1. In the song ‘Jingle Bells’, how many horses pulled the sleigh?
ONE
2. Including Rudolph, according to popular culture how many reindeers pulled the sleigh?
NINE
3. What is the word for a white marking on a horse’s leg which is also associated with Christmas?
STOCKING
4. Who discovered the ‘Christmas Island’ in the Pacific Ocean?
CAPTAIN COOK IN THE YEAR 1777
5. How many gifts would you receive if you were given all of ‘The Twelve days of Christmas’?
364
6. ‘Christmas Crackers’ is the first Christmas special of which much loved British sit-com
screened in 1981?
ONLY FOOS AND HORSES
7. Where in America is there a town called ‘Santa Claus’?
INDIANA
8. What is the name of the little boy in the story of ‘The Snowman’ by Raymond Briggs?
JAMES
9. In which language is Christmas referred to as ‘Nadolig’?
WELSH
10. In what year was the Queen’s speech first televised?
1957
11. According to the proverb, what type of horse should you never look in the mouth?
A GIFT HORSE
12. “Giddy-yap, giddy-yap, giddy-yap let’s go!” are lyrics taken from which Christmas song?
SLEIGH RIDE
13. In what country is Christmas known as ‘Bada Din’ (the big day)?
INDIA
14. Which Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland banned Christmas in 1647?
OLIVER CROMWELL
15. What is the name of the ’Italian Christmas Donkey’ who helps Santa deliver presents in Italy?
DOMINICK
16. In the song ‘Little Donkey’ where was his journey taking him and Mary?
BETHLEHEM
17. If written alphabetically, which of Santa’s reindeer would come first and which last?
BLITZEN and VIXEN
18. Marzipan is conventionally made mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
ALMOND
19. Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978?
“A DOG IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS”
20. Who composed the Lieutenant Kijé orchestral suite, for a 1934 film of the same name, including the Troika
movement, commonly used as Christmas theme music, usually with prominent sleigh bells?
SERGEI PROKOFIEV