1) Where was Santa Claus according to Spitting Image in 1986
2) From which original film did the song ' White Christmas ' appear
3) According to the song ' 12 days of Christmas ' How many Ladies dancing
4) Who was crowned king on Christmas day
5) Which comedian use to have every year through the 60's and 70's his ' Christmas box '
6) Name the ghosts that appear to Scrooge
7) Finish off the title of this seasonal film - Miracle on ? th street
8) Who plays Scrooge in the ' Muppet Christmas carol '
9) What colour are the flowers of the plant ' Christmas Rose '
10) What is your star sign if you were born on Christmas day
11) In which decade did did Bing Crosby's ' White Christmas ' first enter the UK charts
12) Which childrens song was a number one hit at Christmas 2000
13) In the song ' 12 Days of Christmas ' what is the total quantity of birds mentioned
14) What colour is Dorothy's dress in the original ' Wizard of Oz '
15) As the song goes Where was I when ' I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus '
16) How many Reindeer start with the letter ' D ' and can you name them
17) What colour was Elvis Presley's Christmas hit
18) What is the name of the most famous Christmas ballet
19) December 26th also known as Boxing day is named after which saint
20) Most Christmas carols sung today were first composed in the 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, or 1800's
21) Traditionally, German children are not allowed to see what until Christmas eve.
22) Which Barbara Streisand song is named after the Christmas tree
23) Which is the all time best selling Christmas song
24) Electric Christmas tree lights were first introduced in which year - 1776, 1835, 1895, or 1925
25) Good King Wenceslas was king of which Country - Turkey, Albania, Canada, Bohemia, or Norway
26) The Ponsettia is a traditional Christmas flower from which country - USA, Mexico, Russia, or Africa
27) In Tchaikovsky's ballet ' The Nutcracker ' the nutcracker's main enemy was who
28) When was Christmas first celebrated.Was it - Around 100ad, 4th Century, 11th Century, or 13th Century
29) Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate
30) What significance is holly in celebrating Christmas
31) Not including Rudolph, How many reindeer are there
32) What was the No1 hit single Christmas day 2000
33) What Carol contains the line ' round yon Virgin mother and child '
34) The real St Nicholas lived in which Country - Turkey, Canada, Denmark, or Germany
35) Which of Santa's reindeer comes alphabetically last
36) Which English actor starred in 'Muppet Christmas Carol '
37) Which Christmas Pop hit has the line ' Do the fairies keep him sober for a day '
38) Who plays Santa in ' Miracle on 34th Street ' 1994
39) Who was crowned king of England on Christmas day
40) Who introduced Christmas Trees into Britain
41) What popular items were invented by Thomas Smith in 1846
42) Which English princess celebrates her Birthday on Christmas day
43) Who banned Christmas for one year in 1649. Was it - Henry 8th, Philip 2nd, Oliver Cromwell, or Stephen
44) Who was the voice of BBC TV's ' Robbie the Reindeer ' Was it - Robbie Coltraine, Robbie Williams, or Robbie Jackson
45) Mistletoe comes from the Anglo Saxon name meaning what
46) Who sings the first line on the original Band Aid single ' Do they know its Christmas '
47) What festive item can you find from the anagram of ' Dance and Travel '
48) In which movie does the song ' White Christmas ' first appear
49) Who wrote the Christmas story ' The snowman '
50) Which Christmas hit sing has the Lyrics ' Room is swaying, records playing, all the old somgs, we love to hear…'
51) Who was the first Monarch to have a Christmas tree
52) Find something connected to Christmas in this anagram ' Telephone error - Hundreds died '
53) Good King Wenceslas …he looked out on the feast of Stephen. When was the Feast of Stephen. Was it - Dec 12, Dec24, Dec 26, or Dec 2nd
54) Which of the following places is NOT a real US city or town - Wenceslas Ohio, Noel Missouri, St Nicholas Florida, or Santa Claus Georgia
55) In which Ocean would you find Christmas Island
56) How do you say ' Merry Christmas ' in Brazil
57) How many Candles are on a Hanukkah Menorah (Candelabra)
58) What was the title of the first Christmas song to reach No1 in different years by different artists.(worth 2 pts)
59) What was the title of Cliff Richard's first Christmas No1
60) What is the most common item found in a cracker
61) On which Tree does Mistletoe usually grow
62) In Scabble,What is the face value number of points of the word Christmas
63) On what did Marley's ghostly face first appear to Scrooge in Dicken's ' A Christmas carol '
64) From which Christmas carol do the following lyrics come ' Come and behold him born the King of Angel's'
65) What was stolen from WestMinister Abbey on Christmas day in 1950
66) What is the next line - Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…
67) How many children did Bob Crachett have in ' A Christmas Carol '
68) Name one of the two ugly sisters in ' Cinderella '
69) According to the bible. The three wise men brought gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. What is Frankincense
70) What was the first ghost seen by Ebenezer Scrooge in ' A Christmas carol '
71) What did Rudolph never get to join in
72) Name the 7 Dwarves
73) Who did Dorthoy meet up with first in her journey to meet the Wizard. Was it the Lion, Tin man, or Scarecrow
74) Which pop song contains the lines ' At Christmastime we let in light and banish shade in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joy
75) In Home alone 2 the movie, which city was Kevin lost at Christmas
76) Which English Monarch used Radio to start the tradition of the Christmas broadcast
77) Which Country donates the Christmas tree in Trafalgar square
78) How many Drummers are Drumming in the song 12 days of Christmas
79) Which song has the lines ' Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say '
80) What Christmas item was first introduced by Henry Cole in 1843
81) Which English King was crowned on Christmas Day
82) What is the most common English name for the plant Viscum Album
83) Who composed the tune for ' In the bleak midwiner'
84) What Christian featival occurs 40 days after Christmas
85) Which City is mentioned in the song ' White Christmas '
86) On what day over the Christmas period does Innocent's day fall
87) Which Slipper did Cinderella lose
88) What was the name of the horse in the song ' Jingle Bells '
89) According to the song , what gave life to ' Frosty the Snowman '
90) In which year did Queen Elizabeth 2nd deliver her first Christmas day address
91) Who sings ' Christmas is all around' in the 2002 film ' Love Actually '
92) In which year was the Queen's Christmas day broadcast first shown on TV. Was it - 1954, 1957, 1959, or 1961
93) Captain Cook discovered Christmas Island in 1777. In which ocean is the island Situated
94) What does a Chandler make which is popular around Christmas time
95) Who is the star of the film ' National lapoons Christmas vacation '
96) What is Christmas called in france
97) In which Panto does Widow Twanky appear
98) Who is the star of the movies ' Santa Clause and Santa clause 2 '
99) In the Christmas edition of ' Only Fools and Horses ' who was the host of the game show del boy took part in
100) What was the name of Queens only Christmas hit of the 80's
ANSWERS
1) On the dole
2) Holiday Inn
3) 9
4) Oliver Cromwell
5) Stanley Baxter
6) Ghost of Christmas past, present, and Future, and Marley's ghost
7) 34th street
8) Michael Caine
9) White
10) Caparicorn
11) 1970's
12) Bob the Builder
13) 23 - 6=Geese, 7=Swans, 4=Calling birds, 3= French Hens, 2=Turtle doves, 1=Partridge
14) Blue
15) On the stairs
16) 3 - Dasher, Donder, and Dancer
17) Blue
18) Nutcracker
19) St Stephen
20) 1700's
21) Christmas tree
22) White Christmas
24) 1895
25) Bohemia
26) Mexico
27) The king of the Mice
28) 4th Century
29) Germany
30) The early Church banned mistletoe, so holly was substituted
31) 8
32) Bob the builder
33) Silent Night
34) Turkey
35) Vixen
36) Michael Caine
37) Merry Christmas everybody by Slade
38) Richard Attenborough
39) William the Conqueror (1066)
40) Prince Albert
41) Christmas Cracker
42) Princess Alexandra Born December 25th 1936
43) Oliver Cromwell in 1647
44) Robbie Williams
45) Dung on a Twig
46) Paul Young
47) Advent Calender
48) Holiday Inn
49) Raymond Briggs
50) Merry Christmas everyone
51) Queen Victoria
52) Rudolph the Red nose Reindeer
53) December 26th
54) Wenceslas Ohio
55) Pacific and Indian Ocean
56) Boas Festas
57) 9
58) Mary's boy child
59) Mistletoe and Wine
60) A hat
61) Oak
62) 16 points
63) A Doorknocker
64) Come all ye faithful
65) Stone of Scone
66) …please put a money in the old Mans hat
67) Seven
68) Anastasia and/or Drizzella
69) Perfume
70) His ex-partner Jacob Marley
71) All the other reindeer games
72) Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy
73) Scarecrow
74) Do they know its Christmas
75) New York
76) George V (1932)
77) Norway
78) 12
79) Rudolf the red nosed Reindeer
80) The Christmas card
81) William the Conqueror 1066
82) Mistletoe
83) Gustav Holst
84) Candlemas
85) Beverly hills L.A.
86) December 28th
87) The left shoe
88) Bobtail
89) An old silk hat
90) 1952
91) Billy Mack
92) 1957
93) Pacific Ocean
94) Candle maker
95) Chubby Chase
96) Noel
97) Aladdin
98) Tim Allen
99) Jonathan Ross
100) Thank God its Christmas
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