23/12/2020
Christmas going too smoothly? Worried you’ll have nothing to argue or have a breakdown about? Then do not fear - here is a Monday Night Quizmas just for you! The answers will appear on here when I recover from my hangover sometime in January.
In the meantime, from all of us here at Quiz HQ, have the best Christmas you can, stay safe, and if in doubt, don’t go out.
Merry Christmas!
John
GENERAL YULEDGE
1. Which book begins “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without any presents”?
2. The song ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ first appeared in which film?
3. In which pantomime would you meet the character Dandini?
4. The word advent means a) arrival, b) waiting, c) the final countdown?
5. In Victorian times, what was marched from Norfolk to London before Christmas?
6. According to Dr Seuss, what was wrong with The Grinch’s heart?
7. Who composed the music for The Nutcracker ballet?
8. Which actress said “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked me for my autograph”?
9. Which song was recorded as a duet between Bing Crosby and David Bowie?
10. Which festive accessory was invented by the London confectioner in the 1840s?
X-MAS
1. Who is the Pumpkin King in Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’?
2. What is The Gryla’s favourite snack?
3. In which decade were traditional Christmas celebrations banned in England?
4. What kind of Christmas did Elvis Presley have in 1957?
5. The Krampus is said to be half demon and half of what creature?
6. Which dictator was executed by firing squad on Christmas Day 1989?
7. In which country do the Kallikantzaroi come from under the ground to spread trouble during the twelve days of Christmas?
8. What was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day in 1950?
9. Which festive plant’s name comes from the Anglo-Saxon for “dung on a twig”?
10. What did Everton and Newcastle football clubs do at Christmas in 2017?
CHRISTINGLATOR
1. Which word means “the turning of the Sun”?
2. Who sings the first line of Do They Know It’s Christmas (1984)?
3. Which song was sung during the Christmas truce of 1914?
4. What was used for the first time by St Francis of Assisi to teach people about Christmas?
5. On Christmas Eve in Rome, what kind of fish is it traditional to serve?
6. What weapon is given to Susan by Father Christmas in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe?
7. Which famous Christmas gift is also known as the oil of Lebanon?
8. What does Emma Thompson’s character receive as a gift from her husband in the worst film ever Love Actually?
9. In which city is Kevin lost in Home Alone 2?
10. How many of Santa’s reindeer have names that begin with D?
