Christmas Pub Quiz 2011
1 /In `The Twelve Days of Christmas`; what does the partridge in the pear tree represent? God, Jesus or Love
/ Jesus2 / Pine needles are said to be a good source of which vitamin? / C
3 / In what year was the first Christmas card produced? / 1846
4 / According to the song `The Twelve Days of Christmas`, how many gifts in total did my true love give to me? / 364
5 / What is the name of the Christian festival that happens 12 days after Christmas? / Epiphany
6 / In which film did the song White Christmas first feature? / Holiday Inn
7 / Christmas Crackers was the first Christmas edition of which popular UK comedy series? / Only Fools & Horses
8 / Which English novel has been portrayed on screen more than any other? / A Christmas Carol
9 / Which Disney character was the best selling toy of 1994? / Buzz Lightyear
10 / Who sang the Christmas song `Driving Home For Christmas`? / Chris Rea
11 / To which country does the territory of Christmas Island belong? / Australia
12 /
Which European country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time
/ Italy13 / Which country traditionally provides Britain with a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in London? / Norway
14 / In what year did the Queen talk about her `annus horriblis` in her Christmas speech? / 1992
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/ In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms? / Postmen16
/ If you were born on Christmas day which star sign would you be? / Capricorn17 / Where does the Christmas plant Poinsettia originate? / Mexico
18 / What are Santa's little helpers and toy builders known as? / Elves
19 / What sort of pudding is demanded in the song 'We Wish You A Merry Christmas'? / Figgy Pudding
20 / What fruity sauce is traditionally served with turkey? / Cranberry Jelly
21 / What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847? / Christmas Cracker
22 / Who wrote the song `White Christmas`? / Irving Berlin
23 / Who wrote the Christmas story, `The Snowman`? / Raymond Briggs
24 / In Charles Dickens` `A Christmas Carol`, how many ghosts visited Scrooge? / 4
25 / In which pantomime does Widow Twankey appear in? / Aladdin
26 / Which popular Eastenders character died on Christmas day 2006? / Pauline Fowler
27 / In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, if you add up the number of swans-a-swimming and geese-a-laying, how many do you get? / 13 - 7 Swans a Swimming, 6 Geese a Laying
28 / Who was the first voice on the original Band Aid single `Do They Know it’s Christmas`? / Paul Young’s
29 / Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation? / George V (1932)
30 / Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus? / Melchior
31 /
If a turkey can evade the oven what is its average lifespan - a) 8 years, b) 10 years or c) 12 years?
/ 12 Years - C32 / What spice is used to flavour the traditional Christmas eggnog? / Cinnamon
33 / Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband made the tradition of having a Christmas tree indoors popular. In 1841 he put a tree up in which royal residence? / Windsor
34 / When was Christmas first celebrated – a) the year after Jesus was crucified, b) 100AD, c) 4th Century or d) 1735? / c) 4th century
35 / What colour is Snow White’s hair? / Black
36 / What are the ‘2 Little Boys’ called in Rolf Harris's 1969 Xmas No 1? / Joe & Jack
37 / Fe Fi Fo Fum I smell the blood of an Englishman is a classic line from which Christmas pantomime? / Jack & the Beanstalk
38 / What was the name of Scrooge’s deceased business partner in Charles Dickens` `A Christmas Carol`? / Jacob Marley
39 / Who is the most famous step sister of Anastasia & Drusilla? / Cinderella
40 / What did Karen, Richard and Joseph all have in common? / They were all Carpenters
41 / Which sporting venue is found in “The 12 Days of Christmas”? / Lords
42 /
What type of calendars, are popular with children in the weeks leading up to Christmas?
/ Advent43 / Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a "D"? / Donner, dancer & dasher
44 / What British spacecraft was lost on Mars at Christmas 2003? / Beagle 2
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/ In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many pipers are there? / 1146
/ Who composed the Lieutenant Kijé orchestral suite, for a 1934 film of the same name, including the Troika movement, commonly used as Christmas theme music, usually with prominent sleigh bells? / Prokofiev47 / In which modern day country is Bethlehem? / Jordan
48 / La Befana is the legendary character who delivers Christmas presents to children in which country? / Italy
49 / In which Xmas song would you find the lines; “He’s making a list & he’s checking it twice. He’s going to know who’s naughty and nice”. / Santa Claus is coming to Town
50 / By what name is Father Christmas known in Germany? / Kris Kringle
51 / What is the most common gift found in a Christmas cracker? / A Hat
52 / What carol contains the line Glory to the Newborn King? / Hark the Herald Angels Sing
53 / Which line follows 'I'm dreaming of a White Christmas'? / Just like the one I use to know
54 / In what city did Miracle on 34th Street take place? / New York
55 / Who wrote ‘The Nightmare before Christmas’? / Tim Burton
56 / Born Christmas day 1908, by what name was gay icon author of The Naked Civil Servant popularly known? / Quentin Crisp
57 / What is the chemical formula of snow? / H2O
58 / Driving Home For Christmas was a 1988 hit single for which singer? / Chris Rea
59 / Which saint’s day falls on December 26th? / St Stephen
60 / Under which Puritan leader did the English parliament pass a law banning Christmas in 1647? / Oliver Cromwell
Tie Break Questions
1. / Which play contains the line "Now is the winter of our discontent"? / Richard III
2. / In which year was the 1st pantomime produced in Britain? / 1717