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140 Questions
| In the UK it is traditionally believed that eating a what each day of the twelve days of Christmas brings happiness the following year: Sausage; Mince Pie; Carrot; or Turkey drumstick? | Mince pie |
| In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many pipers are there? | Eleven |
| Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? | Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come, and Jacob Marley |
| Which British monarch (born 1865, died 1936) introduced the custom of giving thousands of Christmas puddings to staff? | King George V |
| Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'? | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| Pine needles are said to be a good source of which vitamin? | Vitamin C |
| What Paul McCartney hit song video featured the First World War Christmas Truce meeting of German and British soldiers in no-man's land between the front line trenches? | Pipes of Peace |
| Christmas Crackers was the first Christmas edition of which popular UK comedy series? | Only Fools and Horses |
| Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names Little Larry and Puny Pete for which character? | Tiny Tim - A Christmas Carol |
| Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen? | Cake |
| In the song 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas', how many swans were a-swimming? | Seven |
| In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner? | Jacob Marley |
| What is the birth sign of people born on 25 December? | Capricorn |
| In which city was the Salvation Army founded? | London (1865, orginally the Christian Mission, William Booth) |
| Peter Auty sang Walking In The Air in what film? | The Snowman |
| The early pagan religious winter festival celebrated by archaic Scandinavian and Germanic people, later absorbed into Christmas celebrations, is still referred to in what alternative word for the Christmas season? | Yule (or Yule-tide) |
| Who was said to have presented the baby Jesus with Frankincense? | Balthazar |
| White Christmas, a cake made of coconut, crisped rice and dried fruit, is popular in which country? | Australia |
| London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country? | Norway |
| How many courses are there traditionally in a Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper? | Twelve (each one is dedicated to an apostle) |
| Name the original eight reindeers? | Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen |
| What was Queen's 1984 Christmas single called? | Thank God it's Christmas |
| What is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht? | Silent Night |
| Very loosely related to Christmas, the predatory animal 'uncia uncia' is better known by what name? | Snow Leopard |
| What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon? | Pigs in blankets |
| American cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with creating the traditional image of which popular Christmas character? | Santa Claus (Father Christmas) |
| What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland? | Hogmanay |
| The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film? | The Nightmare before Christmas |
| Which actress singer who charted with Santa Baby and starred as Catwoman died on Christmas day 2008? | Eartha Kitt |
| Born Christmas day 1908, by what name was gay icon author of The Naked Civil Servant popularly known? | Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt) |
| What is the title of biggest selling Christmas single, globally? | White Christmas (by Bing Crosby) |
| How many gifts are given in total in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas? | 364 |
| Which traditional Christmas plant was once so revered by early Britons that it had to be cut with a golden sickle? | Mistletoe |
| What drink invented by Francis Showering has a fawn mascot? | Babycham |
| What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas? | Panettone |
| Yorkshireman William Strickland is believed to have brought the first what to Britain from North America in 1526? | Turkey |
| Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660? | Oliver Cromwell |
| What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847? | Christmas cracker |
| Which US President banned Christmas trees from the White House? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Which famous comedy double-act partner made the first ever UK mobile phone call, New Year's Day, 1985? | Ernie Wise |
| Before the tradition of hanging stockings up at Christmas what did Dutch children hang by the fireside? | Shoes |
| The North Pole, said to be Santa's home, is located in which ocean? | Arctic Ocean |
| Who composed the music known as The Nutcracker Suite, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892? | Tchaikovsky |
| 'Full of Eastern Promise' is an advertising slogan of what exotically positioned chocolate product? | Fry's Turkish Delight |
| What Christmasitem takes its name from the old French word estincelle, meaning spark? | Tinsel |
| Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas? | I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus |
| On which date is Epiphany celebrated in the traditional Western calendar? | 6th January |
| From which country does the poinsettia plant originate? | Mexico |
| In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms? | Postmen |
| Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimesreferred to as marshworts? | Cranberry sauce |
| Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978? | A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas |
| Which poem written by Clement Moore was originally titled A Visit from Saint Nicholas? | The Night Before Christmas |
| John Callcott Horsley designed what first commercial Christmas item in 1843? | Christmas card |
| Which two states in the US have towns called Christmas? | Arizona and Florida |
| Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation? | George V (in 1932) |
| After leaving Bethlehem, to which country did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus travel? | Egypt |
| 'And all the bells on earth shall ring, on Christmas day in the morning...' is from which Christmas carol? | I Saw Three Ships |
| What is the surname of the family in the 1989 film 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'? | Griswold |
| What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick? | Poult |
| In which country is it a tradition to hide all brooms in the house on Christmas Eve? | Norway (according to legend, witches would steal them otherwise) |
| What did Dora Bryan want for Christmas in 1963? | A Beatle |
| In which Decade did Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas’ first enter the UK Charts? | 1970’s |
| What did John Lennon’s ‘Happy Christmas’ have in brackets in 1980? | War is Over |
| According to Adam Faith, what was in a Christmas Shop in 1960? | Lonely Pup |
| Who said ‘Please come home for Christmas’ in 1994? | Bon Jovi |
| Which ‘Christmas Rock’ has been a hit for Max Bygraves and Chubby Checker with Bobby Rydell? | Jingle Bell Rock |
| Who wished ‘It could be Christmas Every Day’ in 1973? | Wizzard |
| What was Johnny Mathis’s 1976 Christmas Hit? | When a Child is born |
| What kind of Merry Christmas did a band of environmentalists wish us in 1974? | Wombling Merry Christmas |
| Who said ‘All I want for Christmas is you’ in 1994? | Mariah Carey |
| Which Snowman did the Cocteau Twins sing about in 1993? | Frosty |
| The winner of which show 2005-07 also had the UK Christmas #1? | X-Factor |
| Which Christmas #1 from Dave Edmunds was his only ever #1 hit? | I Hear You Knockin’ |
| Who covered The Carpenters’ “Santa Claus is comin’ to town” in 1985? | Bruce Springsteen |
| “Sound of the Underground” was the first Christmas #1 for which group? | Girls Aloud |
| Name the Westlife song which was the last Christmas #1 of the 20th Century? | I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun |
| Where was Santa Claus according to Spitting Image in 1986? | On the Dole |
| What did Bob the Builder ask if he could ‘fix’ in 2000? | It |
| What were The Spice Girls saying with their 1998 Christmas #1? | Goodbye |
| Who pleaded with Santa Baby in the 1990’s? | Madonna |
| Who sang with The Smurfs on ‘Christmas in Smurfland’ in 1978? | Father Abraham |
| Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman covered whose #1 ‘Something Stupid’? | Frank and Nancy Sinatra |
| Which Johnny Mathis classic was the 1976 Christmas #1 Hit? | When A Child Is Born |
| Whose ‘Christmas Alphabet’ went to #1 in 1955? | Dickie Valentine |
| Who had ‘White Christmas’ on the other side of ‘Too Risky’? | Jim Davidson |
| Can you name the School Choir who topped the charts at Christmas 1980? | St Winifred’s |
| Who had a ‘Wonderful Christmas Time’ in 1979? | Paul McCartney & Wings |
| What were Mud ‘The Christmas’ in their 1974 Christmas #1 Hit? | Lonely |
| Which Comedian was “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” in 1987? | Mel Smith |
| What is the theme song from The Snowman? | Walking In The Air |
| What Christmas greenery has symbolic ties to Christ's flight to Egypt to avoid Herod? | Rosemary |
| What county of Britain is a major supplier of turkeys for Christmas Dinner? | Norfolk |
| What sort of charms should be mixed into plum pudding? | Silver |
| Who is generally regarded as the inventor of Christmas Cards? | Sir Henry Cole |
| According to legend when did the custom of Christmas Trees come to Britain? | 800s |
| Who invented the modern custom of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmastime? | British |
| What Norse deity is associated with Yule Logs? | Thor |
| What is the traditional time for mass on Christmas Day? | Midnight |
| What is often used to garnish a plum pudding? | Holly |
| What were Christmas Crackers originally known as? | Cossacks |
| Which way is the proper way to stir the filling for a minced pie? | Clockwise |
| What Christmas greenery has symbolic ties with Christmas? | Holly |
| What Springtime bird is often featured on Christmas Cards, particularly Victorian cards? | Robin |
| In which Ocean is Christmas Island? | Indian |
| This characters name is now a synonym for ‘greedy miser’. What is the name of the greedy miser in Charles Dicken’s A | Scrooge |
| Christmas Carol? | Turquoise |
| What is the birth stone colour for someone born on Christmas Day? | Myra |
| Where was Saint Nicholas a Bishop? | Angels |
| Finish the line from ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’. ‘Born the King of ________’? | Strength |
| Originally a pagan symbol, what does holly symbolise in a Christian context? | They spell C H R I S T M A S |
| What is the connection between all or part of the above 9 questions? | Rudolph (the Red-Nosed Reindeer) |
| What Legendary Christmas Character did creator Robert Lewis May bring to life in 1939? | Elf |
| What 2003 Christmas Film sees 'Buddy' transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood by Santa's elves? | Ivy |
| Finish the title of this traditional British Folk Christmas carol, 'The Holly and the ____'? | Nativity |
| What play is popular at Christmas and recounts the story of the birth of Jesus? | Dickens |
| A Chrismas Carol is a book by author Charles ______. Who? | Eggnog |
| A popular Christmas Beverage made with ingredients including bourbon, milk and grated nutmeg? | Epiphany |
| How is Three Kings Day better known? | Rockefeller |
| In New York City, which famous centre is transformed into a huge ice rink? | Squirrel |
| In National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie, what creature did the Griswold family discover living in their Christmas Tree? | They spell R E I N D E E R S |
| Which Monty Python song was released by members of the Coronation Street cast for Christmas 1995? | Always Look on the Bright Side of Life |
| What would be your star sign if you were born on Christmas Day? | Capricorn |
| Who were the two composers of Do They Know It's Christmas? | Bob Geldof and Midge Ure |
| Armchairs Thefts have what festive connection? | Father Christmas (Anagram) |
| Who had the Christmas number one in 1963 with I Want to Hold Your Hand? | The Beatles |
| In the Christmas carol, which line follows, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen"? | “Let Nothing You Dismay” |
| Beneath which parasitic plant do people traditionally kiss at Christmas? | Mistletoe |
| In the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone what did Mrs Weasley make for Christmas for Harry Potter? | Jumper |
| Which 1990 film was about a young boy, inadvertently left behind at Christmas when his parents go on holiday? | Home Alone |
| What was the letter "H" for in Dickie Valentine’s 1955 hit, Christmas Alphabet? | “Happiness” |
| The North Pole, said to be Santa's home, is located in which ocean? | Arctic Ocean |
| Marzipan is made mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut? | Almond |
| Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as marshworts? | Cranberry Sauce |
| Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978? | A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas |
| In the UK it is traditionally believed that eating a what each day of the twelve days of Christmas brings happiness the following year? | Mince Pie |
| Who composed the music known as The Nutcracker Suite, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892? | Tchaikovsky |
| In which country, the largest of its continent, is it said that finding a spider web on Christmas morning brings good luck, and so Christmas trees are decorated with artificial spider webs? | Ukraine |
| Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names Little Larry and Puny Pete for which character? | Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) |
| In Mexico, it is said that wearing what colour underwear on New Year's Eve ensures finding new love the following year? | Red |
| In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode HOH OHO? | Canada |