Christmas Quiz 2004
Christmas Trivia
1.
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b)
c)
d)
When are the '12 Days of Christmas'?
December 26 to January 6 *
Christmas Eve to January 4
December 14 to December 25
December 21 to January 1
2. Which of the following does NOT mean Merry
Christmas?
a) Froehliche Weihnachten
b) Mele Kalikimaka
c) Vesele Vianoce
d) Chuc Mung Tan Nien *
3. Which of the following holidays DOES NOT
occur in December?
a) Candlemas *
b) Kwanzaa
c) Boxing Day
d) Feast of St. Nicholas
4. What is the shape of the candy cane modelled
after?
a) A fish hook
b) A consolation of stars
c) The cane St. Nicholas used
d) A shepherds crook*
5. Which of the following people or things is NOT
linked to the origin of the Christmas tree?
a) A spider
b) Martin Luther
c) An angel *
d) St. Boniface
6. Which city, famous for its 'Christmas Market', is
also known as 'The Gingerbread Capital of the
World'?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) Nuremberg, Germany *
c) Prague, Czech Republic
d) Bucharest, Rumania
7. What famous Christmas song did 'Singing
Cowboy' Gene Autry write?
a) Here Comes Santa Claus *
b) Frosty the Snowman
c) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
d) Holly Jolly Christmas
8. When you go Wassailing, what is it that you are
doing?
a) Giving out gifts to your friends & neighbours
b) Going out in the woods to cut down your
Christmas tree
c) Challenging as many of your neighbours as you
can to a snowball fight
d) Going to visit neighbours and receiving goodies!*
9. The Argonauts of St. Nicholas, a military order,
instituted in the 14th century by Carlo III., King
of Naples. Their insignia was:
a) A Crozier and Hammer
b) A Shell and Flame
c) A Rope Ladder
d) A Collar of Shells*
10.
a)
b)
c)
d)
11. Which of these events did NOT occur on
Christmas Day?
a) Hong Kong fell to the Japanese in WWII.
b) Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by four ghosts.*
c) King Arthur pulled Excalibur from the stone.
d) Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman
Emperor.
12. What was pictured on the first stamp printed for
the Christmas season?
a) Santa Claus
b) An Angel
c) A Star
d) A Rose*
13. How did the tradition of kissing under the
mistletoe develop?
a) Eating it makes your mouth pucker
b) It was associated with the Scandinavian love
goddess*
c) The Druids used it in marriage ceremonies
d) It was used to make love potion in ancient
times
14. What significance is holly in celebrating
Christmas?
a) The pointed leaves represent the Star of
Bethlehem
b) It was mistaken for mistletoe
c) The red berries are a Christmas colour
d) The early church banned mistletoe, so holly was
substituted*
The emblem of St. Nicholas
flaying knife
three golden balls*
lamb
lily-branch
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15. Santa's only female sleigh-pulling reindeer, Vixen, has antlers. True or false?
a) True. But they are really no bigger than slight bumps on their heads.
b) True. Both male and female reindeer have antlers. *
c) False. Some females have been known to have antlers, but that is extremely rare.
d) False. Only the male reindeer have antlers.
Test Your Christmas Spirit Knowledge - It is Written
1. Which of the following Christmas carols was
NOT written by a minister, priest or clergyman?
a) Come All Ye Faithful *
b) It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
c) Little Town of Bethlehem
d) Away in a Manger
2. 'For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.' In which
book of the New Testament does this verse
appear?
a) John
b) Mark
c) Luke *
d) Matthew
3. Which popular Christmas carol was originally a
piece written by King Henry VIII?
a) What Child Is This? *
b) Good King Wenceslas
c) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
d) We Three Kings of Orient Are
4. What did the shepherds in the field see?
a) An Army*
b) A choir
c) A star
d) 3 Kings
5.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Jesus was probably born during what season?
Spring*
Summer
Autumn
Winter
6. Why was December 25th chosen as Christmas
Day?
a) That's when Jesus was born
b) To compete with a pagan celebration*
c) That's when Christmas trees are in season
d) That's when the Bible says to celebrate it
7.
a)
b)
c)
d)
The distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem is
30.5 miles
53.5 miles
67.5 miles*
92.5 miles
8. How many candles are on a Hanukkah Menorah
(candelabra)?
a) eight
b) ten
c) nine *
d) seven
9. 'For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.' In which
book of the New Testament does this verse
appear?
a) John
b) Mark
c) Luke *
d) Matthew
10.
a)
b)
c)
d)
The Hebrew word Hanukkah means
Celebration
Light
Dedication *
Happiness
11. When Christ was born...
a) there was snow in Bethlehem
b) there was snow in Jerusalem
c) there was snow in Israel*
d) the Bible doesn't mention snow
12.
a)
b)
c)
d)
A manger is a...
Stable for domestic animals
Wooden hay storage bin
Feeding trough *
Barn
13. Who saw the star in the east?
a) Shepherds
b) Mary and Joseph
c) Three Kings
d) Both A and C
e) None of the above *
14. What did the angels sing? (Luke 2:14)
a) "Glory to God in the highest, etc."*
b) "Alleluia"
c) "Unto us a child is born, Unto us a son is given"
d) "Joy the world, the Lord is come"
e) "Glory to the newborn King"
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15. Where do we find the Christmas story?
a) Matthew
b) Mark
c) Luke
d) John
e) All of the above
f) Only A and B
g) Only A and C *
Only A, B, and C
5. The shepherds first saw a solitary angel, who was soon joined by a heavenly host (army), which praised God.
11. Jeremiah wrote "Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes?" (Jer. 18:14) and there is a similar
verse in Isaiah 55:10. The peak of Mount Hermon glistens with perpetual snow.
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See if you can name the 27 Christmas Carols using the following clues
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White Christmas
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
All I want for Christmas if my 2 front teeth
O Holy Night
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
O Come All ye Faithful
Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
The Little Drummer Boy
We Three Kings
Silent Night
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Let it Snow
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Whose Child is This
Joy to the World
Hark, the Heralds Angels Sing
The 12 Days of Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Frosty the Snowman
Joy to the World
O Come All ye Faithful
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Fact & Fable
1. In the 1969 cartoon classic Frosty theSnowman,
how high could Frosty count?
a) 3
b) 8
c) 5*
d) 6
2. The first commercial Christmas card was
created in 1843 by John Horsley and contained
the message?
a) Merry Christmas to your Family
b) Happy Holidays
c) Seasons Greetings
d) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You*
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b)
c)
d)
4. If you were given some frumenty at a Medieval
Xmas party, you would probably –
a) Eat it *
b) Burn it
c) Put it in your sweetheart's hair?
What Is Forcemeat?
Stuffing *
Venison
Turkey
Sausage
5. At lavish Xmas feasts in the Middle Ages, swans
and peacocks were sometimes served
"endored". This means –
a) The feet and beaks were coated with gold
b) The guests knelt in adoration as the birds were
brought in or
c) The flesh was painted with saffron dissolved in
melted butter *
6. Postmen in Victorian England were popularly
called "robins". This was because –
a) Their uniforms were red *
b) They were famous for whistling as they made
their rounds
c) They also delivered eggs?
7. The Holy Days and Fasting Days Act of 1551,
which has not yet been repealed, says that
everyone must attend a church service on Xmas
Day, and must NOT –
a) Use any kind of vehicle to get to the service *
b) Give presents or put up decorations
c) Sing in public thoroughfares?
8. How many gifts are there in total in " The 12
Days of Christmas"?
a. 78
b. 468
c. 364*
d. 234
Match the country with Santa’s Name:
A
Greece
B
England
C
China
D
France
E
Italy
F
Sweden
G
Netherlands
H
Russia
I
Finland
J
Morocco
G
I
E
J
D
H
C
F
B
A
Kerstman
Joulupukki
Babbo Natale
Black Peter
Pere Noel
Ded Moroz
Shengdan Laoren
Jultomten
Father Christmas
Hagios Nikolaos
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