Christmas Table Quiz

Round 1Question 1:Snapdragon is a Christmas tradition. Is it: (a) a drink (b) a bird (c) a game?

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Round 1Question 2:Unscramble the following letters to name one of Santa’s reindeer: RONDEN

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Round 1Question 3:At this time of year people in France say “Joyeaux Noel”. What does this mean?

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Round 1Question 4:What animal did Mary ride on during her trip to Bethlehem with Joseph?

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Round 1Question 5:What type of pies are traditionally eaten at Christmas?

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Round 1Question 6:What item of clothing is traditionally hung up at Christmas for Santa to fill with presents?

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Round 2Question 1:

Cén Ghaeilge atá ar “Christmas Eve”?

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Round 2Question 2:The Ruddock is an alternative name for which bird associated with Christmas?

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Round 2Question 3:The book “A Christmas _______” was written by Charles Dickens.

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Round 2Question 4:A boy called “________ Mc Allister” was left “Home Alone” at Christmas. What was his first name?

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Round 2Question 5:Finish the name of the seasonal pantomime: “Snow White and the ______ ________”?

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Round 2Question 6:Where were turkeys first found: (a) North America (b) South America (c) Africa?

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Question 1:Snapdragon is a Christmas tradition. Is it: (a) a drink (b) a bird (c) a game?

(c) A GAMEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:Unscramble the following letters to name one of Santa’s reindeer: RONDEN

DONNERwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:At this time of year people in France say “Joyeaux Noel”. What does this mean?

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Question 4:What animal did Mary ride on during her trip to Bethlehem with Joseph?

DONKEYwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:What type of pies are traditionally eaten at Christmas?

MINCE PIESwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:What item of clothing is traditionally hung up at Christmas for Santa to fill with presents?STOCKINGwww.seomraranga.com

Round 3Question 1:The Poinsettia is traditional at Christmas. Is it (a) a candle (b) a cracker (c) a flower?

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Round 3Question 2:According to the Christmas song, what are Frosty the Snowman’s eyes made from?

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Round 3Question 3:In the Bible, who followed a star to visit the baby Jesus?

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Round 3Question 4:True or false, an island called “Christmas Island” belongs to Australia?

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Round 3Question 5:What word is missing from this line of a Christmas carol: “We three Kings of ______ are”?

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Round 3Question 6:What boy’s name is also the name for a male turkey: (a) Seán (b) Tom (c) Sam

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Question 1:

Cén Ghaeilge atá ar “Christmas Eve”?OÍCHE NOLLAG

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Question 2:The Ruddock is an alternative name for which bird associated with Christmas?

ROBINwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:The book “A Christmas _______” was written by Charles Dickens.

CAROLwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 4:A boy called “________ Mc Allister” was left “Home Alone” at Christmas. What was his first name?

KEVINwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:Finish the name of the seasonal pantomime: “Snow White and the ______ ________”?SEVEN DWARVES

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Question 6:Where were turkeys first found: (a) North America (b) South America (c) Africa?NORTH AMERICA

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Round 4Question 1:In the Christmas Carol, what two words come before the words: “holy night, all is calm, all is bright”?

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Round 4Question 2:What toy did Arnold Schwarzenegger attempt to buy in the Christmas movie “Jingle All the Way”: (a) Turbo Man (b) Barbie Doll (c) Action Man?www.seomraranga.com

Round 4Question 3:If it snows at Christmas, what word beginning with “S” could you use to slide down a hill?

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Round 4Question 4:The names of two of Santa’s reindeer begin with the letter “C”. One is Comet, what is the other?

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Round 4Question 5:What precious metal is associated with the Three Wise Men?

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Round 4Question 6:On what day does Christmas Day fall this year?

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Round 3 Answers

Question 1:The Poinsettia is traditional at Christmas. Is it (a) a candle (b) a cracker (c) a flower?

FLOWERwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:According to the Christmas song, what are Frosty the Snowman’s eyes made from?

COALwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:In the Bible, who followed a star to visit the baby Jesus?

3 WISE MENwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 4:True or false, an island called “Christmas Island” belongs to Australia?

TRUEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:What word is missing from this line of a Christmas carol: “We three Kings of ______ are”?

ORIENTwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:What boy’s name is also the name for a male turkey: (a) Seán (b) Tom (c) Sam

TOMwww.seomraranga.com

Round 5Question 1:Which member of the Beatles had a hit song with “Happy Xmas War is Over”: (a) Ringo Starr (b) Paul Mc Cartney (c) John Lennon?

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Round 5Question 2:In Poland the Christmas Eve feast contains how many dishes: (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 12?

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Round 5Question 3:According to the Christmas song what did Santa ask Rudolph to guide?

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Round 5Question 4:Are the berries on mistletoe (a) red or (b) white?

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Round 5Question 5:True or false, an angel appeared to Joseph telling him to take Mary and the baby Jesus to Egypt?

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Round 5Question 6:“Papa Noel” is the name given to what Christmas character in Brazil?

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Question 1:In the Christmas Carol, what two words come before the words: “holy night, all is calm, all is bright”?

SILENT NIGHTwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:What toy did Arnold Schwarzenegger attempt to buy in the Christmas movie “Jingle All the Way”: (a) Turbo Man (b) Barbie Doll (c) Action Man?

TURBO MANwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:If it snows at Christmas, what word beginning with “S” could you use to slide down a hill?

SLEDGEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 4:The names of two of Santa’s reindeer begin with the letter “C”. One is Comet, what is the other?

CUPIDwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:What precious metal is associated with the Three Wise Men?

GOLDwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:On what day does Christmas Day fall this year?

SATURDAY

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Round 6Question 1:Finish the name of the Christmas song which was sung by Bing Crosby: “I’m Dreaming of a ______ Christmas”?

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Round 6Question 2:Which of these Christmas words is also a European country: (a) Holly (b) Cranberry (c) Turkey?

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Round 6Question 3:True or false, an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr wrote the Christmas carol “Silent Night” in 1818?

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Round 6Question 4:What is the name of the Simpson’s dog?

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Round 6Question 5:What word can go before the following words: cracker, pudding, card?

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Round 6Question 6:What kind of Christmas did Elvis Presley have in the 1964 pop charts: (a) Blue (b) White (c) Red?

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Round 5 Answers

Question 1:Which member of the Beatles had a hit song with “Happy Xmas War is Over”: (a) Ringo Starr (b) Paul Mc Cartney (c) John Lennon?

JOHN LENNONwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:In Poland the Christmas Eve feast contains how many dishes: (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 12?

12 (one for each month)www.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:According to the Christmas song what did Santa ask Rudolph to guide?

SLEIGHwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 4:Are the berries on mistletoe (a) red or (b) white?

WHITE

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Question 5:True or false, an angel appeared to Joseph telling him to take Mary and the baby Jesus to Egypt?

TRUEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:“Papa Noel” is the name given to what Christmas character in Brazil?

SANTA CLAUSwww.seomraranga.com

Round 7Question 1:What country finishes line from the Christmas carol “The First Noel”: “Born is the King of _______”? Is it (a) Turkey (b) Bethlehem (c) Israel?

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Round 7Question 2:Is the period before Christmas known as (a) Advent or (b) Lent?

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Round 7Question 3:According to the Christmas song, what did the other reindeer not let Rudolph join in?

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Round 7Question 4:The word “Listen” is an anagram (jumbled up word) for what Christmas decoration?

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Round 7Question 5:According to the Christmas saying, “Christmas is coming, the ____ are getting fat”?

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Round 7Question 6:How many reindeer accompany Santa Claus on his long journey?

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Round 6 Answers

Question 1:Finish the name of the Christmas song which was sung by Bing Crosby: “I’m Dreaming of a ______ Christmas”?

WHITEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:Which of these Christmas words is also a European country: (a) Holly (b) Cranberry (c) Turkey?

TURKEYwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:True or false, an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr wrote the Christmas carol “Silent Night” in 1818?

TRUEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 4:What is the name of the Simpson’s dog?SANTA’S LITTLE

HELPERwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:What word can go before the following words: cracker, pudding, card?

CHRISTMASwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:What kind of Christmas did Elvis Presley have in the 1964 pop charts: (a) Blue (b) White (c) Red?

BLUEwww.seomraranga.com

Round 8Question 1:Finish the line of the Christmas song: “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of (a) Jesus (b) Michael (c) Stephen?www.seomraranga.com

Round 8Question 2:If Santa was playing darts and scored treble 20 with his first dart, double 9 with his second and a bullseye with his third, what score did he get?

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Round 8Question 3:According to the Christmas song, what kind of magical hat brought Frosty the Snowman to life: (a) silk (b) leather (c) wool?

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Round 8Question 4:In which European country did the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree start: (a) Hungary (b) Romania (c) Germany?

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Round 8Question 5:Cén dath atá ar chrios San Nioclás?

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Round 8Question 6:Which Christmas song contains the lines: “Pa rum pum pum pum, rum pump pum pum, rum pump pum pum”?www.seomraranga.com

Round 7 Answers

Question 1:What country finishes line from the Christmas carol “The First Noel”: “Born is the King of _______”? Is it (a) Turkey (b) Bethlehem (c) Israel?

ISRAELwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:Is the period before Christmas known as (a) Advent or (b) Lent?

ADVENTwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:According to the Christmas song, what did the other reindeer not let Rudolph join in?

THE REINDEER GAMES

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Question 4:The word “Listen” is an anagram (jumbled up word) for what Christmas decoration?

TINSELwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:According to the Christmas saying, “Christmas is coming, the ____ are getting fat”?

GEESEwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:How many reindeer accompany Santa Claus on his long journey?9 (Rudolph + 8)

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Question 1:Finish the line of the Christmas song: “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of (a) Jesus (b) Michael (c) Stephen?

STEPHENwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 2:If Santa was playing darts and scored treble 20 with his first dart, double 9 with his second and a bullseye with his third, what score did he get?

128 (60+18+50)www.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:According to the Christmas song, what kind of magical hat brought Frosty the Snowman to life: (a) silk (b) leather (c) wool?

SILKwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 4:In which European country did the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree start: (a) Hungary (b) Romania (c) Germany?

GERMANYwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 5:Cén dath atá ar chrios San Nioclás?

DUBHwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 6:Which Christmas song contains the lines: “Pa rum pum pum pum, rum pump pum pum, rum pump pum pum”?LITTLE DONKEY

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Tie BreakerQuestion 1:Which Christmas hit for “Wham!” contained the line: “But the very next day you gave it away”?

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Tie BreakerQuestion 2:What sport completes the name given by people in the UK to the day after Christmas Day: (a) Boxing Day (b) Hurling Day (c) Football Day?

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Tie BreakerQuestion 3:True or false, the first Christmas Card is said to have been designed by Sir Henry Cole in 1846?

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Tie BreakerQuestion 4:In what kind of building was Jesus born?

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Tie BreakerQuestion 5:Hogmanay is celebrated in Scotland on which day over the Christmas season?

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Tie BreakerQuestion 6:How many windows are there on an Advent Calendar?

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Question 1:Which Christmas hit for “Wham!” contained the line: “But the very next day you gave it away”?

LAST CHRISTMAS

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Question 2:What sport completes the name given by people in the UK to the day after Christmas Day: (a) Boxing Day (b) Hurling Day (c) Football Day?

BOXINGwww.seomraranga.com

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Question 3:True or false, the first Christmas Card is said to have been designed by Sir Henry Cole in 1846?

TRUE

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Question 4:In what kind of building was Jesus born?

STABLE

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Question 5:Hogmanay is celebrated in Scotland on which day over the Christmas season?

NEW YEAR’S EVE

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Question 6:How many windows are there on an Advent Calendar?

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