ROUND ONE - POT LUCK
1) In the Christian calendar which season comes just before Christmas
Advent
2) Published today in 1843 what was the name of the miser in A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
3) According to The Holy Days and Fasting Days Act of 1551, how should you get to church on Christmas Day
Walk
4) If you were born on Christmas day, which star sign would you be
Capricorn
5) The founder of which chain of hotels was born on Christmas Day 1887
Conrad Hilton
ROUND TWO - TELEVISION
6) In which TV series does Robbie Coltrane portray a Forensic Psychiatrist
Cracker
7) Whose Christmas Carol starred Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson
Blackadders
8) In which Christmas special did the two leading characters dress as Batman and Robin
Only Fools And Horses
9) In Red Dwarf, what was the name of the computer
Holly
10) Whose 1995 TV Christmas special was entitled Knowing Me, Knowing Yule
Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan)
ROUND THREE - LET IT SNOW
11) How many points are there on every snowflake
Six
12) Which Jim Carey film stars a dolphin called 'snowflake'
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
13) According to a Christmas Song who comes dressed in her snow white gown and tap tap taps at your window pane
Suzy Snowflake
14) Is an 'Atomic Snowflake' a winter cocktail, a herb with mauve flowers or the name of a Japanese pop group
Herb - 'Atomic Snowflake' H.H.P. 25 cm. Mauve flowers May/October. An attractive green/white variegated leaf. Scent almost like Lemon Verbena
15) What name is given to a violent snowstorm
Blizzard
ROUND FOUR - POPULAR CAROL BLOCKBUSTERS
16) O I R D C
Once In Royal David's City
17) O L T O B
Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
18) H T H A S
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
19) D T H W B O H
Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
20) G R Y M G
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
ROUND FIVE - CHRISTMAS SNACKS
21) In which fictional land is it always winter but never Christmas
Narnia
22) In Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, who is Tiny Tim's father
Bob Crachit
23) Which member of the Royle family went into labour at Christmas time in 1999
Denise
24) Which of Santa's traditional reindeer shares its name with a mythological god
Cupid
25) Which UK chart topping singer was born on Christmas Day 1971
Dido
ROUND SIX - ENTERTAINMENT
26) Who received his first drum kit as a present on Christmas Day 1959
Ringo Starr
27) Who played the role of Lloyd Christmas in the comedy film Dumber & Dumber
Jim Carey
28) Which singer, actor and comedian died at the age of 77 on Christmas Day 1995
Dean Martin
29) What Christmas present did Harry Potter get in his first Semester at Hogwarts
Invisibility Cloak
30) Who plays a father who comes back to life as a snowman in the film Jack Frost
Michael Keaton
ROUND SEVEN - CAROL SERVICE
31) Which Christmas carol contains the line "The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes"
Away In A Manger
32) Which Christmas song begins with the words "Dashing through the snow on a one horse open sleigh
Jingle Bells
33) How many different types of bird are mentioned in the song The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Six (Partridge, Turtle Dove, French Hen, Calling Bird, Goose, Swan)
34) "Tis the season to be jolly" is the second line of which well known Christmas song
Deck The Halls
35) Who were "Following yonder star"
We Three Kings
ROUND EIGHT- TURKEY & STUFFING
36) Where did the Great Fire of London start
Pudding Lane
37) Which festive delight is also Cockney Rhyming slang for the eyes
Mince Pies
38) In December 1897, what did over a million women ask Queen Victoria to shut on Sundays, over the festive season
Pubs
39) If you didn't want Turkey for Christmas, what is the biggest bird you can buy for the festive lunch
Ostrich
40) What do they use for a Christmas tree in India - a) Banana trees b) Fig trees or c) Palm trees
a) Banana Trees
ROUND NINE - THE QUEENS SPEECH
41) Which group occupied the Christmas Number One Single slot in 1996, 1997 and 1998
Spice Girls
42) Since the "United Nations" was asked to intervene, in 1995, which Country is OFFICIALLY the Home of Santa Claus
Lapland
43) In which film does Billy Peltzer receive a Mogwai for Christmas
Gremlins
44) In Pantomime, who is Princess Marcella
Sleeping Beauty
45) Which famous wrote The Father Christmas Letters
J R R Tolkien
ROUND TEN - CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS
46) What did Elvis Presley receive in his 1957 Christmas mail
Army Call Up Papers
47) About whom was the song American Pie written
Buddy Holly
48) Which singer played a prisoner of war in the film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
David Bowie
49) James Edgar first took which traditional festive job in 1890
First Store Santa Claus
50) Last lines of a pantomime have two traditions associated with them - name either
Rhyming Couplets or never spoken in rehearsal
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