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Christmas pub quiz

Christmas pub quiz

Thirty Christmas questions pitched at pub-quiz level, in five rounds. This is the free version; the full Christmas quiz night has a hundred new questions with picture, emoji and dingbat rounds. Running one at your pub or club? Here’s how to run a quiz night.

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A shortened quiz, to play solo

30 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.

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Questions
30
Rounds
5
Difficulty
Easy to hard

Round 01 / General knowledge

Christmas general knowledge

  1. Counting Jacob Marley, how many ghosts visit Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"?

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    Four

    Also accept: 4

  2. On which date do Russian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day?

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    7 January

    Also accept: January 7, 7th January, January 7th

    Their church still follows the older Julian calendar.

  3. Which star sign is someone born on Christmas Day?

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    Capricorn

  4. In which ocean is the Australian territory of Christmas Island?

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    The Indian Ocean

    Also accept: Indian Ocean, Indian

  5. Which great scientist was born on Christmas Day 1642?

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    Isaac Newton

    Also accept: Newton, Sir Isaac Newton

  6. Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day 1066?

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    William the Conqueror

    Also accept: William I, William of Normandy

Round 02 / Music

Christmas music

  1. Which 1984 song finally became the UK Christmas number one in 2023, 39 years after its release?

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    Last Christmas

  2. Which Canadian singer's 2011 album "Christmas" returns to the charts every December?

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    Michael Bublé

    Also accept: Michael Buble, Bublé, Buble

  3. Which rock band released "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" in 2003?

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    The Darkness

    Also accept: Darkness

  4. Which two singers had the 2021 hit "Merry Christmas"?

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    Ed Sheeran and Elton John

    Also accept: Elton John and Ed Sheeran, Ed Sheeran & Elton John

  5. Which Tchaikovsky ballet features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

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    The Nutcracker

    Also accept: Nutcracker

  6. Which Puerto Rican singer wrote and recorded "Feliz Navidad" in 1970?

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    José Feliciano

    Also accept: Jose Feliciano, Feliciano

Round 03 / History

Christmas in history

  1. Who gave the first televised royal Christmas message, in 1957?

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    Queen Elizabeth II

    Also accept: Elizabeth II, The Queen, Queen Elizabeth

  2. Who was crowned Emperor of the Romans by the Pope on Christmas Day in the year 800?

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    Charlemagne

    Also accept: Charles the Great

  3. Which American general crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776?

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    George Washington

    Also accept: Washington

  4. Which Soviet leader resigned on Christmas Day 1991?

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    Mikhail Gorbachev

    Also accept: Gorbachev

  5. Which Roman midwinter festival of feasting and gift-giving influenced later Christmas customs?

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    Saturnalia

  6. The British probe Beagle 2 was due to land on which planet on Christmas Day 2003?

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    Mars

Round 04 / Food, drink & places

Food, drink and places

  1. Which German Christmas bread is dusted with icing sugar and often has marzipan running through it?

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    Stollen

  2. Which Dutch liqueur is mixed with lemonade to make a snowball?

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    Advocaat

  3. In "The Christmas Song", which nuts are "roasting on an open fire"?

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    Chestnuts

  4. Which blue cheese is the traditional partner for port at Christmas?

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    Stilton

  5. In bread sauce, the onion is traditionally studded with which spice?

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    Cloves

    Also accept: Clove

  6. The town of Santa Claus, which answers thousands of children's letters each year, is in which US state?

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    Indiana

Round 05 / The hard round

The hard round

  1. By tradition, what are the names of the three wise men?

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    Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar

    Also accept: Caspar, Melchior, Balthazar, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar, Casper, Melchior and Balthazar

    The Bible doesn't name them, or even say there were three.

  2. In which year was "A Christmas Carol" first published?

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    1843

  3. Which author wrote and illustrated letters from Father Christmas to his own children, published in 1976?

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    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Also accept: Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, J R R Tolkien

  4. Rangifer tarandus is the scientific name of which animal?

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    The reindeer

    Also accept: Reindeer, Caribou

  5. Which country issued the world's first Christmas postage stamp, in 1898?

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    Canada

  6. In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", what is given on the seventh day?

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    Seven swans a-swimming

    Also accept: Swans, Seven swans, Swans a-swimming, 7 swans a-swimming

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How to run it

  1. Five rounds of six takes about 45 minutes with marking. Add the dingbats or picture round as a table round.
  2. Make the hard round double points and let teams play a joker on one round of their choice.
  3. Tie-breaker: in which year was A Christmas Carol published? Nearest wins.