Christmas Literature Quiz

• English
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Introduction

A ten question literary quiz for a variety of age ranges studying English. You could easily use this as a template to create more questions if you want. Even adapt it for other subjects! Perfect too as a round in a larger quiz.

Instructions

The A Christmas Carol question gets them every time!

Welcome to this ten question quiz on Christmas Literature!

Which poem by Robert Frost describes the quiet beauty of snow falling in a New England forest?

Which poem by Robert Frost describes the quiet beauty of snow falling in a New England forest?

1. The Road Not Taken
2. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
3. The Mending Wall
4. Fire and Ice

This one seems obvious but your participants may think it's a trick question!

In The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, which character unexpectedly arrives at Mole’s home on Christmas Eve?

In The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, which character unexpectedly arrives at Mole’s home on Christmas Eve?

1. Mr. Toad
2. Otter
3. Badger
4. Rat

I think Badger was my favourite!

How many ghosts visit Scrooge on Christmas Eve in a A Christmas Carol?

How many ghosts visit Scrooge on Christmas Eve in a A Christmas Carol?

1. One
2. Three
3. Four
4. A Multitude

As all the other ghosts appear after midnight, only Jacob Marley appears on Christmas Eve itself. You might say that option D is correct....and even though Scrooge sees a multitude of ghosts only Marley visits him on Christmas Eve......

In The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, what gift does the boy receive from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?

 In The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, what gift does the boy receive from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?

1. A Teddy Bear
2. A Bell
3. A Candy Cane
4. A Lifetime Supply of Hot Chocolate

Yeah we got it! Oh sorry it's not hot chocolate!

Which character in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone gives Harry his father’s invisibility cloak as a Christmas gift?

 Which character in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone gives Harry his father’s invisibility cloak as a Christmas gift?

1. Albus Dumbledore
2. Hagrid
3. Professor McGonagall
4. Sirius Black

Sorry it wasn't Sirius Black! He sent Harry a new broom in the Prisoner of Azkaban. But not the Invisibility cloak.

Which reindeer is not refernced in Clement Clarke Moore's poem The Night Before Christmas

Which reindeer is not referenced in Clement Clarke Moore's poem The Night Before Christmas?

1. Cupid
2. Vixen
3. Rudolf
4. Donner

Rudolph (or Rudolf) was popularised in a 1950s pop song.

Which of these writers most famous for the Wizard of Oz, wrote the short story A Kidnapped Santa Claus?

 Which of these writers most famous for the Wizard of Oz, wrote the short story A Kidnapped Santa Claus?

1. Charles Dickens
2. L Frank Baum
3. Washington Irving
4. Mark Twain

The Oz books are darker than most of the films. Apart from the movie Return to Oz. Nightmare fuel!

Which poet wrote the line, “Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,” in his poem “Ring Out, Wild Bells”?

 Which poet wrote the line, “Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,” in his poem Ring Out, Wild Bells?

1. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
2. Percy Bysshe Shelley
3. William Blake
4. John Keats

Tennyson is probably most famous for Charge of the Light Brigade.

In The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe which of the following were not gifts given by Father Christmas?

In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which of the following were not gifts from Father Christmas?

1. A sword
2. A mace
3. A shield
4. A bow and arrow

Ask for one of these next time you are in Santa's grotto! No. Please don't.

In the Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, the characters Henry and Claire watch which famous Holiday film?

In The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, the characters Henry and Claire watch which famous festive film?

1. The Holiday
2. The Muppet Christmas Carol
3. It's a Wonderful Life
4. Die Hard

The alternative answers are amusing!

WELL DONE!

Just enjoy Santa dancing for as long as you and your audience can bear.

Thanks for playing!

Have a great break whether Christmas is your thing or not!