1) What name is given to a festive hymn sung at Christmas
Carol
2) In America what is the nickname for Hollywood
Tinseltown
3) Which of Santa's traditional reindeer shares its name with a mythological god
Cupid
4) What currency would you use on Christmas Island
Australia Dollar
5) If you didn't want Turkey for Christmas, what is the biggest bird you can buy for the festive lunch
Ostrich
What name is given to a violent snowstorm
Blizzard
6) Who received his first drum kit as a present on Christmas Day 1959
Ringo Starr
7) What was the name of the miser who appears in A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
8) Santa Cruz is the capital of which holiday destination
Tenerife
9) In which Christmas special did the two leading characters dress as Batman and Robin
Only Fools And Horses
10) True or false, a fear of Christmas is called Santaclaustrophobia
True
11) In December 1897, what did over a million women ask Queen Victoria to shut on Sundays, over the festive season
Pubs
12) Who played the title role in the 1951 classic Christmas film Scrooge
Alistair Simms
13) What do they use for a Christmas tree in India - a) Banana trees b) Fig trees or c) Palm trees
a) Banana Trees
14) What Y is an old name for Christmas time
Yuletide
15) In a pantomime, what name is given to the leading character usually played by a girl
Principal Boy
16) Which well-known song and dance man appeared in the 1980 film The Man In The Santa Claus Suit
Fred Astaire
17) According to statistics, which creature are you more likely to be attacked by - a Crocodile, a Shark or a Cow
A Cow
18) Alphabetically which is the last of Santa's reindeer
Vixen
19) In the popular panto Aladdin, what is the name of Aladdin's brother
Wishey Washy
20) True or false, Santaphilia is the sexual desire for someone dressed as Santa
False
21) What did Elvis Presley receive in his 1957 Christmas mail
Army Call Up Papers
22) In which TV show was Ivy Tilsley one of the long serving characters
Coronation Street
23) If you were born on Christmas day, which star sign would you be
Capricorn
24) In which Christmas pantomime does the character "Buttons" appear
Cinderella
25) At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant
Mistletoe
TB - What percentage of the UK population will eat turkey on Christmas Day = 93%
1) What is the name of the snowman that is brought to life by a magician's top hat
Frosty
2) Which bird is often depicted on Christmas Cards
Robin
3) What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant
White
4) Which country officially ceased to exist on Christmas Day 1991
USSR
5) In which city did the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street take place
New York
6) How many points are there on every snowflake
Six
7) Which Christmas carol contains the line "The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes"
Away In A Manger
8) Carol Vorderman appears on which long running Channel 4 TV show
Countdown
9) In which English county are Bernard Mathews turkeys reared
Norfolk
10) True or false, Jesus never celebrated his birthday during his lifetime
True
11) Holly Golightly was the main character in which film
Breakfast At Tiffany's
12) Which panto is being performed at The Southport Theatre this year
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
13) Which European country started the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas a) Italy b) Germany c) France
a) Italy
14) Who wrote the well-known fairy story The Snow Queen
Hans Christian Anderson
15) Which country is partly in Asia and partly in Europe
Turkey
16) In which fictional land is it always winter but never Christmas
Narnia
17) What country is the world's largest exporter of Christmas trees a) Canada b) America c) Britain
a) Canada
18) In A Christmas Carol, what is the last ghost to appear called
The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come
19) What name is given to a play celebrating the Christmas Story
Nativity
20) True or false, in the run up to Christmas the most stolen items are Razor Blades
True (Mach 3)
21) According to the story how many thieves were there with Ali Baba
Forty
22) Who were "Following yonder star" in the words of the popular Christmas Caroil
We Three Kings
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24) Which TV family have pets named Santa's Little Helper and Snowball
The Simpson's
25) Under what name did a group of artists release the 'Do They Know Its Christmas' hit in 1984, 1985 and 1989
Band Aid
TB - The first pantomime was performed in which year = 1717
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