas drastically changed in the 1840s with the publication of the novel A Christmas Carol. Both Christmas cards and crackers were created for the first time in the same decade and the Christmas tree was popularised by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Christmas became a holiday about traditions and spending time with family and loved ones.
Christmas Victorian Quiz - Questions
- What did confectioner Tom Smith of London invent in 1846?
- What was the last name of Tiny Tim, a fictional character from the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol?
- Which movement or society objected to the first ever commercial Christmas cards?
- Thousands of what travelled about 100 miles to London each year wearing small leather or sacking boots?
- What sort of clubs were common in Victorian London to help working class people save up for Christmas dinner?
- What tale of young Clara's Christmas Eve premiered December 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia?
- Which Christmas dish is referred to repeatedly in the lyrics of the Christmas carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"?
- Whose 1861 Book of Household Management contained many festive recipes including Christmas pudding?
- Victorian era postmen were known by what nickname due to their red uniforms?
- Which carol was translated by Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley from the hymn "Adeste Fideles" in 1841?
- Can you name the German wife of George III who is often credited with first introducing the Christmas tree to England?
- Which American writer who died in 1859, made a lasting contribution to the way that Americans celebrate Christmas?
- Which postage stamp, issued in 1841, continued as the main type of postage stamp in the UK until 1879?
- What punch was traditionally served to carolling groups after their singing was done?
- Who created the Christmas Lecture series in 1825, at a time when such organised education for young people was rare?
- In 1847, which Bristol chocolate company began producing the first chocolate bar suitable for widespread consumption?
- Often associated with Christmas, what did Victorians refer to as a ruddock?
- In which former royal residence on the Isle of Wight did Queen Victoria spend her Christmasses following the death of Prince Albert?
- English hymnwriter John Neale translated the lyrics of which Christmas carol in 1853 from a Czech poem?
- Which publication had its first edition printed on 27 December 1879, its first ever colour cover for Christmas 1900 and has had a decorative festive cover ever since its first Christmas issue in 1880?
Christmas Victorian Quiz - Questions and Answers
- What did confectioner Tom Smith of London invent in 1846?
Answer - Christmas crackers - What was the last name of Tiny Tim, a fictional character from the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol?
Answer - Cratchit - Which movement or society objected to the first ever commercial Christmas cards?
Answer - Temperance movement (because the cards showed children drinking alcohol) - Thousands of what travelled about 100 miles to London each year wearing small leather or sacking boots?
Answer - Turkeys - What sort of clubs were common in Victorian London to help working class people save up for Christmas dinner?
Answer - Goose clubs - What tale of young Clara's Christmas Eve premiered December 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia?
Answer - The Nutcracker - Which Christmas dish is referred to repeatedly in the lyrics of the Christmas carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"?
Answer - Figgy Pudding - Whose 1861 Book of Household Management contained many festive recipes including Christmas pudding?
Answer - Mrs Beeton (Isabella Beeton) - Victorian era postmen were known by what nickname due to their red uniforms?
Answer - Robins - Which carol was translated by Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley from the hymn "Adeste Fideles" in 1841?
Answer - O Come, All Ye Faithful - Can you name the German wife of George III who is often credited with first introducing the Christmas tree to England?
Answer - Queen Charlotte - Which American writer who died in 1859, made a lasting contribution to the way that Americans celebrate Christmas?
Answer - Washington Irving - Which postage stamp, issued in 1841, continued as the main type of postage stamp in the UK until 1879?
Answer - Penny Red - What punch was traditionally served to carolling groups after their singing was done?
Answer - Wassail punch - Who created the Christmas Lecture series in 1825, at a time when such organised education for young people was rare?
Answer - Michael Faraday - In 1847, which Bristol chocolate company began producing the first chocolate bar suitable for widespread consumption?
Answer - Fry's - Often associated with Christmas, what did Victorians refer to as a ruddock?
Answer - Robin - In which former royal residence on the Isle of Wight did Queen Victoria spend her Christmasses following the death of Prince Albert?
Answer - Osborne House - English hymnwriter John Neale translated the lyrics of which Christmas carol in 1853 from a Czech poem?
Answer - Good King Wenceslas - Which publication had its first edition printed on 27 December 1879, its first ever colour cover for Christmas 1900 and has had a decorative festive cover ever since its first Christmas issue in 1880?
Answer - The War Cry (Salvation Army magazine)