4 Round Christmas Quiz

Round 1

1. What is traditionally ‘stirred ‘ on ‘Stir-up Sunday’?
2. Which country gave the world the custom of lighting and decoration small fir trees at Christmas?
3. What type of Christmas ‘pie’ originally contained shredded meat, dried fruits and spices?
4. What is cranberry sauce traditionally served with?
5. What date is St Stephen’s Day?
6. What gifts did the Three Kings bear?
7. What type of animal did the Three Kings ride?
8. Traditionally, what happens to the Christmas tree on Twelfth Night?
9. What Christmas object makes a bang when pulled?
10. When does Advent end?
11. True or false: The word Christmas is derived from ‘Christ’s Mass’
12. What word, beginning with ‘N’ is French for Christmas’
13. What is the word ‘panto’ short for?
14. How many ‘Days of Christmas’ are there?

Round 2

1. Who wrote the Christmas play, Twelfth Night?
2. What traditional Christmas food is set alight?
3. What is the translation of ‘Magi’?
4. What did the Three Wise Men follow in order to find the baby Jesus?
5. From which country did Christmas Cards originate?
6. What object is traditionally displayed on front doors during Christmas?
7. Which berry is traditionally put on to a Christmas wreath?
8. Traditionally, what rings on Christmas morning?
9. What type of ‘scenes’ are popular during Christmas?
10. Where was the manger of baby Jesus’ birth located?
11. Which evergreen Christmas shrub symbolises eternal life?
12. Which plant is traditionally kissed under at Christmas?
13. In which country was the Poinsettia plant discovered: America or Mexico?
14. What is often lit at Christmas time?

Round 3

1. What does the star placed on the top of a Christmas tree represent?
2. Which bird was generally served at an English Christmas dinner, before turkey?
3. True or false: Christmas puddings originally contained chunks of meat
4. Which alcoholic beverage is used to light up the Christmas pudding?
5. Historically, which was invented first: plum pudding or Christmas cake
6. What county is famous for serving ‘Stollen’ cake at Christmas?
7. What are the colours of Santa Claus?
8. What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon?
9. Which true historical figure is Santa Claus based on?
10. What does Santa carry his presents in?
11. Which of Santa’s reindeer has a name that starts with the letter ‘V’?
12. What does the old-fashioned Christmas word ‘wassailing’ mean?
13. Which Christmas hymn is called ‘Stille Nacht’ in German?
14. Who is the rein deer with the red nose?

Round 4

1. What is the name of the song that contains the phrase ‘One Horse Open Sleigh’?
2. Which animal carried Mary to Bethlehem?
3. Who broadcasts a special Christmas message to the people of the Commonwealth?
4. Who wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’?
5. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country?
6. English man, John Horsley, designed what first commercial Christmas item in 1843?
7. What is the birth sign of people born on 25 December?
8. Which make star of the film Casablanca was born on Christmas day 1899?
9. ‘La Befana’ is the legendary character who delivers Christmas presents to children in which country?
10. Which Christmas song sung by Bing Crosby is the biggest selling Christmas single?
11. Irving ‘who’ wrote the songs for the 1954 film, White4 Christmas?
12. In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, how may French Hens are there?
13. Marzipan is made mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
14. Finish this saying: A pet is for life, not just for ….

Answers

Round 1

1. The Christmas pudding
2. Germany
3. Mince Pies
4. Turkey
5. December 26
6. Gold, frankincense and myrrh
7. Camels
8. It gets taken down
9. The Christmas cracker
10. On Christmas Eve
11. True
12. Noel
13. Pantomime
14. 12

Round 2

1. Shakespeare
2. The Christmas pudding
3. The Three Wise Men/Kings
4. A star
5. England
6. A wreath
7. Red holly berries
8. Church bells
9. Nativity scenes
10. In a stable in Bethlehem
11. Holly
12. Mistletoe
13. Mexico
14. Candles

Round 3

1. The star seem and followed by the 3 Wise Men
2. Goose
3. True
4. Brandy
5. Plum Pudding
6. Germany
7. Red and white
8. Pigs in blankets
9. St Nicholas
10. A large sack
11. Vixen
12. Going carolling from door to door
13. Silent Night
14. Rudolph

Round 4

1. Jingle Bells
2. A donkey
3. The Queen
4. Charles Dickens
5. Australia
6. The Christmas card
7. Capricorn
8. Humphrey Bogart
9. Italy
10. White Christmas
11. Irving Berlin
12. Three
13. Almond
14. Christmas