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Christmas Quiz. 2012. When was Jesus born?. A/ 25 th December. B/ nobody really knows. C/ 24 th December. D/ 1 st January. 2. When did the word “Christmas” start to be used?. A/ 1888AD. B/ 2000 years ago. C/ 1600AD. D/ 1038AD. 3. When did the current image of Santa begin ?.
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ChristmasQuiz 2012
When was Jesus born? A/ 25th December B/ nobody really knows C/ 24th December D/ 1st January
2. When did the word “Christmas” start to be used? A/ 1888AD B/ 2000 years ago C/ 1600AD D/ 1038AD
3. When did the current image of Santa begin ? A/ 2000 years ago B/ 456AD C/ 1666AD D/ 1823AD
4.Why are Santa’s reindeer all female? A/ male reindeer all lose their horns in winter so Santa’s reindeer must all be female B/ they all have female names C/ only female reindeer can pull a sled D/ Santa doesn’t like male reindeer because they smell bad
5. The man who is the model for Santa Clause comes from which country? A/ Britain B/ United States C/ Lapland D/ Turkey
6.Why does Santa say ‘Ho Ho Ho’? A/ Because he is happy B/ He supposedly lived in a village called Ho Ho Ho C/ It sounds stupid and suspicious to say ‘Ha Ha Ha’ D/ They are the only words he knows – he never speaks!
7. When was the Christmas hymn ‘Silent Night’ written? A/ 1966 B/ 1818 C/ 1642 D/ 2000 years ago
8.The Christmas song ‘Jingle Bells’ was originally composed for which occasion? A/ Christmas B/ Easter C/ New Year D/ American Thanksgiving
9.How many filmed versions are there of Charles Dickens’ famous story ‘A Christmas Carol’? A/ 3 B/ 123 C/ 14 D/ 92
10.Did the three kings visit baby Jesus? A/ Yes B/ No
11.How many important men visited the baby Jesus? A/ 12 B/ 3 C/ 9 D/ nobody knows
12.What are the ‘calling birds’ mentioned in the famous song which begins; ‘…on the first day of Xmas…? A/ originally they were ‘colley birds’ from the black coal in a colliery B/ birds which ‘called out’ C/ birds which ‘called on’ visitors D/ A breed of Xmas birds
13.Why is there sometimes an ‘X’ at the front of the word Christmas? A/ the Greek word for Christ begins with an X B/ it is short for Xristos which means ‘the anointed one’ C/ its just a quick way to write it D/ all of the above
14.Where did the tradition of Christmas trees begin? A/ United States B/ Britain C/ Germany D/ Russia
15. When did Britain cancel Christmas ? A/ 1640s B/ 1914-18 C/ 1820 D/ 1347
16. Which global company first used the image of Santa Clause that we are all familiar with to sell its product? • Coca Cola • Nike shoes • Ford Cars • Apple
17. What percentage of toys given to children are broken by March? A/ 28% B/ 93% C/ 75% D/ 40%
18. The song “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin has sold how many singles? A/ none its an awful song B/ a million C/ 30,000 D/ 100 million