1 Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
2 In which film did the song White Christmas first feature?
HOLIDAY INN
3 To which country does the territory of Christmas Island belong?
AUSTRALIA
4 In the song `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what did my true love give to me on the 12th day?
12 DRUMMERS DRUMMING
5 Who sang the christmas song `Driving Home For Christmas`?
CHRIS REA
6 Who had a Christmas number one in 1974 with `Lonely This Christmas`?
MUD
7 If you were born on Christmas day which star sign would you be?
CAPRICORN
8 What word associated with Christmas could be illustratied by `ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`?
NOEL
9 What was the biggest selling single in the UK in the 1980s?
DO THEY KNOW IT;S CHRISTMAS
10 What is the name of the dog in `The Grinch Who Stole Christmas`? Ben, Max or Rod?
MAX
11 Which European country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time?
ITALY
12 The Pet Shop Boys had a UK Christmas Number 1 in 1987 with a song 1 that was co-written by country star, Willie Nelson. What was the name of the song?
ALWAYS ON MY MIND
13 In what year was the first Christmas card produced?
1846
14 What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
WHITE
15 Which English novel has been portrayed on screen more than any other?
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
16 What was the name of Scrooge`s deceased business partner in Charles Dickens` `A Christmas Carol`?
JACOB MARLEY
17 In which year did Alabama become the first American state to recognise Christmas as an official holiday?
1836
18 In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what does the partridge in the pear tree represent? God, Jesus or Love?
JESUS
19 Christmas Island is surrounded by which ocean?
INDIAN OCEAN
20 Which Cliff Richard single was at number one over Christmas in the UK in 1988?
MISTLE TOE AND WINE
21 Which famous ballet is about a young girl`s broken Christmas present?
THE NUTCRACKER
22 What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
CHRISTMAS CRACKER
23 What was the title of Greg Lake`s top ten Christmas hit of 1975?
I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS
24 Who had a hit single in the seventies with `I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday`?
WIZZARD
25 Which country did St Nicholas come from?
TURKEY
26 What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?
PANETTONE
27 In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what were there two of?
TURTLE DOVES
28 What type of bird features on the seventh day of Christmas in the song `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`?
SWAN
29 Which actor has played the characters Fletcher Reed, Lloyd Christmas and The Riddler on screen?
JIM CARREY
30 In which James Bond film does the character Dr Christmas Jones feature?
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
31 Who wrote the song `White Christmas`?
IRVING BERLIN
32 According to the nursery rhyme, `Little Jack Horner sat in the corner eating` what?
A CHRISTMAS PIE
33 `The Trolley Song`, `Under the Bamboo Tree` and `Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas` are songs featured in which classic musical?
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
34 Which film starring David Bowie was based on the novel `The Seed And The Sower`?
MERRY CHRISTMAS MR LAWRENCE
35 Which Michael Jackson song was a UK Christmas number one in 1995?
EARTH SONG
36 According to the song `The Twelve Days of Christmas`, how many gifts in total did my true love give to me?
364
37 From the Christmas Carol `Good King Wenceslas`, where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?
BOHEMIA
38 What is the traditional Christmas flower?
POINSETTIA
39 In `A Christmas Carol`, on what date is Scrooge first visited by the ghost of Marley?
24TH DECEMBER
40 Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
DR. SEUSS
41 In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what were there eight of?
MAIDS A MILKING
42 In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, which gifts represent the six days of creation?
GEESE A LAYING
43 Which famous book begins with the line `Marley was dead, at least to begin with`?
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
44 In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '...my true love brought to me nine...' what?
LADIES DANCING
45 Which country traditionally provides Britain with a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in London?
NORWAY
46 What song was the Christmas number one in the UK in both 1975 and 1991?
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY BY QUEEN
47 In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, what are the 10 Lords-a-leaping said to symbolise?
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
48 Which famous Christmas Carol, was originally written in 1857 for Thanksgiving?
JINGLE BELLS
49 How many points does a snowflake have?
SIX
50 In what American state does most of the movie `White Christmas` take place?
VERMONT
