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Christmas quiz Flashcards

1
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Ñame the 13 Icelandic Yule Lads

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Bowl licker
Pot licker
Spoon licker
Sheep-cote clod
Gully gawk
Stubby
Sausage swiper
Skyr swiper
Meathook
Door slammer
Door sniffer
Window peeper
Candle beggar

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2
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In the 12 days of Christmas, how many of the things given are birds?

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6

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3
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In the 12 days of Christmas, how many of the presents refer to people?

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5

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4
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In the 12 days of Christmas, how many birds are given altogether?

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184

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5
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In the twelve days of Christmas, how many people are there altogether?

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145

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6
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Ñame 10 celebrities who died on Christmas Day?

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Joan Blondell
James Brown
Eartha Kitt
Charlie Chaplin
Dean Martin
George Michael
Janice Long
Nicolai Ceaucescu
Elena ceaucescu
Joan miró

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7
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Ñame 9 celebrities born on Christmas Day

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Annie Lennox
Justin Trudeau
Shane McGowan
Jimmy Buffett
Dido
Sissy Spacek
Cab Calloway
Armin Van Buuren
Nadia Hussein

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8
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Who banned Christmas in the Uk and in what year?

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Oliver Cromwell, 1656

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9
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Which country decorates their trees with spider webs?

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Ukraine

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10
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Which country decorated their trees with pickles?

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Germany

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Which country has Santas on roller skates?

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Venezuela

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12
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In which country do children put their shoes by the fireplace to be given carrots?

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Netherlands

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13
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Who brings presents to Italian children in Italy?

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Befana

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14
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In Iceland, the yule cat attacks people who dont receive what?

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New clothes

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15
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In which country do they eat fried caterpillars?

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South Africa

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16
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In what country do people hide their brooms so that witches don’t find them?

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Norway

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17
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In which country do they watch Donald Duck at Christmas?

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Sweden

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18
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In which country do they decorate the pōhutakawa tree?

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New Zealand

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19
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What’s the name of the Welsh tradition where a giant horse skull is carried door to door?

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Mari lwyd

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20
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What’s the name of the tradition of singing songs on 6th January?

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Wassailing

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21
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Vrolijk Kerstfeest means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Dutch

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22
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Eguberri on means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Basque

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23
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Bon Nadal means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Catalan

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24
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Sretan Bozič means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Croatian

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25
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Vesel vanoce means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Czech

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26
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Feličan kristnakson means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Esperanto

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27
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Häid joūle means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Estonian

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28
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Frohe Weihnachten means Merry Christmas in what language?

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German

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29
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Kalá Christouyenná means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Greek

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30
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Boldog karácsonyt means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Hungarian

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31
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Wesolych swiat means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Polish

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32
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Feliz natal means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Portuguese

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33
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Nollaig Chrideil means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Gaelic

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34
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Nadolig llawen means Merry Christmas in what language?

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Welsh

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35
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In which country are apples given on Christmas Eve?

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China

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36
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In which country is porridge eaten on Christmas Day?

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Russia

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37
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In which country do they eat Bibingka at Christmas?

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Philippines

38
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What is the oldest known Christmas Carol?

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O come all ye faithful (Adeste fideles)

39
Q

For which celebration was Jingle Bells originally written?

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Thanksgiving

40
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Where did the legend of kissing under mistletoe come from?

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Norse mythology

41
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What was given on each of the 12 days of Christmas?

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12 drummers drumming
11 pipers piping
10 Lords a leaping
9 ladies dancing
8 maids a milking
7 swans a swimming
6 geese a laying
5 gold rings
4 calling birds
3 French hens
Two turtle five
1 partridge in a pear tree

42
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How tall was the tallest Christmas tree in Seattle in 1950?

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221 feet / 67.36 m

43
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Who is the partridge in a pear tree supposed to represent?

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Jesus

44
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Who produced the Nutcracker ballet in 1892?

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Tchaikovsky

45
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How tall is the tallest snowman ever built?

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125 ft / 38 m

46
Q

What do Mexicans call the reenactment of Mary and Joseph trying to find a place to stay?

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Las posadas

47
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Which company created Rudolph in 1939?

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Montgomery Ward

48
Q

In South Africa, what is a Christmas Braai?

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A barbecue

49
Q

Which social media platform created the largest ever secret Santa exchange in 2014?

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Reddit

50
Q

How many people took part in Reddit’s largest secret Santa in 2014?

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210,000

51
Q

What type of trees do Wassailers normally sing in front of?

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Cider apple trees

52
Q

According to the nursery rhyme, who sat in a corner eating a Christmas pie?

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Little Jack Horner

53
Q

In the USA, what is traditionally left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?

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Milk and cookies

54
Q

How many of santas reindeer have names starting with D?

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3 dasher, dancer, donner

55
Q

What is the collective noun for snowmen?

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A melt

56
Q

In 1975, what was the best-selling toy?

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Pet rock

57
Q

What star sign are you if you are born on Christmas Day?

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Capricorn

58
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What is the name of Rudolph’s dad?

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Donner

59
Q

Which country is credited with starting Carols by Candlelight?

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Australia

60
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In which English city are the Christmas steps?

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Bristol

61
Q

The first artificial Christmas trees were made from what?

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Goose feathers

62
Q

Who was put on trial in Miracle on 34th street?

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Kris Kringle

63
Q

Christmas Island is a territory of which country?

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Australia

64
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Which British monarch allegedly invented shortbread?

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Mary Queen of Scots

65
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In Canada, letters to Santa are sent to which post code?

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H0H 0H0

66
Q

Which singer grew up on a Christmas tree farm?

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Taylor Swift

67
Q

North Pole is a real place in which American state?

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Alaska

68
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In which city was the worlds tallest Christmas tree?

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Seattle

69
Q

Who was the first emperor to celebrate Christmas?

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Constantine

70
Q

Who invented Christmas crackers?

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Tom Smith

71
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In what year did Hallmark introduce their first Christmas card?

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1915

72
Q

What fruit is used to make Kris tingle?

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Orange

73
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What country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees?

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Canada

74
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Which President banned Christmas trees in the White House?

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Theodore Roosevelt

75
Q

What is the most covered Christmas song?

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Silent night

76
Q

The Christmas story is in which books of the Bible?

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Mark, Luke

77
Q

What date should you have your Christmas decorations down?

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5th January

78
Q

What’s the first rule of the code of elves in the movie Elf?

A

Treat every day like Christmas?

79
Q

In the song deck the halls, how many la’s follow fa

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8

80
Q

Tinsel comes from old French estincelle meaning what?

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A spark

81
Q

What did Nasa launch on 25th December 2021?

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James Webb Space Telescope

82
Q

What is the capital city of Christmas Island?

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Flying Fish Cove

83
Q

What is the name of Tim Allen’s character in the Santa Clause?

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Scott Calvin

84
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From which country does the tradition of the upside down Christmas tree originate?

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Poland

85
Q

How is Father Christmas known in Italy?

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Babbo Natale

86
Q

In what year was the Christmas truce?

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1914

87
Q

In India, what tree is decorated instead of a fir?

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Mango tree

88
Q

When is the feast day of St Nicholas?

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December 6

89
Q

In what country do children leave pan de Pascua for Santa?

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Chile

90
Q

Ñame the three wise men

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Balthazar
Gaspar
Melchior

91
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In what year we’re Christmas crackers invented?

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1847

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