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Christmas quiz
Think you're a bit of a quiz whizz? Then test your knowledge with these tough questions - will you score top marks or be left at the bottom of the class?
7 December 2011
Last updated at 10:52
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Christmas Quiz
Let's see how much you know about Christmas!
1.) Question 1
What is traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding?
- A coin
- A watch
- A pair of dice
2.) Question 2
How many days are there on a traditional advent calendar?
- 12
- 24
- 30
3.) Question 3
* pull Santa's sleigh.
- Guinea pigs
- Cats
- Reindeers
4.) Question 4
According to the song, how many days of Christmas are there?
- 11
- 12
- 13
5.) Question 5
What is the last day of Christmas called?
- Advent
- Twelfth Night
- Boxing Day
6.) Question 6
* are used to make traditional Christingles.
- Peaches
- Pears
- Oranges
7.) Question 7
Charles * wrote the book A Christmas Carol.
- Dahl
- Rowling
- Dickens
8.) Question 8
Which royal couple started off the fashion for Christmas trees in Britain?
- King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
- Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
- Prince William and Kate Middleton
9.) Question 9
Which of these plants is traditionally connected with Christmas?
- Daisy
- Daffodil
- Poinsettia
10.) Question 10
Why do we shorten Christmas to Xmas?
- X is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ.
- X looks like a snowflake.
- X looks like a star.
Answers
- Traditionally a coin is hidden inside a Christmas pudding.
- There are 24 days on a traditional advent calendar.
- Reindeers traditionally pull Santa's sleigh - they're called things like Dasher, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolf!
- There are 12 days of Christmas according to the carol.
- The last day of Christmas is called Twelfth Night. It's when tradition dictates you need to take down the tree and decorations.
- Oranges are used to make traditional Christingles. They have a candle in the top and are sometimes decorated with dried fruit and other titbits.
- Charles Dickens wrote the book A Christmas Carol, where Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by three ghostly apparitions.
- Queen Victoria and Prince Albert started off the fashion for Christmas trees, back in the 19th century.
- The poinsettia plant, with its bright red leaves, is traditionally connected with Christmas.
- X is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ. This is thought to be a reason why Christmas is sometimes written as Xmas.
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