When Gran was alive, during our family gatherings we used to play Christmas games. Gran particularly loved general knowledge quizzes, but with 5 generations ranging from the late nineties down to a three year old, it posed something of a challenge. So each year I devised multiple choice questions and everyone played in pairs, which gave even the youngest a chance of answering correctly. Gran is no longer with us, but if you happen to gather in a multi-generational mash-up to celebrate Christmas perhaps this will pass some time between opening presents and tucking into the seasonal feast.
Many thanks for your support and company throughout the year – I hope you have a lovely holiday, whatever your beliefs and whoever you are celebrating with.
1) What was asked for in the Christmas song?
a. Two front teeth c. Three pairs of socks
b. Four DVD’s d. Five sets of smellies
2) What colour was Rudolf’s nose?
a. Green c. Mauve
b. Red d. Black
3) Where does Father Christmas live?
a. The moon c. Iceland
b. Greenland d. Lapland
4) How many sides does a snowflake have?
a. Five c. Eight
b. Six d. Twelve
5) In the Christmas song, who ‘are getting fat’?
a. Mothers preparing food c. Turkeys
b. Reindeer d. Geese
6) In the song ‘Rudolf the …..nosed reindeer, how is it described? ‘You would even say it…
a. Runs c. Glows
b. Blows d. Sneezes
7) In the song ’12 Days of Christmas’ what does my true love give on the fifth day?
a. Lords a leaping c. Swans a swimming
b. Gold rings d. French hens
8) Where do poinsettias originally come from?
a. Mexico c. Brazil
b. Peru d. Venezuela
9) What brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
a. A special knitted scarf c. His carrot nose
b. An old top hat d. His coal eyes and stone teeth
10) Who was the composer of The Nutcracker ballet?
a. Handel c. Bach
b. Tchaikvosky d. Mozart
11) Who was the first English king or queen to have a Christmas tree?
a. King Henry VIII c. Queen Elizabeth I
b. King Charles II d. Queen Victoria
12) In the song ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ what pudding is asked for?
a. Figgy pudding c. Plum pudding
b. Sticky toffee pudding d. Rice pudding
13) What was Joseph’s job?
a. Fisherman c. Farmer
b. Carpenter d. Builder
14) Which one of these is NOT one of Father Christmas’s reindeer?
a. Dixen c. Rudolf
b. Donner d. Dasher
15) Good King Wenceslas ruled which country?
a. Hungary c. Flanders
b. Czechoslovakia d. Bohemia
16) Where did the real St Nicholas used to live?
a. Lapland c. Greece
b. Turkey d. Hungary
17) What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first term at Hogwarts?
a. Invisibility cloak c. X-box
b. Book of spells d. An owl
18) What is the name of Tiny Tim’s father in A Christmas Carol?
a. Ben Sackett c. Bob Cratchit
b. Bart Hatchet d. Bill Scratchit
19) What drink was adapted to become the American Christmas drink ‘egg nog’?
a. The Scandinavian drink ‘Glogg’ c. The Austrian drink ‘Gluhwein’
b. The French drink ‘Lait de Poule’ d. The German drink ‘Biersuppe’
20) Who invented the Christmas cracker?
a. George Cracker c. Tom Smith
b. Thomas Edison d. Prince Albert
Christmas Quiz 2018 – Answers
1) What was asked for in the Christmas song?
c. Two front teeth c. Three pairs of socks
d. Four DVD’s d. Five sets of smellies
2) What colour was Rudolf’s nose?
c. Green c. Mauve
d. Red d. Black
3) Where does Father Christmas live?
c. The moon c. Iceland
d. Greenland d. Lapland
4) How many sides does a snowflake have?
c. Five c. Eight
d. Six d. Twelve
5) In the Christmas song, who ‘are getting fat’?
c. Mothers preparing food c. Turkeys
d. Reindeer d. Geese
6) In the song ‘Rudolf the …..nosed reindeer, how is it described? ‘You would even say it…
c. Runs c. Glows
d. Blows d. Sneezes
7) In the song ’12 Days of Christmas’ what does my true love give on the fifth day?
c. Lords a leaping c. Swans a swimming
d. Gold rings d. French hens
8) Where do poinsettias originally come from?
c. Mexico c. Brazil
d. Peru d. Venezuela
9) What brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
c. A special knitted scarf c. His carrot nose
d. An old top hat d. His coal eyes and stone teeth
10) Who was the composer of The Nutcracker ballet?
c. Handel c. Bach
d. Tchaikvosky d. Mozart
11) Who was the first English king or queen to have a Christmas tree?
a. King Henry VIII c. Queen Elizabeth I
b. King Charles II d. Queen Victoria
12) In the song ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ what pudding is asked for?
a. Figgy pudding c. Plum pudding
b. Sticky toffee pudding d. Rice pudding
13) What was Joseph’s job?
a. Fisherman c. Farmer
b. Carpenter d. Builder
14) Which one of these is NOT one of Father Christmas’s reindeer?
a. Dixen c. Rudolf
b. Donner d. Dasher
15) Good King Wenceslas ruled which country?
a. Hungary c. Flanders
b. Czechoslovakia d. Bohemia
16) Where did the real St Nicholas used to live?
a. Lapland c. Greece
b. Turkey d. Hungary
17) What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first term at Hogwarts?
a. Invisibility cloak c. X-box
b. Book of spells d. An owl
18) What is the name of Tiny Tim’s father in A Christmas Carol?
a. Ben Sackett c. Bob Cratchit
b. Bart Hatchet d. Bill Scratchit
19) What drink was adapted to become the American Christmas drink ‘egg nog’?
a. The Scandinavian drink ‘Glogg’ c. The Austrian drink ‘Gluhwein’
b. The French drink ‘Lait de Poule’ d. The German drink ‘Biersuppe’
20) Who invented the Christmas cracker?
a. George Cracker c. Tom Smith
b. Thomas Edison d. Prince Albert
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