The Christmas Quiz 2011

Film Round

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

2. Who wrote 'A Christmas Carol'?

3. Name the Christmas Movie:

4. Name the Christmas Movie:

5. Who was the star voiceover artist of this Christmas movie?

A)

B)
C) D)

Tom Selleck Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks
Sean Connery

6. Name this movie featuring a young Macaulay Culkin

7. What is the name of this creepy Christmas character?

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

9. 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

Trivia Round

10. Name all 8 of Santa's Reindeer

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

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

A) B) C) D)

Sixpence Fruit A cherry A stone

13. When was the first Christmas Card ever made?

A)

B)
C) D)

Medieval Times Tudor Times

Victorian Times Twentieth Century

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

A) B)

True False

15. Name all the 12 days of Christmas

16. How many gifts were given in the 12 days of Christmas?

17. "In the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that: he is.. (2 points) hes a.. (1 Point)

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

A) B) C) D)

2 5 10 20

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

A) B) C) D)

Britney Spears Dido Beyonc Lily Allen

20. What saint's day is celebrated on Boxing Day?

A) B) C)

St David St Stephen

D)

St Nicholas St Barabbas

21. From what country is Saint Nicholas thought to have come?

A) B) C)

Israel Turkey Russia

D)

America

22. What is the French phrase for 'Merry Christmas'?

A) B) C) D)

Bien Xmas Joyeux Nol Bonne Anne Bonne Pques

23. Christmas was banned in the 17th Century by Oliver Cromwell

A)

True

B)

False

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. When were electric Christmas lights first used?

A)
B) C)

1876
1878 1880

D)

1882

28. Which of these is not one of the 3 kings

A) B)

Casper Balthazar

C)
D)

Teleost
Melchior

29. How many ghosts visited Scrooge in a Christmas carol?

30. What did frosty the snowman have for a nose?

31. Which of the following places is not a real U.S. city or town?

A)
B) C)

Snowflake, Texas
Noel, Missouri St. Nicholas, Florida

D)

Santa Claus, Georgia

32. From the Christmas Carol "Good King Wenceslas" where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?

A)
B) C)

Persia
Bohemia Turkey

D)

Mercia

33. What is the name of the Scrooges former employers in a Muppets Christmas Carol?

A)
B) C)

Jacob and Bob

Jacob and Robert George and Bob

D)

George and Robert

Music Round

34. Finish this lyric from the Christmas carol "Jingle Bells": "Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright ..."

A) "...what fun it is to laugh and sing a Christmas song tonight"

B) "...what fun it is to sing and ride and a Christmas song tonight" C) "...what fun it is to sing and ride a sleighing song tonight" D) "...what fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight"

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

A)
B) C)

1999
2000 2001

D)

2002

36. Which artist has had the most Christmas number ones?

A)

Elvis Presley

B)
C) D)

Spice Girls
Cliff Richard Beatles

37. What is the best-selling Christmas single ever?

A) I wish it could be Christmas Everyday B) Bob the Builder

C) Merry Xmas Everybody

D) White Christmas

38. Which of these was the Christmas Number 1 in 2008?

A) B)

Leona Lewis Cliff Richard

C)
D)

Will Young
Alexandra Burke

39. 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?

40. Name this Christmas tune:

41. Who sang this Christmas 'classic'?

42. This tune featured on which Christmas movie?

43. What is the title of this Slade Christmas classic?

A) Merry Xmas Everybody B) I wish it could be Christmas everyday

C) Here it is Merry Christmas D) Merry Christmas Everyone

44. All I want for Christmas is...

45. What year was this song first released?

A) B)

1974 1984

C)
D)

1994
2004

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