Christmas Quiz #1

I love Trivia and Christmas time so i thought I would share with you some of my Christmas trivia that I have collected. Later in the Week I will try to remember to Post the answers for you.

Christmas Quizzes Questions
1st Quiz
1) The first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played was:
A) A harp
B) A pipe organ
C) A guitar
D) A kazoo

2) In Guatemala, Christmas Day is celebrated:
A) On January 6
B) On December 25
C) On October 31
D) Never

3) Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in:
A) 1492
B) 1895
C) 1944
D) 1976

4) Good King Wenceslas was king of which country?
A) Abyssinia
B) England
C) Bohemia
D) Gondor

5) Medieval English Christmas pantomimes did not include which character?
A) St. Nicholas
B) The Bold Slasher
C) Father Christmas
D) The Turkish Knight

6) The name of Scrooge's deceased business partner in Charles Dickens'
"A Christmas Carol" was:
A) Bob Cratchit
B) Jerry Cornelius
C) Bill Sykes
D) Jacob Marley

7) In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time.
Their Dutch counterparts use:
A) Old hats
B) Beer mugs
C) Shoes
D) Stockings, just like everybody else!

8) The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in
which country?
A) Canada
B) China
C) Mexico
D) Spain

9) Which name does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer?
A) Comet
B) Prancer
C) Blitzen
D) Klaxon

10) In Syria, Christmas gifts are distributed by:
A) The Three Kings
B) Tom o'Bedlam
C) One of the Wise Men's camels
D) Father Christmas

11) One notable medieval English Christmas celebration featured:
A) A giant, 165-pound pie
B) Snowball fights between rival courtiers
C) A swimming race across the English Channel
D) Huge crackers that sometimes exploded fatally

12) In Australia, usual Boxing Day activities include:
A) Building snowmen
B) Tobogganing
C) Wombat hunting
D) Surfing

13) In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small
figurine of a goat. It is usually made of what material?
A) Candy
B) Straw
C) Uranium
D) Fir wood

14) The real St. Nicholas lived:
A) At the North Pole
B) On the island of Malta
C) In Turkey
D) In Holland

15) Which of the following was NOT one of the Three Kings?
A) Caspar
B) Balthazar
C) Teleost
D) Melchior

16) In Armenia, the traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of:
A) Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
B) Square meat pies
C) Broiled partridges with gooseberry sauce
D) Turkey and plum pudding

17) In Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker", the Nutcracker's main
enemy is:
A) A girl called Clara
B) The King of the Mice
C) Dr. Almond
D) Drosselmeyer the magician

18) The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day.
It is also the holy day of which saint?
A) St. Eustace
B) St. Brigit
C) St. Nicholas
D) St. Stephen

19) In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes
play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. To get rid of them, you
should:
A) Placate them with gifts of rice pudding
B) Burn either salt or an old shoe
C) Sing hymns in a loud voice
D) Throw your sandals at them

20) When visiting Finland, Santa leaves his sleigh behind and rides on:
A) Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
B) A giant ptarmigan
C) A goat named Ukko
D) A flying carpet

21) A boar's head is a traditional Christmas dish. According to a
popular story, the unlucky boar whose head began the custom in
the Middle Ages was killed by:
A) Choking to death on a book of Greek philosophy
B) King Wenceslas, who speared it from horseback
C) A falling fir tree
D) Remorse, after goring St. Nicholas

22) When distributing gifts in Holland, St. Nicholas is accompanied by:
A) His wife Lucy
B) His servant, Black Peter
C) Thirteen elves
D) St. Stephen

23) At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of
which plant?
A) Ivy
B) Yew
C) Holly
D) Mistletoe

24) Believe it or not, one Indiana town is called:
A) Christmasville
B) Wenceslas
C) Noel
D) Santa Claus

25) Who was the author of "A Christmas Carol"?
A) Mark Twain
B) Charles Dickens
C) Hans Christian Andersen
D) Thomas M. Sawyer

26) Which popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
A) Away in a Manger
B) Frosty the Snowman
C) Jingle Bells
D) Joy to the World

27) A favorite Christmas story is Dylan Thomas' "A Child's
Christmas in..."
A) Maryland
B) Boarding school
C) Wales
D) China

28) In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that:
A) Made Christmas illegal
B) Recognized Christmas as an official holiday
C) Let prisoners spend Christmas Day at home
D) Gave Santa immunity to break-and-enter charges

29) The world's largest Christmas cracker was made (and pulled)
in which country?
A) Sweden
B) Australia
C) England
D) The United States

30) The poem commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" was
originally entitled:
A) Santa's Secret Visit
B) A Visit from St. Nicholas
C) The Night Before Christmas
D) The Midnight Guest