CHRISTMAS QUIZ

1 The American states of Georgia, Arizona, and Indiana all have a town with the same Christmas-themed name. What name do these towns share?

2 In the Christmas movie Home Alone, which country was Kevin’s family going on holiday to?

3 According to tradition, how many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?

4 In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, ‘my true love brought to me nine...’ what?

5 The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?

6 How many points does a snowflake have?

7 What was Queen’s 1984 Christmas single called?

8 What was the cyclone named that hit Darwin in Christmas 1974?

9 What Christmas item takes its name from the old French word estincelle, meaning spark?

10 Which US President banned Christmas trees from the White House?

11 Who plays Buddy in the Christmas movie Elf?

12 Which popular Christmas carol was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber?

13 Which Christmas plant with red and green foliage came originally from Mexico?

14 What colour are the berries on mistletoe?

15 What is the French name for Santa Claus?

16 In the Christmas TV special Merry Christmas, Mr Bean, what does Mr Bean get stuck on his head?

17 Who wrote the Christmas story The Little Match Girl?

18 When does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?

19 In A Christmas Carol, what is Scrooge’s Christian name? 20 Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ‘While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, repeat the sounding joy’?