CHRIS'S CHRISTMAS QUIZTIME

Blog EntryChristmas Quick QuizNov 4, '07 4:42 PM
for everyone

1.

In which TV series does Robbie Coltrane portray a Forensic Psychiatrist?

Cracker

2.

Which boys name means born on Xmas day”?

Noel

3.

Which country is partly in Asia and partly in Europe?

Turkey

4.

What colour are the flowers of the Xmas rose?

White

5.

A group of these birds is called a Covey?

Partridges

6.

Chionophobia is the fear of what, often related with this time of year?

Snow

7.

Where did the Great Fire of London start?

Pudding Lane

8.

In cockney rhyming slang what is a “Christmas log”?

Dog

9.

What is the surname of the actress who played Dorian Green in Birds of a Feather? 

Joseph

10.

In Pantomime, who is Princess Marcella?

Sleeping Beauty

11.

Which one of the Three Kings carried the gift of Myrrh?

Balthazar

12.

If you were born on Christmas day, which star sign would you be?

Capricorn

13.

Where doe the traditional Xmas morning “dip” take place in London?

The Serpentine in Hyde Park

14.

What is the English translation of Santa’s reindeers called Donner & Blitzen?

Thunder & Lightning

15.

Who, while serving as Lord Protector of England, actually banned Christmas?

Oliver Cromwell

16.

Which singer has the distinction of having the first ever Christmas No.1 in 1952?

AL Martino (Here in my heart)

17.

Is kissing under the Mistletoe, a Roman, French, Druid, or Celtic Custom?

Druid

18.

In 1898 the first Christmas postage stamp was issued by which country was it the USA, Canada, Great Britain or France?

Canada

19.

Which Christmas figure was created in 1939 by Robert May as a Christmas promotion for a department store in Chicago?

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

20.

How many horses pull the sleigh in the Christmas song ‘Jingle Bells’?

One

 Tie Break Questions

1

The first pantomime was performed in which year?

1717

2

When was the first Xmas card designed

1843

3

In which year did Shakin’ Stevens have a hit with Merry Christmas Everyone?

1985


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