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Christmas quiz!

What is the 26th of December called in English-speaking countries?

1. 2nd Christmas Day
2. Boxing Day
3. Sylvester Day
4. It doesn't have a name

What is Boxing Day? 

Boxing Day, in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, particularly Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, holiday (December 26) on which servants, tradespeople, and the poor traditionally were presented with gifts. By the 21st century it had become a day associated with shopping and sporting events.

Who delivers a speech on TV on Christmas day?

1. King Charles
2. Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister)
3. Mister Bean
4. Boris Johnson

Christmas was banned in England during the 17th century

1. True
2. False

Why was it banned? 

The ban was put in place by the Puritan government in 1647 as they believed Christmas was used as an excuse for drunkenness, promiscuity, gambling and other forms of excess.

Americans call this guy Santa Claus, what do British people call him?

1. Father Christmas
2. Père Noël
3. Saint Nick
4. Christmas man

What is this?

1. Christmas present
2. Christmas Cracker
3. Stocking filler
4. Christmas fireworks

Which is the best selling Christmas song in Britain?

1. Merry X-mas Everybody
2. Hallelujah
3. Do They Know It's Christmas
4. Mary's Boy Child

In what year was the first Christmas card printed?

1. 1756
2. 1930
3. 1894
4. 1843

What present does Harry Potter receive during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

1. Invisibility Cloak
2. Owl
3. Wand
4. Cauldron

What colour are mistletoe berries?

1. Red
2. White
3. Yellow
4. Orange

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

1. William Shakespeare
2. Emily Brontë
3. Charles Dickens
4. Mary Shelley

What is weird to us about Christmas in Australia?

1. They don't have trees
2. They celebrate only 1 day
3. It's summer there
4. They have kangaroos instead of reindeer

Who introduced the idea of a Christmas tree in England?

1. Queen Elizabeth I
2. Queen Victoria
3. Queen Elizabeth II
4. Winston Churchill

Which Christmas Carol was originally named "One horse open sleigh"?

1. Carol of the Bells
2. Jingle Bells
3. Deck the Halls
4. Let it Snow

O, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so

1. beautiful
2. delightful
3. hopeful
4. enjoyable

Word on the street, Santa's coming tonight.
Reindeer's flying through the sky

1. this night
2. so high
3. so bright
4. but why?

All of the other reindeer,
used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudy
_____

1. join in any reindeer games
2. look at the fire's flames
3. experience the same fame
4. take a boat on the river Thames

He took me to his workshop
________

1. and got down on one knee
2. boy how nice to see
3. and told his plans to me
4. with a giant christmas tree

The snow is falling down
gets colder

1. every day
2. come and play
3. take a sleigh
4. day by day

'Once bitten, twice shy' means

1. a person who has been hurt will be careful to make sure he's not hurt again
2. a person who has been bitten by a dog, is fearful when a dog approaches him again
3. a person who has made a mistake, will not make that mistake again
4. a peron who has fallen in love with the wrong person, will never fall in love again

I don't need

1. to put the candles , here next to the fireplace
2. to place my shoe at the bottom of the fireplace
3. to hang my stocking there upon the fireplace
4. to drink a cocktail in front of the fireplace

Do they know it's Christmas time...

This song was recorded for the 3rd time in 2014. This time it was to raise money for the victims of the ebola virus in Africa. The original version recorded in 1985 by Band Aid was performed at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium.  The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. 

Don't you think it's time for a 2023 update? 

We can all learn something from this song: try to help other people if possible, be grateful for what you have, respect the planet and enjoy life! 

Holiday wish list

Less gifts, more memories

Less busy-ness; more peace

Less stress, more joy

Less chaos, more calm

Less excess, more gratitude