The Christmas Quiz

If you missed us at the Invicta Bar in December last year, you missed a great fun night. We're sorry we can't provide the atmosphere but here's your chance to make like you were there with us and play along.

Welcome to the The Christmas Quiz.

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1. As well as icing, what 'M' is traditionally used to decorate a Christmas cake?

2. Which fruit is traditionally used to make a Christingle?

3. What type of cake is traditionally eaten at Christmas time in Italy?

4. Mince pies used to known by what other name?

Crib PiesPastry PiesSweet Pies

5. Which spirit is used as a main ingredient in a snowball cocktail?

6. What fruity sauce is traditionally served with Turkey?

7. Your What type of nut is commonly roasted at Christmas time and served with sprouts and pancetta?

8. What type of liqueur is set alight over a Christmas pudding?

9. Are holly berries poisonous to humans?

Yes

10. What type of Christmas food originally consisted of a soup made with wine and raisins?

11. True or False: The needles of a Christmas tree are a good source of vitamin C?

True

False

12. Traditionally, what would be hidden inside a Christmas pudding?

13. What year was the Christmas movie 'The Princess Switch' released?

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14. Which British film icon stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol?

15. Which Christmas movie features a guardian angel named Clarence Odbody?

16. In which English county does Kate Winslet's character, Iris, reside, in the Christmas movie 'The Holiday'?

17. During Season 1 of Friends what animal accompanies Ross to Monica's New Year's Eve party?

18. In which film does Bruce Willis play a New York City policeman who visits his estranged wife and two daughters on Christmas Eve?

19. In which famous Christmas movie franchise does Donald Trump make a brief appearance?Your new question!

20. What is the name of the reindeer belonging to Kristoff in the Disney film Frozen?

21. What year was the Christmas based film 'The Gremlins' released?

22. Which comedian stars in the 2003 movie 'Elf'?

23. In which Christmas movie does Jim Carrey appear as a green coloured character?

24. What number is the street in the classic Christmas movie "Miracle on ..... th Street"?

25. Jack the Skeleton King and his dog Zero feature in which Christmas based movie?

26. What was the name of the elf played by Dudley Moore in the 1985 Santa Claus: The Movie?

27. What movie does the song 'White Christmas' come from?

28. Which country has sent a Christmas tree to Great Britain every year since 1947?

29. Which British civil servant commissioned the first commercial Christmas cards?

30. Which political leader banned people from eating mince pies and Christmas pudding on Christmas Day in England during the 17th Century?

31. During the 12th century, what fruit did nuns place into the stockings of the poor?

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32. What year were electric Christmas lights invented?

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33. What famous Christmas novel was written by Charles Dickens in 1843?

34. What year was the monarchs Christmas speech first broadcast on television?

35. What huge gift did France give to the United States of America in 1886?

36. Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day 1066?

37. In which year was the famous ‘Christmas Truce’, when German and English soldiers stopped fighting to play football, sing carols and exchange gifts?

38. What song beat the Pogues Fairytale of New York to Christmas number one in the UK in 1987?

39. In 2018, which classic Christmas song was banned from numerous radio stations as some listeners felt that the lyrics were manipulative and wrong?

40. What year did Michael Jackson's 'Earth Song' reach Christmas number one?

41. As a solo artist Cliff Richard had two Christmas number ones. Name one of them.

42. What was the first Christmas song broadcast from space?

43. Which legendary band has achieved the most Christmas number 1 songs in the UK?

44. Which British band released a song called 'Merry Xmas Everybody' in 1973?

45. All I Want for Christmas' was released by Mariah Carey, Fifth Harmony, Michael Buble in which three years?

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1994

1995

1996

2000

2002

2005

2010

2011

2012

46. What song from the film "Donny Darko" became UK Christmas number one in 2003?

47. Which song by Wham! is the best selling single in the history of the UK charts not to have reached the number 1 spot?

48. The famous song 'Walking in the Air' featured in The Snowman movie, later became a hit song for which singer?

49. Which Queen Song made Christmas number 1 in 1975?

50. What year did Band Aid release a song called 'Do They Know it's Christmas' in the UK?

51. Which children's TV character claimed the number one spot at Christmas time in 2000?

52. In which country is the "Yule Goat" a popular Christmas Character?

53. In which ocean is Christmas Island located?

54. What word, beginning with letter H, describes the last day of the year as celebrated in Scotland?

55. Which country has one of the longest Christmases in the world and begins its Christmas celebrations as early as September 1st, continuing until January 6th?

56. On what date is Christmas normally celebrated in Russia?

57. Which European city features the magical Tivoli Gardens and is popular with tourists, especially at Christmastime?

58. From which country does the word 'Noel' originate?

59. Popular in the United States, what is the name of the milk based drink made from eggs, cream and sugar?

60. True or False: Christmas is not a formal public holiday in Turkey?

True

False

61. How do you say 'Happy Christmas' in Spanish?

62. Which Scandinavian country is home to Lapland?

63. Which UK show screened the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss on TV?

64. What is the name of the Channel 4 drama which was based around Manchester’s Canal Street area?

65. When was the red ribbon (the solidarity symbol for people living with HIV/AIDS) introduced?