A BIG OL' CHRISTMAS QUIZ.


​Think you know Christmas? Think again! 
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1. What Christmas plant is "Viscum" used to label?
Mistletoe
Holly
Ivy

2. What was the name of Scrooge's dead business partner?
James Willcot
John Mantis
Jacob Marley

3. Who wrote the song "Here Comes Santa Claus"?
Jerry Lieber
Burl Ives
Gene Autry

4. Name the song: “Disperse the gloomy clouds of night"
Hark the Herald Angels
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel

5. Which country can be credited with the creation of the Christmas beverage, eggnog?
England
The USA
Germany

6. In the Christmas story, after leaving Bethlehem, to which country did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus travel?
Jordan
Egypt
Syria

7. When does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?
Dec 21st
Jan 7th
Dec 30th

8. Which country does St. Nicholas come from?
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey

9. The poinsettia is native to which country?
Chile
Portugal
Mexico

10. Which American state was the first to recognise Christmas as a holiday, in 1836?
Vermont
Alabama
Missouri

11. What was printed on the first Christmas stamp?
An angel
A rose
A star

12. What is the shape of the candy cane modelled after?
A fish hook
The cane St. Nicholas used
A shepherd’s crook

13. Who played Bob Cratchit in “The Muppet Christmas Carol”?
Kermit
Gonzo
Rizzo

14. When was Christmas first celebrated?
2nd Century
3rd Century
4th Century

15. What Christmas item did Tom Smith invent in 1847 in London?
Christmas lights
Tinsel
Christmas cracker

16. Kris Kringle is hired to work in which department store, in “Miracle on 34th Street”?
FAO Schwarz
Gimble’s
Macy’s

17. Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was born?
Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula

18. Which U.S. state has “the world’s tallest living Christmas tree”?
Maine
California
Idaho

19. What gift did Caspar bring?
Gold
Frankincense
Myrrh

20. The song White Christmas was first performed in which film?
Holiday Inn
White Christmas
Just for You

21. Whose Gospel doesn’t contain the Christmas story?
Matthew
Mark
Luke

22. How many gifts did the person in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” receive?
364
144
78

23. In which author's novel is it "always winter but never Christmas"?
Emily Brontë
Charles Dickens
C. S. Lewis

24. If you were born on Christmas Day, what’s your starsign?
Capricorn
Sagittarius
Aquarius

25. Which of these is the only one originally intended aas a Christmas carol?
Jingle Bells
Carol of the Bells
Silent Night

26. Who is credited with bringing the Christmas tree to Britain and Ireland?
King William IV
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria

27. One of the Wise Men’s gifts was gold. What is its chemical symbol?
Gn
Er
Au

28. What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose?
A carrot
A button
A lump of coal

29. Which author made the remark "I gave them for Dinner a Piece of rost Beef and plumb Puddings – and after dinner half a Pint of strong Beer apiece”?
Samuel Johnson
James Woodforde
Philip Larkin

30. In which ocean is Christmas Island?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean

31. How many nights did it take for all three spirits to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?
One
Two
Three

32. Name the Christmas movie: "It's a one year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club!"
Deck the Halls
Bad Santa
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

33. In which country did the Carol of the Bells originate?
Finland
Italy
Ukraine

34. The first artificial Christmas tree was made in Germany in the late 19th century. What was it made of?
Tinsel
Feathers
Tin

35. Who wrote the poem, "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees"?
Walt Whitman
James Joyce
T.S. Eliot

36. Where did there “arise such a clatter”?
On the lawn
By the tree
On the roof

37. Which country gifts the Christmas tree that is placed at the Trafalgar Square in London, according to Christmas tradition?
Denmark
Norway
Germany

38. What’s the Grinch as cuddly as?
A hedgehog
A cactus
A bag of rocks

39. Who lost $8,000 in “It’s a Wonderful Life”?
Uncle Billy
George Bailey
Mr. Potter

40. Who played an elf in “Santa Claus: The Movie”?
Charles Grodin
Danny deVito
Dudley Moore

41. All sports were banned in Britain on December 25th 1541, except one. Which one?
Horseshoes
Bowls
Brainius an Pupey

42. Who tried to steal Christmas from the "Whos of Whoville" in the 1966 cartoon based on the Dr. Seuss story?
The Snowman
The Cat in the Hat
The Grinch

43. What does a caroller sing outside Scrooge’s office?
God Rest You Merry, Gentelemn
Good King Wenceslas
O Come, All Ye Faithful

44. Who made the first nativity crib?
St. Clare
St. Francis
St. Dominic

45. Which continent is the turkey from ?
Europe
South America
North America

46. “Silent Night” was first played on which musical instrument?
Organ
Guitar
Harpsichord

47. What Christmas food is made from "marsh-whorts"?
Cranberry sauce
Marshmallows
Pudding

48. Which mission broadcast a Christmas message in 1968?
Apollo 7
Apollo 8
Apollo 9

49. What happened to Pope Gregory VII while saying Mass on Christmas Day?
He had a heart attack
He hit his head on the altar
He was kidnapped

50. Which popular Christmas song was composed by James Pierpont in 1857?
Jingle Bells
Angels We Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger

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