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Think you know all things Christmas? Here's a little quiz to test you out. The answers are at the bottom (no peeking!)
Christmas Quiz
1 What service for children held just after every Christmas in Canterbury originated in a German castle in 1747?
2 "Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents" is the first line from which classic novel?
3 In a Christmas Carol what was the name of the first ghost to visit Scrooge?
4 Which Kent seaside town offered Brussel sprouts ice cream at Christmas in 2009?
5 Who gave Harry Potter the invisibility cloak during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
6 What kind of juice did Hermione finish brewing on Christmas Day in The Chamber of Secrets?
7 What was Mrs Weasley’s traditional Christmas gifts for the family?
8 How many Christmas trees are put in the Great Hall at Hogwarts – 25, 15 or 12?
9 In Scrabble how many points would xmas get?
10 If you are born on Christmas Day what birth sign are you?
11 What is the collective name for a set of bells?
12 Which saints day is celebrated on Boxing Day?
13 What is a Shepherd’s Purse?
14 What is Festivalisophobia?
15 What Christmas item would you be scared of if you suffered from Selaphobia?
16 The last line of the second verse of which carol is "Christ the saviour is born"?
17 Which Christmas carol contains the lines "King forever, ceasing never, over us all to reign"?
18 What royal historical event took place on Christmas Day 1957?
19 If Jesus was born in Bethlehem why is he called Jesus of Nazareth?
20 On which day of the week will Boxing Day fall in 2016?
Christmas No.1 Quiz
1 Which X Factor winner had the Christmas No.1 in 2013?
2 Who had the 2002 Christmas No.1 with Sounds of the Underground?
3 What is the full title of Pink Floyd’s unusual Christmas No.1 in 1979?
4 What same record was No.1 at Christmas 1975 and again 16 years later?
5 In which year was Johnny Mathis the Christmas No.1 with When A Child Is Born?
6 Can you name Cliff Richard’s Christmas No1s in 1988 and 1990?
What’s The Language?
Can you name these 10 different ways of saying Happy (or Merry) Christmas?
1 Glædelig Jul
2 Joyeux Noël
3 Nadolig Llawen
4 God Jul
5 Feliz Navidad
6 Meri Kuri
7 Buon Natale
8 Feliz Natal
9 Frohe Weihnachten
10 Kala Christouyenna
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1 The Christingle service for children; 2 Little Women; 3 Jacob Marley; 4 Whitstable; 5 Dumbledore; 6 Polyjuice; 7 Hand-knitted jumpers; 8 Twelve; 9 Thirteen; 10 Capricorn; 11 A peal; 12 St Stephen’s; 13 A flower; 14 A fear of Christmas; 15 Flashing Christmas lights; 16 Silent Night; 17 We Three Kings Of Orient Are; 18 The Queen made the first televised Christmas broadcast; 19 Bethlehem is where he was born, but Nazareth was where he was raised; 20 It will fall on a Monday as next year is a Leap Year
Christmas No. 1 Quiz
1 Sam Bailey; 2 Girls Aloud; 3 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2); 4 Bohemian Rhapsody; 5 1976; 6 Mistletoe and Wine (1988) Saviour’s Day (1990).
What’s The Language?
1 Danish; 2 French; 3 Welsh; 4 Swedish; 5 Spanish; 6 Japanese; 7 Italian; 8 Portuguese; 9 German; 10 Greek.