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48 Christmas trivia questions and answers

Christmas traditions, stories, songs and foods, and how the season is kept in different places.

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Christmas trivia questions and answers

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Questions 1–20

  1. 1

    On which date is Christmas primarily observed?

    easy

    Answer

    December 25

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623

  2. 2

    Christmas commemorates whose birth?

    easy

    Answer

    Jesus Christ

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623

  3. 3

    During which season does preparation for Christmas begin?

    easy

    Answer

    Advent

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623

  4. 4

    Historically, how long does Christmastide last in the West?

    medium

    Answer

    twelve days

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623

  5. 5

    What night historically culminates Christmastide in the West?

    medium

    Answer

    Twelfth Night

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623

  6. 6

    What kind of conifer is usually decorated as a Christmas tree?

    easy

    Answer

    an evergreen conifer

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree?oldid=1360640779

  7. 7

    Name one of the three evergreens most often used as a Christmas tree.

    medium

    Answer

    Spruce, pine or fir

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree?oldid=1360640779

  8. 8

    Besides a real evergreen, what other kind of Christmas tree do many families put up?

    easy

    Answer

    An artificial tree

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree?oldid=1360640779

  9. 9

    At what part of Christmas Eve is Santa said to bring gifts?

    easy

    Answer

    late evening and overnight hours

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  10. 10

    Who is said to make gifts in Santa's workshop?

    easy

    Answer

    Christmas elves

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  11. 11

    What pulls Santa's sleigh through the air?

    easy

    Answer

    flying reindeer

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  12. 12

    Which fourth-century bishop influenced the popular conception of Santa?

    medium

    Answer

    Saint Nicholas

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  13. 13

    What tradition did Dutch settlers bring to New Amsterdam?

    hard

    Answer

    Sinterklaas

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  14. 14

    Which 1823 poem strengthened modern depictions of Santa?

    medium

    Answer

    A Visit from St. Nicholas

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  15. 15

    When can a Christmas stocking be hung for Saint Nicholas to fill?

    easy

    Answer

    Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stocking?oldid=1364964814

  16. 16

    Name two kinds of small gifts traditionally found in a Christmas stocking.

    easy

    Answer

    Small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stocking?oldid=1364964814

  17. 17

    What are small stocking gifts often called?

    easy

    Answer

    stocking stuffers or stocking fillers

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stocking?oldid=1364964814

  18. 18

    In Western tradition, what does a badly behaved child find in their stocking?

    medium

    Answer

    A piece or pile of coal

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stocking?oldid=1364964814

  19. 19

    How is the candy most associated with Christmas shaped?

    easy

    Answer

    cane-shaped

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane?oldid=1361377062

  20. 20

    Which two colors form the typical candy-cane stripes?

    easy

    Answer

    white with red stripes

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane?oldid=1361377062

Questions 21–40

  1. 21

    Peppermint is the typical flavor of which striped Christmas candy?

    easy

    Answer

    candy cane

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane?oldid=1361377062

  2. 22

    Where is the poinsettia indigenous?

    medium

    Answer

    Mexico and Central America

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia?oldid=1365158900

  3. 23

    To which plant family does the poinsettia belong?

    hard

    Answer

    Euphorbiaceae

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia?oldid=1365158900

  4. 24

    In what kind of holiday display is the poinsettia widely used?

    easy

    Answer

    Christmas floral displays

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia?oldid=1365158900

  5. 25

    Whose surname gave the poinsettia its common English name?

    medium

    Answer

    Joel Roberts Poinsett

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia?oldid=1365158900

  6. 26

    Who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1939?

    medium

    Answer

    Robert L. May

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer?oldid=1359550617

  7. 27

    Rudolph is usually depicted as which member of Santa's reindeer?

    medium

    Answer

    the ninth and youngest

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer?oldid=1359550617

  8. 28

    What feature lets Rudolph guide the reindeer team?

    easy

    Answer

    luminous red nose

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer?oldid=1359550617

  9. 29

    Who wrote the novella A Christmas Carol?

    easy

    Answer

    Charles Dickens

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371

  10. 30

    In what year was A Christmas Carol first published?

    easy

    Answer

    1843

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371

  11. 31

    Which miser is the central character of A Christmas Carol?

    easy

    Answer

    Ebenezer Scrooge

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371

  12. 32

    What is the name of Scrooge's former business partner?

    easy

    Answer

    Jacob Marley

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371

  13. 33

    How does Scrooge change by the end of the novella?

    medium

    Answer

    a kinder, gentler man

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371

  14. 34

    Who composed the ballet The Nutcracker?

    easy

    Answer

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker?oldid=1360923021

  15. 35

    From what year is Tchaikovsky's two-act Nutcracker ballet?

    medium

    Answer

    1892

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker?oldid=1360923021

  16. 36

    Where is The Nutcracker set on Christmas Eve?

    medium

    Answer

    at the foot of a Christmas tree

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker?oldid=1360923021

  17. 37

    Which Dumas story supplied the ballet's plot?

    hard

    Answer

    The Tale of a Nutcracker

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker?oldid=1360923021

  18. 38

    Who composed the music for Silent Night?

    medium

    Answer

    Franz Xaver Gruber

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night?oldid=1356661611

  19. 39

    Who wrote the lyrics to Silent Night?

    medium

    Answer

    Joseph Mohr

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night?oldid=1356661611

  20. 40

    In which Austrian town was Silent Night composed?

    hard

    Answer

    Oberndorf bei Salzburg

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night?oldid=1356661611

Questions 41–48

  1. 41

    What did UNESCO declare Silent Night in 2011?

    hard

    Answer

    an intangible cultural heritage

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night?oldid=1356661611

  2. 42

    Who wrote the song White Christmas?

    easy

    Answer

    Irving Berlin

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)?oldid=1359049579

  3. 43

    Which 1942 film introduced White Christmas?

    medium

    Answer

    Holiday Inn

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)?oldid=1359049579

  4. 44

    What award did White Christmas win?

    medium

    Answer

    Academy Award for Best Original Song

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)?oldid=1359049579

  5. 45

    Who wrote Jingle Bells?

    easy

    Answer

    James Lord Pierpont

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells?oldid=1365209071

  6. 46

    Under what title was Jingle Bells first published?

    hard

    Answer

    The One Horse Open Sleigh

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells?oldid=1365209071

  7. 47

    When was The One Horse Open Sleigh published?

    medium

    Answer

    September 1857

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells?oldid=1365209071

  8. 48

    On what medium was Jingle Bells first recorded?

    hard

    Answer

    an Edison cylinder

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells?oldid=1365209071

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