Good luck everyone
1. The kind and generous 4th century bishop St: Nicholas lived in a part of the world which is now what country? Turkey - WM
2. The name of which of The Three Wise Men or Three Kings starts with the letter 'C'? Caspar - buster
3. What is the English equivalent of a Norwegian 'Julekaka'? Spiced fruitcake/Christmas cake - Workingman
4. In the Pogues Christmas song 'Fairy Tale of New York', which choir "are singing Galway Bay"? NYPD - buster
5. True or False. You can go ice skating on the Eiffel Tower during the Christmas holidays. True- no point as it was a yes/no answer
6. Frankincense and Myrrh are both obtained from what? (first letter 'R') Resins - WM
7. In which film with a festive theme does Billy Bob Thornton play the US President? Love Actually - buster
8. Which Renaissance painters were the Christmas hit amongst children in 1990? Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - WM
9. The 'Christmas Eve Flower', or poinsettia, is native to which country? a. Brazil b. India c. China d. Mexico Mexico - Aggers
10. Which event on Christmas Eve 1968 was, at the time, the most watched broadcast ever in the history of television? Apollo 8 orbiting the moon - Workingman
11. The name for which traditional festive season accessory is derived from the Anglo Saxon words for "dung on a twig"? Mistletoe - Aggers
12. Which mind boggling and very frustrating device, named after it's inventor, was one of the best-selling Christmas gifts of 1980? Rubik's Cube - TheOstrich
13. US President and staunch conservationist Theodore Roosevelt banned what in the White House? Christmas trees - Aggers
14. Which Hollywood film icon, ranked by the American Film Institute as 'the greatest male star' in history, was born on Christmas day 1899? Humphrey Bogart - Nanna
15. Which electronic device in an egg shaped container was the best-selling Christmas toy for children and adults alike in the year 1997? Tamagotchi - Miasmum
16. Christmas Island in the Indian ocean is a territory of which country? Australia - Aggers
17. Which Christmas song did Bing Crosby and David Bowie sing together? The Little Drummer Boy - Nanna
18. Although she was secretly expecting a necklace, what does the disappointed wife played by Emma Thompson in the film 'Love Actually' get from her husband for Christmas? Joni Mitchell CD - Diflower
19. Which Christmas carol was sung by soldiers on both sides of the trenches during the Christmas Eve ceasefire of 1914? Silent Night - WM
20. Which popular Christmas song, originally recorded by Judy Garland, was first heard in the 1944 musical 'Meet Me In St. Louis' Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Diflower
21. What was the movie title of Tim Burton's ghoulish 1993 Christmas tale? The Nightmare Before Christmas - Miasmum
22. "Do the fairies keep him sober for a day" is a cheeky reference about Santa in the first verse of which popular Christmas song? Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade) - miasmum
23. In which language does "Kala Christouyenna" mean Merry Christmas? Greek - Aggers
24. In which European capital city is eel a traditional meal on Christmas Eve? Rome - WM
25. Which film takes place in the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve? Die Hard - Jenniren
26. Which famous English writer once said, "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Charles Dickens - Aggers
27. What kind of animal distributes Christmas presents in Syria? Camel - miasmum
28. What do Dutch children use instead of a Christmas stocking? A clog or shoe - buster
29. In which fictional land was it always winter but never Christmas? Narnia - Jenniren
30. Which Christmas accessory did the London confectioner Tom Smith invent in 1846? Crackers - miasmum
