Q 1 Which lake in Hyde Park is traditionally used for a Christmas dip?
Answer The Serpentine.
Q 2 On what did Marley's ghostly face first appear to Scrooge in
Dickens' A Christmas Carol ?
Answer A doorknocker.
Q 3 How many maids were a-milking in the song 'The Twelve Days of
Christmas'?
Answer Eight.
Q 4 Which apple tree parasite is much in demand for the Christmas
festivities?
Answer Mistletoe.
Q 5 When does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?
Answer 7th January.
Q 6 In what century was the Christmas tree introduced into England?
Answer The 19th century.
Q 7 The names of which two of Santa's reindeer's begin with the letter
'C'?
Answer Comet and Cupid.
Q 8 In which country did the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe
originate?
Answer Great Britain.
Q 9 From which Christmas carol do the following lyrics come 'To you in
David's Town This Day is Born of David's Line'?
Answer While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks.
Q 10 In which Christmas pantomime does 'Buttons' appear?
Answer Cinderella.
Q 11 Which Christmas item was invented by Tom Smith in 1847?
Answer The Christmas cracker.
Q 12 American Phillips Brooks wrote which popular Christmas carol?
Answer 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'.
Q 13 The Three Wise Men from the East brought gifts for the birth of
Jesus, myrrh and gold were two, what was the third?
Answer Frankincense.
Q 14 Which nickname for Hollywood sounds Christmassy?
Answer Tinseltown.
Q 15 Which very popular Christmas song was originally written for
Thanksgiving and not Christmas?
Answer Jingle Bells.
Q 16 Which famous company claims that the red and white suit worn by
modern day Santa Claus was originally based on an idea from them?
Answer Coca-Cola (before Santa was always pictured wearing flowing
multi-coloured robes).
Q 17 From which Christmas carol do the following lyrics come 'Come and
Behold Him Born the King of Angels'?
Answer Come all ye Faithful.
Q 18 What went with Mistletoe on Cliff Richard's 1988 Christmas No.1?
Answer Wine.
Q 19 In The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many birds are given in total?
Answer 184.
Q 20 In 'A Christmas Carol', how many ghosts visit Scrooge ?
Answer 4, Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present
and of Christmas yet to come.
Q 21 In the film 'Die Hard 2', which airport did the terrorist take over
on Christmas Eve?
Answer Dulles International Airport.
Q 22 Where did Dr Edward Gibson spend Christmas, 1973?
Answer Orbiting the Earth in Skylab.
Q 23 If you were born on Christmas day, what would be your Zodiac sign?
Answer Capricorn.
Q 24 In North America, if you got involved in the 'Christmas census',
what would you be counting?
Answer Birds.
Q 25 In the Black Forest area in Germany, religious families lay an
extra place at the Christmas table. Who is it for?
Answer The Virgin Mary.
Q 26 What was the biggest selling toy for Christmas 1997?
Answer Teletubbies.
Q 27 Which female character left 'Coronation Street' at Christmas 1987?
Answer Hilda Ogden.
Q 28 Which line follows 'I'm dreaming of a White Christmas'?
Answer Just like the ones I used to know.
Q 29 Who, in the 1966 Christmas edition of 'Not Only ... But Also',
appeared as Dan the gents toilet commissionaire?
Answer John Lennon.
Q 30 What bulbous performer was at No 1 in the British pop charts on
Christmas Day 1993?
Answer Mr Blobby.
Q 31 In 'Coronation Street', in 1990, Jack surprised Vera with a special
Christmas present called Boomer. What was Boomer?
Answer An Alsatian dog, (who went on the rampage and ate the turkey).
Q 32 Which saint's day follows Christmas Day?
Answer St Stephen's.
Q 33 How many versions of the film 'A Christmas Carol' have been
produced?
Answer Three, (1938, 1951 and 1984).
Q 34 By what seasonal name is the Hellebore more commonly known?
Answer Christmas rose.
Q 35 Traditionally, when do the Royal Family open their Christmas
presents?
Answer Christmas Eve.
Q 36 Which country donates the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square?
Answer Norway.
Q 37 Which President ceased to be leader of Russia on Christmas Day
1991?
Answer Mikhail Gorbachev.
Q 38 Which country is eaten for Christmas dinner?
Answer Turkey.
Q 39 Who in 1963 was in the charts with 'All I Want For Christmas Is A
Beatle'?
Answer Dora Bryan.
Q 40 In the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', what was given on the
ninth day?
Answer Nine ladies dancing.
Q 41 Which duo dressed up as Batman and Robin to go to a fancy dress
ball on their 1996 Christmas Day Special?
Answer Del and Rodney Trotter, (Only Fools and Horses).
Q 42 In The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many gold rings are given in
total?
Answer 40.
Q 43 What is the name of the ocean current that appears every 5 to 8
years around Christmas off of the Pacific coast of South America?
Answer El Nino.
Q 44 According to the nursery rhyme, who, 'sat in the corner eating a
Christmas pie'?
Answer Little Jack Horner.
Q 45 If you attended a Swedish Christmas party and were served glogg,
what would you do with it?
Answer Drink it, it's a hot spiced drink made from wine or spirit.
Q 46 Which famous comedian ignored Christmas and sent his cynical cards
in July?
Answer W.C. Fields
Q 47 Can you name two of the Three Wise Men who journeyed from the East
for the birth of Jesus?
Answer Balthazar, Caspar or Gaspar and Melchior.
Q 48 Which pantomime features the character Widow Twanky?
Answer 'Aladdin'.
Q 49 In which American state would you find the city of Bethlehem?
Answer Pennsylvania.
Q 50 Which 'Sauce' sponsored the NSPCC's 1997 Christmas appeal?
Answer 'Daddie's Sauce'.
Q 51 According to the song, what was the first gift given on the first
day of Christmas?
Answer A partridge in a pear tree.
Q 52 Who won the 1954 Oscar for best song, with the song 'Count Your
Blessings Instead of Sheep' from the film 'White Christmas'?
Answer Irving Berlin.
Q 53 Which Christmas carol demands figgy duff?
Answer 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'.
Q 54 How many lords-a-leaping were there in the song 'The Twelve Days of
Christmas?
Answer Ten.
Q 54 In Dickens 'A Christmas Carol', who said 'God Bless Us, Every
One!'?
Answer Tiny Tim.
Q 55 In which Christmas pantomime do the ugly sisters appear?
Answer 'Cinderella'.
Q 56 What are the Two Little Boys called in Rolf Harris's 1969 Christmas
No 1?
Answer Joe and Jack.
Q 57 From which country did the use of Christmas trees, at Christmas
originate?
Answer Germany.
Q 58 If at Christmas, you given a lebkuchen as a present, what would you
do with it?
Answer Eat it, it's a kind of German Christmas biscuit.
Q 59 In what year was the last official White Christmas in Britain?
Answer 1970.
Q 60 Wenceslas of the Christmas carol was king of which German country?
Answer Bohemia.
Q 61 In which month is Christmas in Australia?
Answer December.
Q 62 Which Dickie had a 50s No. 1 with 'Christmas Alphabet'?
Answer Valentine.
Q 63 Which British territory was captured on Christmas Day 1941?
Answer Hong Kong.
Q 64 In Dr Seuss' book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' what is the
name of the Grinch's dog?
Answer Max.
Q 65 At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of
which plant?
Answer Mistletoe.
Q 66 Which Christmas carol contains the line 'O tidings of comfort and
joy'?
Answer 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'.
Q 67 Who went digital at Christmas 1997?
Answer The Queen (www.thequeen.com).
Q 68 The Milk Tray man got a softer image in the 1993 Christmas TV ad
campaign. He gave her the usual chocolates but what did his lady love give
him?
Answer A woolly jumper.
Q 69 According to the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' what are the
eight maids doing?
Answer A-milking.
Q 70 What do most Christmas elves wear on the tips of their shoes?
Answer Bells.
Q 71 Children in Italy and Spain don't get their presents on Christmas
day. On what day do they get them?
Answer 5th January (the eve of Epiphany).
Q 72 Who had a Christmas No. 1 with 'Saviour's Day'?
Answer Cliff Richard.
Q 73 Who, in 'Coronation Street' was held captive by a man called Roscoe
who didn't want to spend Christmas alone?
Answer Deirdre Barlow.
Q 74 In which city did the Christmassy film 'Miracle on 34th Street'
take place?
Answer New York.
Q 75 In which century did the pagan Midwinter Feast become the Christian
Christmas?
Answer The 9th century.
Q 76 Which Eastern European dictator was executed by firing squad on
Christmas Day in 1989?
Answer Nicolae Ceausescu, (Romania).
Q 77 What Christmas first went on sale in the 1840's as a 'Smith's
Bon-Bon'?
Answer The Christmas cracker.
Q 78 Who made the quotation 'I'm walking backwards till Christmas'?
Answer Spike Milligan (on the Goon Show).
Q 79 'As Joseph was a-walking, he heard an angel sing, this night shall
be the birth-time of Christ the Heavenly King', comes from which
Christmas Carol?
Answer The Cherry Tree Carol.
Q 80 Which English Monarch was the first to broadcast their traditional
Christmas Message on television?
Answer Queen Elizabeth II.
Q 81 'Christmas Eve', is Cockney rhyming slang for what?
Answer Believe (expression of incredulity, 'would you believe it').
Q 82 Which group topped the 1998 Christmas record charts for the second
year running?
Answer Spice Girls.
Q 83 On what day of the week did Christmas day fall in the year of the
first National Lottery draw?
Answer Sunday (1994).
Q 84 What is the French name for Christmas?
Answer Noel.
Q 85 In the Christmas show 'Frosty the Snowman', who brought Frosty back
to life?
Answer Santa Claus (Father Christmas).
Q 86 What was the top selling Christmas toy of 1994?
Answer Power Rangers.
Q 87 Which pop star appeared in the 1983 film, 'Merry Christmas, Mr
Lawrence'?
Answer David Bowie.
Q 88 In 'Coronation Street', who nearly choked on a sixpence during
Christmas dinner in 1961?
Answer Ena Sharples.
Q 89 Who was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas
day 1066?
Answer William the Conqueror.
Q 90 How many French hens were there in the song 'The Twelve Days of
Christmas'?
Answer Three.
Q 91 In Dickens 'A Christmas Carol', what is Scrooge's Christian name?
Answer Ebenezer.
Q 92 In the poem 'The Night Before Christmas', 'I sprang from my bed to
see' what?
Answer 'What was the matter'.
Q 93 What is the most popular Christmas tree topper?
Answer An angel.
Q 94 In Dr Seuss' book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', what biological
short-coming made the Grinch so mean?
Answer His heart was two sizes to small.
Q 95 Which group sang 'Lonely This Christmas' in 1974?
Answer Mud.
