What vibrant colour are the leaves of the Christmas houseplant poinsettia?
Who plays Kevin, an eight-year-old boy who tries to protect his home from burglars at Christmastime in the 1990 film Home Alone?
Which poet wrote ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’?
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Which group had three consecutive Christmas No 1 singles from 1996-1998?
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In what town was Jesus born?
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In Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts appeared to Ebenezer Scrooge?
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What does Norway donate to London’s Trafalgar Square each Christmas as a thank you for British support during the Second World War?
In the song ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’, what was given on the eighth day?
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According to his 1964 single, what colour Christmas did Elvis have?
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Who played Scrooge in the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol?
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Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066?
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According to Matthew’s Gospel, what gifts did the wise men present to the infant Christ?
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In the 1946 film It’s A Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings?
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According to Luke’s Gospel, why did Mary and Joseph have to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem before Jesus was born?
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Who did the angels appear to after Jesus was born?
Name the carol In which carols can you find the following lines?
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Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. With the poor and mean and lowly Lived on earth our Saviour holy. Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.
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CHRISTMAS QUIZ 1. Red. 2. Christina Rossetti. 3. Macaulay Culkin. 4. Gold, frankincense and myrrh. 5. The Spice Girls. 6. A Christmas tree. 7. An angel gets their wings. 8. Bethlehem. 9. Eight maids a-milking. 10. Michael Caine. 11. For a census. 12. Four. 13. Blue. 14. William the Conqueror. 15. Shepherds.
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NAME THAT CAROL A. ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’. B. ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’. C. ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’. D. ‘Once in Royal David’s City’. E. ‘While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’.
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