Round 1: Christmas food
Q1. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
A1. A coin
Q2. Norfolk Black is a variety of what?
A2.Turkey
Q3. What alcohol is traditionally in a snowball cocktail?
A3.Advocaat
Q4. In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol who serves up the figgy pudding?
A4. Mrs Cratchit
Q5. Which alcohol is traditionally added to the base of a Christmas trifle?
A5.Sherry
Q6. According to tradition, what food should you eat every day during the 12 days of Christmas?
A6. A Christmas mince pie
Q7. What Christmas culinary treat is known at Cambridge University as Senior Wrangler sauce?
A7. Brandy butter
Q8. The mince meat in a Christmas mince pie must only be stirred in one direction to avoid
bad luck. Which direction is it?
A8. Clockwise – stirring it anti-clockwise brings bad luck
Q9. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?
A9.Waddle
Q10.In the 17th century, who made the eating of mince pies illegal?
A10. Oliver Cromwell
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Round 2: Christmas music
Q1. In what Christmas carol can the lyric ‘and heaven and nature sing’ be found?
A1. ‘Joy to the World’
Q2. What happens on the seventh day of Christmas? (in reference to the song)
A2. Seven swans a singing
Q3. What was Rudolph’s punishment for having a red nose?
A3. He couldn’t play reindeer games
Q4. Elvis Presley recorded a sad carol in the 1950s. What colour was his Christmas?
A4.Blue
Q5. When the angels proclaim the birth of Jesus to the shepherds in the carol ‘Angels We Have
Heard on High’, they sing ‘Gloria, in excelsis Deo’. This is Latin for what?
A5. Glory to God in the highest
Q6. In the song ‘Let it Snow’, what food product does the singer offer as an enticement to his
love interest to stay by the fire?
A6. Corn for popping
Q7. The famous song ‘Do They Know it’s Christmas?’ was written to raise money
for which crisis?
A7. The 1984 Ethiopian Famine
Q8. Which Christmas carol written in 1848 was composed by an Austrian priest for
a guitar when his church organ broke down?
A8. ‘Stile Nacht’ (in English ‘Silent Night’)
Q9. How many ‘La’s are in a line from the carol ‘Deck the Halls’?
A9. 7 (with one ‘Fa’)
Q10.Name three Christmas carols with the word ‘Christmas’ in the title (one point for each)
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Round 3: Christmas trivia
Q1. What fruit is used to make a traditional Christingle?
A1.Orange
Q2. Which royal couple started the tradition of having Christmas trees in Britain?
A2. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Q3. If you are born on Christmas Day, what is your zodiac sign?
A3.Capricorn
Q4. In what year did Scotland officially celebrate Christmas for the last time (until 1958 when it
became an official holiday again)?
A4.1690
Q5. Who is the first ghost to appear in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol?
A5. The ghost of Jacob Marley
Q6. In the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas, how much does Lucy charge for her
psychiatric services?
A6. 5 cents
Q7. What biological problem made the Grinch so mean?
A7. His heart was two sizes too small
Q8. What was tinsel originally made from?
A8.Silver
Q9. The first Christmas broadcast was in 1932 and delivered by George V, but who
wrote the speech?
A9. Rudyard Kipling
Q10.Name Santa’s reindeer (one point for each)
A10. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
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Round 4: Global Christmas
Q1. People in which country often include a spider and a web on their
Christmas trees for good luck?
A1.Ukraine
Q2. Poinsettias originally come from which country?
A2.Mexico
Q3. In Japan, which American fast food restaurant is one of the most popular Christmas meals?
A3.KFC
Q4. In which country is a pickle hidden among ornaments on the tree?
A4. Germany – the person who finds the pickle receives an extra gift
Q5. According to Swedish folklore, what animals pull Santa’s sleigh?
A5. Mountain goats
Q6. Which North American city started the tradition of a Christmas parade?
A6. Toronto (in 1905)
Q7. What country are the three wise men believed to have come from?
A7. Modern-day Iran
Q8. In the Czech Republic, what kind of soup is usually eaten on Christmas eve?
A8. Fish soup
Q9. Who accompanies Sinterklaas?
A9. Black Peter
Q10.Who is Befana?
A10. An old Italian woman/witch who delivers presents to children on 6 January
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Round 5: Christmas pictures
Q1. Which movie is this scene from?
A1. Love Actually
Q2. Who is this dog? (one point for each answer)
A2. Max, the Grinch’s dog
Q3. Who is this actor and what role does he play in the movie Elf?
(one point for each answer)
A3. Bob Newhart, Papa Elf
Q4. Which movie is this?
A4. Bad Santa
Q5. Who is Miss Piggy portraying?
A5. Mrs Cratchit
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Round 5: Christmas pictures
Q6. Name this character from It’s a Wonderful Life
A6. George Bailey
Q7. This famous Christmas market is located in what city?
A7.Dresden
Q8. Where is this Christmas tree located? (Hint: It’s donated by Oslo)
A8. Trafalgar Square
Q9. What is this?
A9.Frankincense
Q10.Where is this skating rink located?
A10. Rockefeller Center
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