CHRISTMAS QUIZ

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Question 10: Clarence?

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Q1 What date is St Stephen's Day? 26TH DECEMBER
Q2 In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner? JACOB MARLEY
Q3 The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film? HOLIDAY INN
Q4 London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country? NORWAY
Q5 In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '...my true love brought to me nine...' what? 9 LADIES DANCING
Q6 Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem. COMET, CUPID, DASHER, DANCER, PRANCER, VIXEN, DONNER AND BLITZEN
Q7 Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'? GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
Q8 The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film? THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Q9 What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant? WHITE
Q10 In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel? CLARENCE ODDBODY
Q11 What are the names of the three wise men said to have brought gifts to the baby Jesus? BALTHASAR, MELCHIOR AND CASPER
Q12 What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland? HOGMANAY
Q13 What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847? CHRISTMAN CRACKER / BON BON
Q14 In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record? 1984
Q15 Which country did St Nicholas come from? TURKEY
Q16 Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas? DR. SEUSS
Q17 From which country does the poinsettia plant originate? MEXICO
Q18 Who wrote Auld Lange Syne? ROBERT BURNS
Q19 How many points does a snowflake have? SIX
Q20 What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas? PANETTONE

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