Christmas Quizzes
Coming up, a short series (7) of Christmas Quizzes - Ten questions each.
Kindly sent in by our guest writer Joe Donnelly
Christmas Quiz 1
1 What did the first ever SMS text message, sent December 3rd 1992, read - Merry Christmas
2 Traditionally at Christmas in Germany what type of food is Stollen - Cake
3.Which Us state in 1907 was the last to declare Christmas a legal Holiday - Oklahoma
4. The Beach Boys had a Christmas number one US hit single in 1966 with which song - Good Vibrations
5. Which country is Eggnog said to have originated from - England (East Anglia)
6. What is the popular name for cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon - Pigs In Blankets
7. What is the name of the little boy in the filmed story of "The Snowman" - James
8. Which English author wrote the book ‘A Christmas Carol’ - Charles Dickens
9. From which town had Mary and Joseph come before arriving in Bethlehem - Nazareth
10. Name the Christmas song with the initials ‘WIAWW’ - Walking In A Winter Wonderland
Christmas Quiz 2
1 Which puzzle, sold by Ideal Toy Corp., was the most popular Christmas gift in 1980 - Rubik Cube
2. What river did George Washington cross on Christmas night 1776 - Delaware
3. Which of the wise men is said to have brought gold as a gift for Jesus - Melchior
4. Which spirit based sauce is traditionally poured over Christmas pudding - Brandy Sauce
5. In the Christmas song 'Jingle Bells', how many horses pulled the sleigh - 1
6. In Victorian England who were called Robins because of the colour of their uniform - Postmen
7. In which year did the US postal system first issue Christmas stamps - 1962
8. What song initials ‘MAW’ was a UK Christmas Number One in 1988 for Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
9. 'Nadolig Llawen' means Merry Christmas in which western European language - Welsh
10. Who played the Grinch in the 2000 film - Jim Carey
Christmas Quiz 3
1. Foie gras is a French dish made from the liver of which type of animal - Goose or Duck
2. Little Larry and Puny Pete were Charles Dickens test names for which character - Tiny Tim
3. The Christmas film ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ is based in which US city - New York
4. The port of Archangel is situated on which sea - The White Sea
5. Which Englishman banned Christmas in 1647 - Oliver Cromwell
6. A year contains 365 days so on what number day does Christmas Day fall - 359
7. What is the chemical formula for snow - H2o
8. What is the most common gift received from a Christmas cracker - Hat
9. Leona Lewis had a Christmas number one UK hit single in 2006 with which song - A Moment Like This
10. Advocaat is a Christmas festive drink of what colour - Yellow
Christmas Quiz 4
1. Which British Monarch gave the 1st Christmas broadcast on Christmas Day in 1932 - George V
2. Name the character played by Macaulay Culkin in the film ‘Home Alone’ - Kevin McCallister
3. Brandy is made from distilling what - Wine
4. Which female American singer sang 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' in 1994 - Mariah Carey
5. Which hand-held Nintendo product was reportedly the most popular Christmas gift in 1989 - Nintendo GameBoy
6. What drink invented by Francis Showering has a fawn mascot - Babycham
7. Which group of puppets had a movie which was based loosely on 'A Christmas Carol' - Muppets
8. What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick - Poult
9. Who had a Christmas number one UK hit single with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1963 - Beatles
10. According to the proverb, what type of horse should you never look in the mouth - Gift Horse
Christmas Quiz 5
1. Which American male comedian plays Kate Winslet's love interest in the film ‘The Holiday’ - Jack Black
2. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a red nose, but did he have antlers - Yes He Did
3. In which German city would you find the Shrine of The Three Kings - Cologne
4. Madonna had a Christmas number one US hit single in 1984 with which song - Like a Virgin
5. Which ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ actress plays Bill Murray's love interest in the film ‘Scrooged - Karen Allen
6. Which of Santa's reindeer shares its name with a small solar system body - Comet
7. What is the name of Dorothy Gale's dog in The Wizard of Oz - Toto
8. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics 'In heaven the bells are ringing' - Ding Dong Merrily on High
9. Which singer of the Eurythmics was born on 25th December in 1954 - Annie Lennox
10.Who is the central businessman character in the film It's a Wonderful Life - George Bailey
Christmas Quiz 6
1. What is the name of the elf played by Will Ferrell in the 2003 film ‘Elf’ - Buddy Hobbs
2. Which fictional land never has a Christmas but it's always winter - Narnia
3. By what means did God warn the Wise Men not to return to Herod - In A Dream
4. What was the name of the Nicaragua city devastated by an earthquake Xmas day 1972 - Managua
5. Peter Auty sang Walking In The Air in what film - The Snowman
6. What is the surname of the family in the 1989 film 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Griswold
7. What former Egyptian president was born on Christmas day in 1918 - Anwar Sadat
8. Who wrote the songs for the 1954 film White Christmas - Irving Berlin
9. Driving Home For Christmas was a 1988 hit single for which singer - Chris Rea
10. “Giddy-yap, giddy-yap, giddy-yap it's grand” are lyrics taken from which Christmas song - Sleigh Ride
Christmas Quiz 7
1 What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made from - Button
2 What colour is the Grinch - Green
3 What is Tiny Tim’s famous saying in A Christmas Carol - God Bless Us Everyone
4 In the early 1900s what was so expensive at Christmas you rented them - Christmas Lights
5 What liqueur goes into a Snowball - Advocar
6 How many gifts are given in total in the song the twelve days of Christmas - 364
7 Who discovered Christmas Island - Capt. Cook
8 Name the actor that plays Jasper Bloom in the film 'The Holiday' - Rufus Sewell
9 Celebrated by the Irish, on what date does the 'Wren Day' (Lá an Dreoilín) fall - 26 Dec. Boxing Day
10 Feliz Navidad is Spanish for what - Merry Christmas