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1

Whowrotethefirst

evermonarch’s

Christmasmessagefor

GeorgeV toreadin1932?

a)AldousHuxley

b)JBPriestley

c)RudyardKipling

d)GeorgeOrwell

2

WhichAmerican

presidentfamously

announcedthathedidn’t

likebroccoli(buthe

didn’texpressanopinion

aboutbrusselssprouts).

a)GeorgeWashington

b)RichardNixon

c)GeorgeHWBush

3

NamefourofSanta’s

reindeer,excluding

thenewcomerRudolph?

4

TheNutcracker

balletwasbased

onAlexandreDumas’

adaptationofa storyby

E Hoffmann– whatwas

theoriginalcalled?

a)TheMagicof

Drosselmeyer

b)TheNutcrackerand

theMouseKing

c)TheNutcrackerand

theToySoldiers

5

Whowantedthe

Englishtoeatgoose

atChristmastocelebrate

a greatvictory?

a)WinstonChurchill

b)ElizabethI

c)HenryV

6

Whatisthenameof

EbenezerScrooge’s

latebusinesspartnerin

CharlesDickens’story

A ChristmasCarol?

7

DuringtheGreat

PlagueofLondonin

1665,whowerethought

tobeprotectedagainst

thedisease?

a)Onionsellers

b)Ratcatchers

c)Milkmaids

d)Brewers

8

Accordingtothe

Whos,whatwasit

abouttheGrinch’sheart

thatmadehimsomean?

9

Whatspeedcan

a turkeyflyat?

a)It can’tfly

b) 25 mph

c) 55 mph

10

Whatisthepiece

offleshabovea

turkey’sbeakcalled?

a)Wattle

b)Snood

c)Balaclava

11

Accordingtothe

19thcenturywriter

SirWalterScott,what

didScottishservantsask

nottobegivenmore

thanfivetimesa week?

a)Haggis

b)Porridge

c)Salmon

12

Whichoneof

theseissaid

tobringbadluck?

a)Cuttinga mince

piewitha knife

b)Eatingthelastpiece

ofChristmascake

c)Bitingtheheadoffa

gingerbreadmanfirst

13

It usedtobe

traditionaltohide

a sixpencecoininthe

Christmaspud.After

decimalisationin1971,

howmuchwasit worth?

14

Trueorfalse:

Christmas

traditionssuchas

carols,roastturkeyand

mincepiesarerelatively

recentinnovations,

havingbeenintroduced

bytheVictorians.

15

Whatisa popular

gifttogivein

Chinaaround

Christmastime?

a)Apples

b)Mandarinoranges

c)Pomegranates

16

Whoatea

Christmas

dinnerthatincluded

‘anentréeofstewed

penguin’sbreasts

andredcurrantjelly’

a)CaptainCook

b)CaptainScott

c)CaptainNemo

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Whichpopular

Christmasbiscuit

isElizabethI credited

withinventing?

18

WhatisHenryV

saidtohaveeaten

aspartofhisChristmas

mealduringtheSiegeof

Rouenin1418?

a)Walrus

b)Greyseal

c)Polarbear

d)Porpoise

19

Trueorfalse:

thetraditional

imageofSantaClaus,

dressedinredand

white,wascreated

bytheCoca-Cola

companyinanadvert.

20

KingWenceslas

lookedoutofhis

windowontheFeastof

Stephen(BoxingDay).

Whichcountrywas

Wenceslaskingof?

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