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I've organised a quiz for tonight but forgot about it! Need some Xmas quiz questions

57 replies

Horehound · 21/12/2020 17:58

Preferably Christmas lit category.
My first one is what is the last line of "twas the night before Christmas"
So stuff along those lines please.

Quiz is at 8!! I need 10 questions

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PurBal · 21/12/2020 18:01

Year the first Christmas tree was put up in Trafalgar sq. Bonus point: who was it gifted by.

Horehound · 21/12/2020 18:04

Ok can work with that... Is it Norway. No idea if year though so I'll say 1950?!

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MrsMarrio · 21/12/2020 18:05

Names of the three wise men. I've been waiting for this to come up at a Christmas quiz and it still hasn't 😇

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PinGwyn · 21/12/2020 18:06

Which classic Christmas movie was remade in 1994, starring Richard Attenborough?
(Miracle on 34th Street)

In which classic Christmas film does Tiny Tim appear?
(A Christmas Carol)

What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made out of?
(A button)

Which classic rock song reached the Christmas number one spot in both 1975 and 1991? (Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen)

trilbydoll · 21/12/2020 18:06

Reindeer names (dancer dasher prance vixen comet cupid donner blitzen)

Google the year of the Xmas tree, don't just guess!

Xmas No 1s, which is the biggest seller / quickest seller / longest at No 1 (again, you'll have to Google)

Horehound · 21/12/2020 18:06

Ohhh also don't have a clue! What are they?!

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NoGuestsCIothingOptionaI · 21/12/2020 18:07

A Christmas Carol
Who was Scrooge's lost love? (Belle)
What are the chapters called? (Staves)
What does Scrooge send the Cratchitt family? (A large turkey)

TheRuleofStix · 21/12/2020 18:08

Why Christmas literature? That’s quite tough!

Who sent the first Christmas card?

HedWrek · 21/12/2020 18:08

Who sang 'Walking in the Air' on the Snowman film.

Point for getting who it wasn't anyway!

TheRuleofStix · 21/12/2020 18:09

Oh and the tree was much earlier than 1950!

Horehound · 21/12/2020 18:10

@TheRuleofStix

Why Christmas literature? That’s quite tough!

Who sent the first Christmas card?

Cause everyone else has chosen films, music etc

Doesn't have to be, I guess I will just do a mix from what I get on here haha

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Horehound · 21/12/2020 18:10

I just googled the tree 1947 it says ..so not that much earlier!

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NoGuestsCIothingOptionaI · 21/12/2020 18:10

polar express (was a book first) What does the boy choose as the first gift from Santa? (a bell from reindeer's harness)

TheRuleofStix · 21/12/2020 18:11

If you google Christmas lit quiz loads comes up!

MrsMarrio · 21/12/2020 18:11

Three wise men: Balthazar, Caspar and Melchior

Palavah · 21/12/2020 18:11

In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is visited by how many ghosts?
(The answer is 4 but most people say 3.)

In which 'Christmas' film is Hans Gruber the villain? (Die Hard).

Which popular Christmas carol was composed by another Hanz Gruber, reportedly after it was discovered that mice had nibbled the organ so it was unplayable? (silent night).

AliceMcK · 21/12/2020 18:12

What year was Rudolph first mentioned as one of Santa’s raindeer? (1939)

Why was a coin traditionally baked into Christmas pudding? (Its believed to bring good luck and especially wealth in the coming year. Possibly dates back as early as the 1300s when a dried pea or sometimes a small silver ring or crown was baked into it.)

How many home alone movies are there? (6)

Most streamed Christmas song in the uk (all I want for Christmas)

NoGuestsCIothingOptionaI · 21/12/2020 18:12

Who illustrated the festive Stick Man who Santa reunites with his family at Xmas? (Axel Scheffler)

Palavah · 21/12/2020 18:13

You could google 'Christmas in literature'?

AliceMcK · 21/12/2020 18:13

Sorry, missed the literature bit.

NoGuestsCIothingOptionaI · 21/12/2020 18:13

Who wrote against type with the novel Skipping Xmas? (John Grisham)

WoodbytheRiver · 21/12/2020 18:16

Which Novel starts with “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,”

Answer : Little Women

NoGuestsCIothingOptionaI · 21/12/2020 18:17

When was Hercule Poirot's Xmas published? (1938)

macaronip1e · 21/12/2020 18:21

In which book did Harry, Hermione and Ron go to the Yule Ball?

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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