COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ
11. Bakers in Market Drayton, Shropshire, are famous for making which Christmas treat since the early 19th century?
1. How do you say Santa Claus in Welsh?
a) Siôn Corn b) Mari Lwyd c) Nadolig Llawen d) Noson Gyflaith
2. Which Christmas carol was based on a poem by Christina Rosetti?
a) Silent Night b) Once in Royal
David’s City c) In the Bleak Midwinter d) The Holly and the Ivy
3. In what year did Brighton Swimming Club’s annual Christmas Day swim start?
a) 1960 b) 1860 c) 2009 d) 1995
4. In which decade was A Christmas Carol published, the first Christmas crackers sold and the first Christmas cards sent?
a) 1810s b) 1840s c) 1860s d) 1890s
5. Popular in Victorian England at Christmas, what is a ‘smoking bishop’?
a) A cigar b) Mulled wine c) A type of sausage d) A type of candle
6. Which two of Santa’s reindeer are named ‘thunder’ and ‘lightning’?
a) Rudolph and Cupid b) Donner and Blitzen c) Dasher and Dancer d) Prancer and Vixen
7. In Shetland in the 19th century, what was a froke?
a) A seabird b) A type of ale c) A fishing boat d) A gansey jumper
8. Which traditional festive decoration is a hemiparasitic plant?
a) Poinsettia b) Holly c) Mistletoe d) Norway spruce
9. How many birds are mentioned, in total, in the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’?
a) 7 b) 10 c) 12 d) 23
10. In what year was the first-ever King’s Christmas message broadcast on BBC radio?
a) 1926 b) 1932 c) 1939 d) 1950 a) Figgy puddings b) Gingerbread c) Mince pies d) Rich fruit cakes
12. The royal elf Galadriel appears in which famous work of fiction?
a) The Elves and the Shoemaker
b) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
c) The Lord of the Rings
d) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
13. In Greek mythology, which goddess turned Perdix into a partridge?
a) Athena b) Hera c) Aphrodite d) Artemis
14. To which plant do these red berries (left) belong?
a) Rowan b) Holly c) Dog rose d) Hawthorn