Christmas Quiz 4

Questions

1. Who is said to have given Frankincense to the baby Jesus?

   1. Balthazar
   2. Noah
   3. Mary
   4. Moses

2. A champagne coupe (saucer-shaped glass) is commonly believed moulded from whose breast?

   1. Cleopatra
   2. Marie Antoinette
   3. Marilyn Monroe
   4. Henry VIII

3. The first conventional (non-experimental) UK mobile phone call was made on New Year's Day?

   1. 1975
   2. 1985
   3. 1995

4. Bankrupt businessman George Bailey played by James Stewart features in the uplifting Christmas film - It's a Wonderful?

   1. Christmas
   2. World
   3. Life
   4. Turkey

5. The leading girl and dog in The Wizard of Oz are (which two of these)?

   1. Debbie
   2. Daphne
   3. Dorothy
   4. Daisy
   5. Lassie
   6. Nana
   7. Toto
   8. Cujo

6. Confusingly December is named after the Roman (Latin) calendar's month?

   1. Nine
   2. Ten
   3. Eleven
   4. Thirteen

7. The two islands called Christmas Island, (one is also officially now called Kiritimati) are in which two seas/oceans?

   1. Red
   2. Mediterranean
   3. Pacific
   4. Indian

8. Australian 'White Christmas', made of coconut, rice, and dried fruit is a popular Christmas?

   1. Cake
   2. Cocktail
   3. Breakfast cereal
   4. Massage balm

9. Hans Christian Andersen's 1845 Christmas story 'Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerneis' is the 'The Little (What?) (What?)'?

   1. Tin
   2. Match
   3. Melting
   4. Girl
   5. Boy
   6. Pig
   7. Snowman

10. National 'founding father' Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Birthday on 25th December is a celebration in?

    1. Cuba
    2. Pakistan
    3. Ukraine
    4. Japan

11. Brandy is a distillation of?

    1. Wine
    2. Tequila
    3. Cider
    4. Whisky

12. The popular 2000 film is called 'The (What?) Who Stole Christmas'?

    1. Ghost
    2. Witch
    3. Grinch
    4. Pantomime Horse

13. Poult is another word for a baby?

    1. Pig
    2. Turkey
    3. Potato
    4. Carrot

14. The drink Babycham features the logo of a?

    1. Snowman
    2. Fawn
    3. Piglet
    4. Tadpole

15. The Christmas carol is 'I Saw (How many?) Ships'?

    1. Three
    2. Six
    3. Ten
    4. Five-Thousand

16. Someone mean with money is named after the central character in 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, called Ebenezer?

    1. Miser
    2. Skinflint
    3. Cheapskate
    4. Scrooge

17. The popular Christmas song Walking in the Air is from the film?

    1. The Nightmare Before Christmas
    2. Die Hard
    3. The Snowman
    4. Superman

18. Bing Crosby's Christmas hit song is 'Little (What?) Boy'?

    1. Baby
    2. Naughty
    3. Drummer
    4. Bugle

19. People born on 25 December have the astrological sign of?

    1. Leo
    2. Sagitarius
    3. Virgo
    4. Capricon

20. The Christmas leftover's mashed fried food called 'bubble and squeak' traditionally comprises which two of?

    1. Turkey
    2. Bacon
    3. Potato
    4. Brussels sprouts
    5. Sherry trifle

21. A snowflake is a chemical compound with the formula?

    1. H2O
    2. H2SO4
    3. CO2
    4. O3

22. Put these best selling toys in order, oldest first: Furby, Game Boy, Wii, Pogs?

23. The Indian term Bada Din for Christmas means?

    1. Baby Jesus
    2. Big day
    3. Snow
    4. Eat Drink and Be Merry

24. Ilex (ilex) is the scientific name for?

    1. Holly
    2. Ivy
    3. Christmas tree
    4. Christmas pudding

25. The 1857 Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' was originally titled (from the lyric) 'One Horse Open (What?)'?

    1. Way
    2. Sleigh
    3. House
    4. Wide

26. What popularly misunderstood 16th century word derives from the 22nd Greek letter 'Chi' as an abbreviation for Christ?

    1. Yule
    2. Tinsel
    3. Xmas or Chimney

27. Hoffman's famous 1816 Christmas story 'Nussknacker und Mausekönig' is the (What?) and the (What?)?

    1. Nutcracker
    2. Pie-maker
    3. Milk-shaker
    4. Fairy Queen
    5. Mouse King
    6. Time Lord

28. The Scandinavian 'Julbock', is a?

    1. Sunny Christmas day
    2. Yule Goat
    3. Calendar
    4. Bedtime story about snow

29. Buttons is a character in the pantomime?

    1. Goldilocks
    2. Cinderella
    3. Aladdin
    4. The Wizard of Oz

30. "The stars in the night sky looked down where he lay.." is from the Christmas carol?

    1. We Three Kings
    2. Away in a Manger
    3. Little Donkey
    4. O Come All Ye Faithful

31. For children's letters to Santa Claus/Father Christmas, Canada allocates the postcode?

    1. SANTA
    2. XMAS
    3. NTH POLE
    4. HO HO HO

32. The Northern hemisphere's Winter Solstice (c.21st Dec) is the day of the lowest?

    1. Temperature
    2. Daylight hours
    3. Industrial productivity
    4. Road traffic levels

33. Western Christian Advent starts on the Sunday closest to?

    1. 31 Oct
    2. 30 Nov
    3. 6 Dec
    4. 12 Dec

34. 20th/21st century 'Babes in the Wood' pantomimes typically include characters from?

    1. Romulus and Remus
    2. Robin Hood
    3. Romeo and Juliet
    4. Tarzan

35. Born Christmas Day 1908, iconic author of The Naked Civil Servant is popularly called?

    1. Ernest Hemingway
    2. Stephen King
    3. Quentin Crisp
    4. Enid Blyton

36. The red Christmas plant Poinsettia came originally from?

    1. China
    2. Scotland
    3. Mexico
    4. Australia

37. Boney M's 1978 hit song Mary's Boy Child was originally a hit in 1957 for Harry?

    1. Connick
    2. Belafonte
    3. Secombe
    4. Houdini

38. Marzipane is made from sugar, egg whites, and ground?

    1. Aniseed
    2. Licorice
    3. Almond
    4. Dried banana

39. Florida and Arizona both have towns called?

    1. Christmas
    2. Santa
    3. Yule Log
    4. Stockingfiller