Monday, April 15, 2013

Christmas Holiday Trivia

Christmas Holiday Trivia
Is your Christmas holiday trivia knowledge adequate for the upcoming holiday season? Here are some questions that can help you brush up on things.
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Come Christmastime, and Christmas holiday trivia games and quizzes will be going on everywhere – in schools, catechism classes and even in homes where there are kid parties. Why just kids, Christmas holiday trivia quizzes are right in spirit even for the adults! You can have great fun organizing a Christmas holiday trivia quiz this year. You will need loads of questions related with Christmas to keep the fun going on. Here is a list of forty Christmas holiday questions for you:

1. Where is the world's largest Christmas tree?
2. Who was the star of the Christmas movie Jingle All The Way?
3. What is the first name of Scrooge?
4. How many reindeer drive Santa's sleigh (counting Rudolph)?
5. Who once stole Christmas?
6. Who was the author of A Christmas Carol?
7. Who was the star of the movie titled White Christmas?
8. Which Christmas carol did Jimmy Boyd make famous when he was just 12 years old?
9. Which country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?
10. What did the American Ralph E. Morris invent?
11. The Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean is fairly popular. Where's the other Christmas Island?
12. Which was the last US state to declare an official holiday for Christmas?
13. Which was the first country to issue a Christmas postage stamp?
14. When is Santa Claus's, i.e. St. Nicholas's, birthday?
15. Which animal did the Wise Men use to bring the gifts for Baby Jesus?
16. Why country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney at Christmas?
17. Which of the following is not the name of one of Santa's reindeer – Dasher, Donner, Doppler and Dancer?
18. What is Santa Claus called in France?
19. Which country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees?
20. Which American President banned Christmas trees in The White House?
21. How many days do we have between Christmas and the Epiphany?
22. We all know about the tradition of hanging stockings for gifts. Which country uses shoes instead of socks for the same purpose?
23. Where did the Nativity take place?
24. Which of these was not a gift given by the Wise Men to the Baby Jesus – gold, silver, myrrh and frankincense?
25. Which company made the concept of Santa Claus popular in America?
26. Which popular Christmas song was penned by James Pierpoint?
27. How many ghosts are there in A Christmas Carol?
28. Which is the only Santa's reindeer that is named after another animal?
29. How many Christmas cards, on an average, are sent in the US each year?
30. Is there a Mrs. Santa Claus?
31. When is Boxing Day?
32. What was the name of the Tom Hanks featuring, animated Christmas movie?
33. What did W. C. T. Dobson invent?
34. Which saint's day is The Boxing Day?
35. Who helps Santa Claus in making his gifts?
36. According to the Holy Bible, Jesus Christ was born in a:
37. Which Christmas song holds the credit as the most-selling Christmas single of all time?
38. Which nation traditionally uses straw decorations for Christmas?
39. What are the popular Christmas colors after red and green?
40. Which popular Christmas food was an American discovery?

And here are the answers:

1. King's Canyon National Park, California
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. Ebenezer
4. Nine
5. The Grinch
6. Charles Dickens
7. Bing Crosby
8. I Saw Momma Kissing Santa Claus
9. Germany
10. Christmas lights
11. Indian Ocean
12. Oklahoma
13. Austria
14. December 5th
15. A camel
16. Italy
17. Doppler
18. Père Noél
19. Canada
20. Theodore Roosevelt
21. Twelve
22. The Netherlands
23. Bethlehem
24. Silver
25. Coca-Cola
26. Jingle Bells
27. Four
28. Vixen
29. Three billion
30. Yes
31. December 26 – the day after Christmas
32. The Polar Express
33. The Christmas card
34. St. Stephen
35. Elves
36. Manger
37. White Christmas
38. Sweden
39. Silver and gold
40. Eggnog

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