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Christmas Bumper Quiz 2019
1. ARMREST ITCHES (Christmas anagram)? - Christmas tree
2. A special Christmas episode of which TV show saw Santa's reindeer killed and replaced by new reindeer called Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patches and Montel? - South Park
3. In which country is fried fish, lettuce, and spinach a traditional Christmas Eve meal? - Armenia
4. Other than blue, which other colours are mentioned in the Elvis song 'Blue Christmas? - Red, green and white
5. What did the traffic cop shout to Frosty The Snowman? - Stop
6. What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time? - White Christmas
7. In A Christmassy Father Ted, Ted and his clerical colleagues find themselves trapped in what department of a large store? - Lingerie department
8. Alphabetically speaking what is the first of Santa's reindeers? - Blitzen
9. Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy ? - Testicles
10. Drank in the Dominican Republic at Christmas what is jengibre? - Ginger tea
11. Edward Asner played the frustrated Santa in which film about a human child who had crawled into Santa's sack and ended up being raised at the North Pole among the elves? - Elf
12. From which Christmas song are the following lyrics taken. And man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day? - Mary's Boy Child
13. How many Christmas trees are produced by Nova Scotia annually? - One
14. In `The Twelve Days Of Christmas`, what do the French Hens represent? - Faith, Hope and Charity
15. In Eastenders what items of clothing were Ricky and Nigel trying to sell at Christmas 1993? - Red satin knickers
16. In the film Elf who does Buddy say smells of cheese and beef? - Santa Claus
17. In which European country do malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi get up to mischief around Christmas? - Greece
18. In which TV comedy was Christmas cancelled due to Tommy Slocombe's tunnelling? - Porridge
19. Name the three reindeer whose names begin with a "D"? - Dasher, Donner, Dancer
20. The Christmas period of 1813-14 saw the last what in London? - Christmas Fair on a frozen River Thames (known as a Frost Fair)
21. Traditional Advent candles are which two colours? - Pink and purple
22. What fish do the Polish people traditionally eat on Christmas Eve? - Carp
23. What is the name of the rabbit in the magic hat in Frosty the Snowman? - Hocus Pocus
24. Which Christmas carol was sung by soldiers on both sides of the trenches during the Christmas eve ceasefire in 1914? - Silent Night
25. Which Christmas song is played at the end of Die Hard 2? - Let it Snow
26. Which traditional Christmas plant was once so revered by early Britons that it had to be cut with a golden sickle? - Mistletoe
27. Who wrote the Christmas book The Cricket on the Hearth? - Charles Dickens
28. Why was December 25th chosen as Christmas Day? - To compete with a pagan celebration
29. According to a study in the Radio times in December 2018, which film was voted as the favourite Christmas film? - It's a Wonderful Life
30. What is the most common item found in a Christmas Cracker? - Hat
31. What was the first song to be a Christmas number one in two different versions? - Mary's Boy Child
32. According to the folklore of which European country, Santa Claus has a brother called Bells Nichols? - France
33. At which royal house does the Royal Family usually spend Christmas? - Sandringham
34. Complete the second line of this Christmas carol: 'Once in royal David’s city, stood a lowly cattle shed'? - Where a mother laid her baby, in a manger for his bed
35. Fried chicken followed by strawberry shortcake is the traditional Christmas Eve meal in which country? - Japan
36. How many times has Bing Crosby's White Christmas been a number one in Britain? -Never
37. In How The Grinch Stole Christmas what does the Grinch do with the poinsettias? - Pulls off the petals (actually 'red leaves')
38. In which film does Martin Freeman play a primary school teacher put in charge of organising the Christmas show? - Nativity
39. In which Puccini opera of 1896 is the Christmas Duet? - La Boheme
40. Killing an estimated 681 people in 1940, in which English City did the 'Christmas Blitz' occur? - Manchester
41. Presepe in Italy refers to what Christmas tradition? - Nativity scene
42. What is a Christmas tree called in Australia? - Christmas bush
43. What leisure facility is placed in front of the Temperate Glasshouse at Kew Gardens over Christmas? - Ice rink
44. Which British colony surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941? - Hong Kong
45. Which Christmas decoration was originally used on French Soldiers uniforms? - Tinsel
46. Which group had a top ten hit in 2003 with Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)? - The Darkness
47. Who played the title role in the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence? - Tom Conti
48. Who was the first British sovereign to broadcast a Christmas Message to the Commonwealth on radio? - George V (in 1932)
49. Who wrote the song Do They Know it's Christmas? - Midge "Ure and Bob Geldof
50. HID HEALTHY NOVELTY (Christmas anagram)? - The Holly And The Ivy
51. The Latin word meaning 'coming' gave us what term which still refers to the Christmas period? - Advent
52. Which Christmas hit contained the lines, "you scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot, merry Christmas let's hope it's your last"? - Fairy-tale of New York
53. On which day of the festive season is Christmas cake traditionally eaten in Japan? - Christmas Eve
54. In the Eastenders Twelve Days Of Christmas song, what was received on the second day? - Two dirty dens
55. In which Christmas song is Santa asked to slip a sable under the tree, for me? - Santa Baby
56. In which residence did Prince Albert first put a Christmas tree? - Windsor Castle
57. Many parts of the Christmas tree can be eaten, the needles are a good source of what vitamin? - Vitamin C
58. The Twelve Days of Christmas features the surname of which character from Crossroads? - Turtle
59. What American First Lady wrote a Christmas story about a girl named Marta? - Eleanor Roosevelt
60. What is probably Howard Blake's best known song which is brought out every Christmas? - Walking in the Air
61. What was special about the FA Cup qualifying soccer match between Linfield and Cliftonville in 1888? - The only FA Cup tie to be played on Christmas Day
62. Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as marsh Worts? - Cranberry sauce
63. Which Eastenders character died in the Christmas Day 2006 edition? - Pauline Fowler
64. Who had a number one in the fifties with Xmas Alphabet? - Dickie Valentine
65. Who wrote the poem T'was the Night Before Christmas? - Clement Moore
66. At the Eastenders Christmas Party what did Liberty X sing? - Rockin Robin
67. By what name is the German baked Christmas biscuit somewhat resembling gingerbread known by? - Lebkuchen
68. Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents' is the opening line from which classic novel? - Little Women
69. How did King Henry 11 of England like to be amused on Christmas day? - Watching a man pass wind, Roland the farter, was given 30 acres of land for his duties to the King
70. In A Charlie Brown Christmas, who plays the dusty innkeeper in the Christmas play? - Pigpen
71. In most parts of China, Christmas is not a public holiday, but in which two administrative areas of China is the public holiday observed? - Hong Kong and Macau
72. In which year was Europe's first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas issued? - Nineteen thirty seven
73. 'Nadolig Llawen' means Merry Christmas in which western European language? - Welsh
74. Irving Berlin reportedly hated what singer's rendition of White Christmas so much he tried to get it banned from radio airplay? - Elvis Presley
75. Originally native to Mexico what is traditionally known as the Christmas flower? - Poinsettia
76. Traditionally, who opens the first present at Christmas? - The youngest child
77. What is the Australian cake made of coconut, crisped rice and dried fruit, called? - White Christmas
78. What were the earliest known Christmas tree decorations? - Apples
79. Which famous ballet is about a young girls broken Christmas present? - The Nutcracker Suite
80. Who sang about Frosty the Snowman in 1993? - The Cocteau Twins
81. Who served up figgy pudding in Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol'? - Mrs Cratchit
82. Canada Post has assigned the post code H0H 0H0 to which location? - The North Pole (for letters to Father Christmas)
83. Eaten in Brazil at Christmas what would we call rabanada? - French toast
84. How many Christmas cards did the average American household receive in 2004? - 20 cards
85. In 2009, which Scottish city sparked protests, renaming Christmas as the 'Winter Night Light Festival'? - Dundee
86. In a Christmas Carol which carol is sung outside Scrooges office? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
87. In which ocean is the underwater ridge called Christmas Ridge to be found? - Pacific
88. Name Cliff Richard's two Christmas number ones? - Saviour's Day and Mistletoe and Wine
89. What did the Grinch use as a substitute for reindeer? - His dog
90. What is the long 'lost' 1927 Walt Disney animated Christmas film, found in a Norwegian archive in 2014 called? - Empty Socks
91. Which Christmas dish originates from a Celtic dish called Fromarty? - Christmas pudding
92. Which politician appeared on the 2010 Strictly Christmas show? - Vince Cable
93. What did the Man on the Moon receive for Christmas in a John Lewis advert? - Telescope
94. Rumtopf is a traditional Danish/German dish comprising what and eaten at Christmas? - Rum and Fruit
95. On which American sitcom, that aired from 1977-84, would you find a main character named Christmas Snow? - Three's Company
96. In the Netherlands, what do children put out on Christmas Eve, instead of stockings? - Clogs
97. How many square kilometres of wrapping paper end up in British dustbins after Christmas? - 83 square km (enough to wrap the island of Guernsey)
98. How many flakes of snow have to fall in the 24 hours of the 25th December anywhere in the UK to be classified as a White Christmas? - One
99. During the Christmas period, which British School publishes its annual general knowledge test in the 'Guardian'? - King William's College (Castletown, Isle of Man)
100 In the US, an ornament in the shape of what food is hidden on the tree, the finder of which received an extra present from Santa Claus? - Pickle