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Here is a Quick quiz around Christmas

1. In what century was St. Nicholas first mentioned?
a) 12th century
b) 4th century
c) 8th century
d) 3rd century

2. What is the shape of the candy cane modeled after?
a. A fish hook
b. A constellation of stars
c. The cane St. Nicholas used
d. A shepard's crook

3. When are the 12 Days of Christmas?
a) The 12 days after Christmas: December 26 to January 6
b) The 12 days around Christimas: Christmas Eve to January 4
c) The 12 days before Christmas: December 14 to December 25
d) The 12 days beginning with the winter solstice: December 21 to January

4. In the movie "It's A Wonderful Life", how do you know that an angel has received his/her wings?
a. A light flashes
b. It starts raining
c. A trumpet sounds
d. A bell rings

5. What colour is Santa's belt?
a) Red
b) White
c) Black
d) Santa doesn't wear a belt

6. What Christmas song contains the line: "Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation"?
a) Silent Night
h) O Come, All Ye Faithful
c) The First Nöel
d) Joy to the World

7. In "A Christmas Carol", what song does the caroler sing outside Scrooge's office?
a) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
b) Silent Night
c) 0 Come All Ye Faithful
d) Joy to the World

8. In what country did the manger scene debut?
a) Italy
b) Greece
c) France
d) England

9. What did Homer Simpson bring home for his family on Christmas Eve?
a) A turkey
b) Pork chops
c) Patty and Selma
d) Santa's Little Helper

10. In the Ukraine, what does it mean if you find a spider web it the house on Christmas morning?
a) Good luck
b) Misfortune will strike in the coming year
c) The winter will be unusually cold
d) Your house needs cleaning!

11. Which of the following names does not belong one to till Three Kings?
a) Caspar
b) Balthazar
c) Teleost
d) Melchior

12. In the movie "Miracle on 34th Street", Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store?
a) Marshall Field's
b) FAO Schwarz
c) Macy's
d) Gimble's

13. Santa's only female sleigh-pulling reindeer, Vixen, has antlers. True or false?
a) False. Only the male reindeer have antlers.
b) True. Both male and female reindeer have antlers.
c) True. But they are really no bigger than slight bumps on their heads.
d) False. Some females have been known to have antlers, but it's extremely rare.

14. In the movie "The Christmas Story", what did Ralphie want for Christmas?
a) Go Cart
b) Bike
c) BB Gun
d) Lamp

15. The biggest selling Christmas song of all time is:
a) Bing Crosby's White Christmas
b) Brenda Lee's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
c) Connie Francis's Winter Wonderland
d) Pat Boone's I'll Be Home For Christmas

16. What is the name of the head elf in the film "The Santa Clause"?
a) Scott
b) Judy
c) Bernard
d) Larry

17. What song is full of threats and warnings about Santa Claus?
a) The Christmas Song
b) A Holly Jolly Christmas
c) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
d) We Wish You a Merry Christmas

18. What do the songs Jingle Bells, Winter Wonderland and Sleigh Ride have in common?
a) Written the same year
b) None of these songs mentions Christmas
c) Sleighs are pulled by one horse
d) It is snowing

19. When was Christmas first celebrated?
a) The year after Jesus was crucified
b) Around 100 AD
c) In the 4th Century
d) 1935

20 What country did Good King Wenceslas rule?
a) Bohemia
b) Wales
c) Transylvania
d) Persia

21. According to the Bible, in which season was Jesus born?
a) Summer
b) Winter
e) Spring
d) Fall

22. Which of the following statements about candy canes is FALSE?
a) They were originally made of glass.
b) They are shaped in the letter 'J' for Jesus.
c) The red and white colours symbolize Christ's blood and purity.
d) They were designed to look like miniature shepherd's staffs.

23. In the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas", what is the shape of the door in the tree through which Jack enters?
a) Holly leaves
b) Reindeers antlers
c) Christmas tree
d) Rectangle

24. In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" how many years has the Grinch 'put up' with Christmas?
a) 43
b) 53
c) 63
d) 57

25. In the TV special "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", what was the name of the Kringle family member who found Baby Claus?
a) Super Kringle
b) Krinkle Kringle
c) Dookie Kringle
d) Dingle Kringle


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Answers

1. b) 4th century
2. d) A shepard's crook
3. a) The 12 days after Christmas: December 26 to January 6
4. d) A bell rings
5. c) Black
6. b) 0 Come, All Ye Faithful
7. a) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
8. a) Italy
9. d) Santa's Little Helper
10. a) Good luck
11. c) Teleost is actually a fish.
12. c) Macy's
13. b) True. Both male and female reindeer have antlers.
14. c) BB gun
15. a) Bing Crosby's White Christmas
16. c) Bernard
17. c) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
18. b) None of these songs mentions Christmas
19. c) In the 4th Century
20. a) Bohemia
21. c) Spring
22. a) They were originally made of glass.
23. c) Christmas tree
24. b) 53
25. d) Dingle Kringle