Christmas Quiz

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Festive Christmas Quiz

Test your knowledge of Christmas traditions, songs, and history with our engaging quiz! Perfect for holiday gatherings or a fun night in, this quiz will challenge your understanding of festive facts.

Join us to discover:

Interesting trivia about Christmas
Myths and facts surrounding holiday customs
The history behind popular Christmas songs

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by JollyElf42

Why are Advent calendars inaccurate six years out of seven?

A ploy to get you to buy more chocolate

Because Advent begins on the Sunday closest to St. Andrew's Day

Because Advent dates were not derived from the Bible.

According to the church calendar, when does the Christmas period begin?

The second Sunday in Advent

At dusk on Christmas Eve

The beginning of the 12 days of Christmas

The music for Hark, the Herald Angels Sing was composed by Mendelssohn. He actually wrote it in honour of whom?

Gutenberg

Aristotle

Goethe

Robins in Britain are unafraid of humans yet notoriously shy on the Continent. Why?

The British do not shoot robins

The weather affects their behaviour

There are more delicious apples and mealworms here which fosters bold behaviour

In the Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what are the 'five gold rings'?

Pheasants

Ornamental hair clips

A type of doughnut

In A Christmas Carol, what was Scrooge's occupation?

A tax collector

A cobbler

He lived off inheritance

'Tis a mystery!

In Modern Cookery for Private Families, Eliza Acton included a recipe for something to be buttered and eaten on toast. What was it?

Brussel sprouts

Parsnips

Plums

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