2. Christmas Quiz 2012

3. 1.When was Jesus born? A/ 25 th December B/ nobody really knows C/ 24 th December D/ 1 st January

4. 2. When did the word “Christmas” start to be used? A/ 1888AD B/ 2000 years ago C/ 1600AD D/ 1038AD

5. 3. When did the current image of Santa begin ? A/ 2000 years ago B/ 456AD C/ 1666AD D/ 1823AD

6. 4.Why are Santa’s reindeer all female? A/ male reindeer all lose their horns in winter so Santa’s reindeer must all be female B/ they all have female names C/ only female reindeer can pull a sled D/ Santa doesn’t like male reindeer because they smell bad

7. 5. The man who is the model for Santa Clause comes from which country? A/ Britain B/ United States C/ Lapland D/ Turkey

8. 6.Why does Santa say ‘Ho Ho Ho’ ? A/ Because he is happy B/ He supposedly lived in a village called Ho Ho Ho C/ It sounds stupid and suspicious to say ‘Ha Ha Ha’ D/ They are the only words he knows – he never speaks!

9. 7. When was the Christmas hymn ‘Silent Night’ written? A/ 1966 B/ 1818 C/ 1642 D/ 2000 years ago

10. 8.The Christmas song ‘Jingle Bells’ was originally composed for which occasion? A/ Christmas B/ Easter C/ New Year D/ American Thanksgiving

11. 9.How many filmed versions are there of Charles Dickens’ famous story ‘A Christmas Carol’? A/ 3 B/ 123 C/ 14 D/ 92

12. 10.Did the three kings visit baby Jesus? A/ Yes B/ No

13. 11.How many important men visited the baby Jesus? A/ 12 B/ 3 C/ 9 D/ nobody knows

14. 12.What are the ‘calling birds’ mentioned in the famous song which begins; ‘…on the first day of Xmas…? A/ originally they were ‘colley birds’ from the black coal in a colliery B/ birds which ‘called out’ C/ birds which ‘called on’ visitors D/ A breed of Xmas birds

15. 13.Why is there sometimes an ‘X’ at the front of the word Christmas? A/ the Greek word for Christ begins with an X B/ it is short for Xristos which means ‘the anointed one’ C/ its just a quick way to write it D/ all of the above

16. 14.Where did the tradition of Christmas trees begin? A/ United States B/ Britain C/ Germany D/ Russia

17. 15. When did Britain cancel Christmas ? A/ 1640s B/ 1914-18 C/ 1820 D/ 1347

18. 16. Which global company first used the image of Santa Clause that we are all familiar with to sell its product? a.Coca Cola b.Nike shoes c.Ford Cars d.Apple

19. 17. What percentage of toys given to children are broken by March? A/ 28% B/ 93% C/ 75% D/ 40%

20. 18. The song “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin has sold how many singles? A/ none its an awful song B/ a million C/ 30,000 D/ 100 million