The Big Xmas Pub quiz

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The Big Xmas Pub Quiz

Who is this character?

Who wrote the book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas?'

1. Roald Dahl
2. Dr. Seuss
3. Charles Dickens
4. C.S. Lewis

What was Dr Seuss's real name?

1. Theodor Geissel
2. Ben F. Hodgson
3. Anthony Benson
4. Mary J. Blige

Who plays The Grinch in the iconic Grinch film which was released in 2000?

1. Johnny Depp
2. Leslie Nielsen
3. Steve Carrell
4. Jim Carrey

In which film did Jim Carrey not star?

1. Dumb and Dumber
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Batman Returns
4. The Cable Guy

Who introduced the expression 'as dead as a doornail' to the English language?

1. Charles Dickens
2. William Shakespeare
3. Thomas Hardy
4. Jonathan Swift

Who was as dead as a doornail in 'A Christmas Carol'?

1. Ebenezer Scrooge
2. Old Fezziwig
3. Jacob Marley
4. Old Joe

What's Scrooge's catchphrase?

1. 'The Devil May Take You!'
2. 'Bah, humbug!'
3. 'Do you know what that costs?'
4. 'Are there no prisons?'

What's Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew called?

1. Tim
2. Jacob
3. Fred
4. Bob

What are the final words of 'A Christmas Carol' and who speaks them?

1. 'God bless us, everyone!' Tiny Tim
2. 'There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.' Bob Cratchit
3. 'I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world! ' Scrooge

Which two great actors starred in the 1970 musical version of A Christmas Carol as Scrooge and Marley?

1. John Travolta and Robert Redford
2. Albert Finney and Alec Guinness
3. Donald Sutherland and Michael Caine
4. Gene Wilder and John Cleese

Who plays Bob Cratchit in the 1992 Muppets version of A Christmas Carol?

1. Rizzo the Rat
2. Fozzie the Bear
3. The Swedish Chef
4. Kermit the Frog

In the Christmas carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' what was given on the second day?

1. A partridge in a pear tree
2. French hens
3. Gold rings
4. Turtle Doves

Which Shakespeare play is associated with the Christmas season?

1. The Winter's Tale
2. The Merry Wives of Windsor
3. Twelfth Night
4. As You Like It

What is the twelfth day of Christmas traditionally called?

1. Epiphany
2. Candlemas
3. Boxing Day
4. Shrove Tuesday

What happened on Epihany day according to the Bible?

1. Baby Jesus returned to Nazareth
2. Three wise kings visited Baby Jesus in Bethlehem
3. Baby Jesus was christened
4. Baby Jesus was born

Mince pies were originally made with 13 ingredients. What were the ingredients symbolic of?

1. Jesus and his 12 disciples
2. The number of animals present in the stable where Jesus was born
3. The number of angels that came to sing when Jesus was born
4. The number of pensions Mary and Joseph were turned away from

One of the traditional ingredients in mince pies is suet. What is suet?

1. pork fat
2. candied orange peel
3. beef fat
4. bread crumbs

When were mince pies first eaten?

1. 18th century
2. 16th century
3. 17th century
4. 15th century

What herb is traditionally stuffed into a Christmas turkey in Britain?

1. Rosemary
2. Sage
3. Thyme
4. Parsley

In which song do all herbs of the previous question appear?

1. Sugar and Spice (The Searchers)
2. Candy Girl (The Four Seasons)
3. Strawberry Fields Forever (The Beatles)
4. Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel)

Which Beatles member wrote a Christmas song about a bear?

1. George Harrison
2. Ringo Starr
3. John Lennon
4. Paul McCartney

What's the name of said bear?

1. Paddington
2. Winnie the Pooh
3. Rupert
4. Baloo

In which Christmassy film does a bear appear?

1. Annie
2. Elf
3. Merry Christmas Mr Bean!
4. Home Alone

Which American president appears in the musical 'Annie'?

1. Nixon
2. Jimmy Carter
3. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
4. Truman

Which song does not appear in the musical 'Annie'?

1. Tomorrow
2. It's a Hard Knock Life
3. You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Who plays Dorothy in the original musical 'The Wizard of Oz'?

1. Diane Keaton
2. Diana Ross
3. Judy Garland
4. Audrey Hepburn

Which role did Michael Jackson play in 'The Whiz', the 1978 remake of 'The Wizard of Oz'?

1. The Scarecrow
2. The Cowardly Lion
3. The Tin Man
4. The Whiz

What is the title of the song Michael Jackson released around Christmas 1985 to raise money for USA FOR AFRICA?

1. Heal the World
2. We Are the World
3. Earth Song
4. The Man in the Mirror

Which song was recorded by whom around Christmas 1984 to raise money for the famine in Africa?

1. War is Over by John Lennon
2. Do They Know it's Christmas Time? by Band Aid
3. 2000 Miles by The Pretenders
4. All I want for Christmas by Mariah Carey

Which lyric does not appear in Wham!'s song 'Last Christmas'?

1. Once bitten and twice shy
2. I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
3. A man undercover but you tore him apart
4. I'd say love was a magical thing

With which jazz/soul diva did George Michael record the single 'I knew You Were Waiting'

1. Ella Fitzgerald
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Nina Simone
4. Billie Holiday

Which classic, jazzy Christmas song was banned from the radio because of the #metoo campaign in 2018?

1. I saw mommy kissing Santaclaus
2. What child is this?
3. Santaclaus is coming to town
4. Baby, it's cold outside

Which Christmas song is the best sold song ever in modern history?

1. Rudolp the Rednose Reindeer
2. White Christmas
3. Feliz Navidad
4. Winter Wonderland

Who wrote White Christmas and when?

1. Irving Berlin in 1940
2. George Gershwin in 1945
3. Duke Ellington in 1950
4. Glenn Miller in 1943

Whose rendition of White Christmas is most famous?

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Bing Crosby
3. Michael Buble
4. Louis Armstrong

When was the last time there was snow at Christmas in Holland?

1. 2018
2. 2016
3. 2008
4. 2010

How many points does a snowflake usually have?

1. 6
2. 8
3. 4
4. 10

Which country presents Britain with a gift of a Christmas tree each year?

1. Germany
2. Scotland
3. Sweden
4. Norway

If you were born on Christmas Day, what's your star sign?

1. capricorn
2. sagittarius
3. pisces
4. aquarius

What was not a gift of the Three Wise Men to Jesus?

1. Gold
2. Honey
3. Frankincense
4. A drum

What alcoholic ingredient is used in a snowball cocktail?

1. Gin
2. Bailey's
3. Advocaat
4. Cointreau

From which Christmas carol were these lyrics taken? 'Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled.'

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
2. The First Noel
3. Silent Night, Holy Night
4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Feliz Navidad is Happy Christmas in which language?

1. Italian
2. Spanish
3. Portuguese
4. Greek

What name is given to the festive tradition of small sausages wrapped in bacon?

1. Piggy Backs
2. Strammer Max
3. Teeny Weenies
4. Pigs in Blankets

What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey’s neck?

1. wattle
2. foreskin
3. pendulum
4. blob