Christmas quiz

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Christmas lesson/quiz

Listen Carefully to the next song

Driving home for Christmas

After you have listened, you will be asked some quiz questions!

Which sentence do you hear in the song?

1. drive home for Christmas...
2. I'm driving home for Christmas...
3. I was driving home for Christmas

Which word means: a line of traffic that is moving very slowly:

1. tailback
2. swaybacked
3. hatchback

Which of these lines is correct?

1. Well I've moving down that line Well I've moving down that line
2. Well I'd moving down that line
3. Well I'm moving down that line

Look at the sentences below. Which one did you hear in the song?

1. So I think of you
2. So I dream about you
3. So I sing for you

Which of these statements is a line from this song?

1. Oh, I can't be what you want from me Oh, I can't help it I'm just selfish
2. Oh, I can't be what you want from me
3. Oh, I can't wait to see those faces

What is a Christmas carol?

1. A Christmas song
2. A Christmas poem
3. A Christmas cake
4. A Christmas story

What is the opening to "Let it snow"

1. The fire is so delightful
2. Oh the weather outside is frightful.
3. You are so beautiful.
4. Christmas cake is aweful.

Which song repeats the catchy lyrics, 'pa rum pum pum pum'?

1. Jingle bells
2. Little drummer boy
3. All I want for Christmas
4. Oh come all ye faithful

Where were Christmas carols originally sung?

1. On people's doorstep
2. Around the fireplace
3. In shopping malls
4. In the bedroom

Which of these songs is the most popular Christmas song of all time?

1. It's the most wonderful time of the year
2. Last Christmas
3. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
4. All I want for Christmas is you

What is the biggest grossing Christmas film of all time?

1. The Grinch
2. Love actually
3. The Santa Clause
4. Home Alone

What is the name of the snowman in Frozen

1. Jakub
2. Otis
3. Olaf
4. Jamal

What song was number 1 for Christmas 2016?

1. I Would Like - Zara Larsson
2. 24k Magic - Bruno Mars
3. Rockabye - Clean Bandit/Anne Marie/Sean Paul
4. Human - Rag "N" Bone Man

What name is given to small sausages wrapped in bacon, a staple at a British Christmas dinner?

1. Warm Little Piggies
2. Pigs In Wrapping Paper
3. Rolly Polly Sausages
4. Pigs in Blankets

Complete the lyric. "Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell..."

1. sock
2. pop
3. end
4. rock

In England they give presents on the 1st Christmas day

1. True
2. False

Queen Elizabeth gives a speech on the first day of Christmas

1. True
2. False

When did Christmas become an official holiday in the U.S.?

1. June 26, 1870
2. Nov. 1, 1877
3. Dec. 25, 1912
4. Jan. 28, 1890

Where did the term "X-mas" come from?

1. No one really knows
2. the Greek letter X
3. King George VI's speech impediment
4. newspaper editors needed to shorten it for headlines

In which year did Wham release the Christmas song "Last Christmas" ?

1. 2004
2. 2014
3. 1994
4. 1984

'Last Christmas' was not a number 1 song in 1984. What Christmas song was?

1. The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
2. Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea
3. Do they know it's Christmas - Band Aid
4. All I want for Christmas - Mariah Carey

James Corden

Carpool Karaoke

James Corden is a talkshow host. He is very popular because of his 'Carpool Karaoke' videos.

Watch the following video and answer the questions...

What is on James' Christmas sweater?

1. A Christmas tree
2. Santa Claus and Snowmen
3. Santa Claus and reindeer
4. Santa Claus in a sleigh

"All I want for Christmas" The Christmas song of Mariah Carey. In which year did she release the song?

1. 2004
2. 2014
3. 1994
4. 1984

Who wrote the Christmas song with the frogs: "we all stand together"

1. Crazy Frog
2. The Kik
3. Elton John
4. Paul Mc Cartney

Where do British children hang their stockings?

1. Around your bed
2. Around the fireplace

What does Queen Elizabeth II talk about in her yearly speech?

1. Wishes for the coming year
2. Important events of the past year

What's the name of 'de kerstman' in British English?

1. Santa Clause
2. Father Christmas
3. Uncle Christmas

Do they Know it's Christmas van Band aid. Wie was de initiatiefnemer van dit project?

1. Elton John
2. Phil Collins
3. Paul Mc Cartney
4. Bob Geldoff

What does 'Feliz Navidad' mean?

1. Happy New Year
2. Merry Christmas
3. Happy holidays
4. Santa Clause

The song "Jingle Bells" is actually written for Thanksgiving

1. True
2. False

In the Netherlands we watch Home alone, Sissi and A Christmas Carol. In Sweden they watch Donald Duck with Christmas.

1. True
2. False

At Christmas people also eat mince pies. What do they consist of?

1. Mixture of minced lamb and herbs
2. Mixture of minced pork, onion and herbs
3. Mixture of apples, raisins and spices
4. Mixture of vegetables

Under which plant can you expect a kiss at Christmas?

1. Christmas tree
2. Holly
3. Mistletoe
4. Poinsettia

What do British people put on top of Christmas trees?

1. A star or an angel
2. A cross

What are Christmas crackers?

1. paper things with money inside
2. metal things with a wafer inside
3. paper sweet-like things with a present inside
4. a paper thing with nothing inside

What soda company is known for creating a special Christmas ad each year, using their trucks

1. Fanta
2. Pepsi
3. Coca Cola
4. Sprite

Merry Christmas Everyone

Who was the star of the Christmas movie Jingle All the Way?

1. Sylvester Stalone
2. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
3. Channing Tatum
4. Arnold Schwarzenegger