ROUND ONE
1. At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant?
MISTLETOE
2. The poinsettia is native to which country?
MEXICO
3. Who wrote the 1942 song "White Christmas"?
IRVIN BERLIN
4. Good King Wenceslas was king of which country?
BOHEMIA
5. What was the name of Scrooge's deceased business partner in Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol"?
JACOB MARLEY
6. Which popular Christmas song was actually first written for Thanksgiving?
JINGLE BELLS
7. On what date is Christmas day celebrated in Guatemala?
25TH DECEMBER
8. Which 1990 movie told of a boy's experience when 2 men break into his house at Christmas?
HOME ALONE
9. What is "Forcemeat"?
STUFFING
10. Which country is the world's largest exporter of Christmas trees?
CANADA (NOVA SCOTIA)
--- During the post war meat shortage, some London shops sold seagulls and starlings for Christmas. True or false?
TRUE - 3 SHILLINGS EACH
ROUND TWO
1. Name Santa's Reindeer?
COMET; VIXEN; DONNA; BLITZEN; PRANCER; DANCER; CUPID & DASHER
2. According to the earliest tellings, what animal did St. Nicholas use as transportation when leaving gifts at children's houses on Christmas Eve?
A DONKEY
3. In what year did Christmas Day and New Years day last fall in the same year?
2004
4. In Home Alone a young boy is abandoned when his parents fly to a Christmas vacation in which city? Which actor played the boy?
PARIS McCAULEY CULKIN
5. Who was the winner of the 2002 Miss World competition?
MISS TURKEY
6. On which instrument was the carol "Silent Night" first played?
GUITAR
7. The Reindeer is native to which three continents?
EUROPE ASIA AMERICA
8. What did Percy Weasley, a Hogwarts prefect, find embedded in his Christmas pudding?
A SILVER SICKLE
9. In which film did Judy Garland sing "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"?
MEET ME IN ST LOUIS
10. Jesus is a Hebrew word - what does it mean in English?
SAVIOUR
--- Italians traditionally leave pizza, spaghetti and a bottle of Chianti for Santa's reindeer. True or false?
FALSE
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