The Ultimate Christmas Quiz Book (eBook)

700+ Festive Questions & Answers for Families, Friends & Parties • Themed Rounds + Printable Scorecards

Jenny Goldmann (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
279 Seiten
Bellanova Books (Verlag)
978-3-69063-104-4 (ISBN)

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Tired of the same old holiday games?

Shake things up with The Ultimate Christmas Quiz! Inside you'll find 700+ questions and answers across every Christmas theme imaginable-movies & TV, carols & music, festive food & drink, traditions, winter animals, pop culture, decorations & symbols, around the world, history, and even the science of Christmas.

The quiz is ready to go with themed rounds-no fiddly prep required. Want to keep score or host a bigger game night? Just scan for bonus printables, including team scorecards and host sheets.

Inside you'll find:

• Themed rounds on Christmas movies, carols, food and drink, traditions, winter animals, science, decorations, pop culture, and more

• A fun mix of easy, medium, and challenging questions

• Lightning rounds for quick play

• Ready-to-play quizzes that require zero prep from the host

• Bonus printables: team answer sheets, host sheets and scorecards for larger games

Perfect for family living rooms, classroom parties, or office get-togethers, this book makes it easy to spread cheer and spark friendly competition.

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1 · What does the Old English phrase ‘Cristes Maesse’ mean?

a. Christ’s Mass

b. Christ’s Feast

c. Christ’s Birth

d. Winter Mass

2 · The Bible specifies that Jesus was born on December 25. True or False?

a. True

b. False

3 · In which year is the first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25 dated?

a. 256 AD

b. 336 AD

c. 406 AD

d. 536 AD

4 · Which pope is commonly credited with choosing December 25 for Christmas (c. 350 AD)?

a. Pope Leo I

b. Pope Gregory I

c. Pope Julius I

d. Pope Urban II

5 · Which country popularized the indoor Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century?

a. Italy

b. France

c. Germany

d. England

6 · Who is often credited with first adding candles to Christmas trees?

a. Thomas Edison

b. Martin Luther

c. Edward Johnson

d. Charles Dickens

7 · When did the United States make Christmas a federal holiday?

a. 1870

b. 1776

c. 1918

d. 1899

8 · Where and when did ‘Silent Night’ premiere?

a. Germany, 1843

b. Austria, 1818

c. Italy, 1805

d. England, 1822

9 · In what year was the first commercial Christmas card created?

a. 1865

b. 1843

c. 1818

d. 1882

10 · The Puritans banned Christmas celebrations in parts of the 17th century. True or false?

a. True

b. False

11 · On which date does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?

a. January 1

b. January 7

c. December 25

d. January 12

12 · Which meat was a traditional Christmas feast in Medieval England?

a. Turkey

b. Goose

c. Boar’s head

d. Beef

13 · Which Dutch figure inspired the modern Santa Claus?

a. Joulupukki

b. La Befana

c. Sinterklaas

d. Krampus

14 · During whose era did Parliament ban Christmas in 1647?

a. William of Orange

b. Oliver Cromwell

c. King Charles I

d. Henry VIII

15 · What remarkable event is known as the 1914 Christmas Truce?

a. A ceasefire signed in Paris

b. Soldiers shared food and played soccer

c. The first televised Christmas message

d. The first Santa parade

16 · Who wrote ‘White Christmas’?

a. Bing Crosby

b. Irving Berlin

c. Cole Porter

d. George Gershwin

17 · Which U.S. president set up the first official White House Christmas tree (1856)?

a. Abraham Lincoln

b. Ulysses S. Grant

c. Franklin Pierce

d. James Buchanan

18 · Which company popularized the modern red-suited Santa in 1930s ads?

a. Ford

b. Coca-Cola

c. Kodak

d. Pepsi

19 · Who first strung electric lights on a Christmas tree in 1882?

a. Edward Johnson

b. Nikola Tesla

c. Guglielmo Marconi

d. Alexander Bell

20 · Which Victorian author helped popularize Christmas with ‘A Christmas Carol’?

a. Charles Dickens

b. Jane Austen

c. Thomas Hardy

d. Mark Twain

21 · What is the traditional day after Christmas called in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth?

a. Boxing Day

b. St. Nicholas Day

c. Epiphany

d. Saint Stephen’s Day

22 · Which saint’s legends contributed to Santa’s gift-giving image?

a. Saint Christopher

b. Saint Nicholas

c. Saint Patrick

d. Saint George

23 · Advent traditionally begins around which date?

a. November 30 or December 1

b. November 1

c. December 8

d. December 15

24 · What popular Christmas plant is native to Mexico?

a. Holly

b. Mistletoe

c. Poinsettia

d. Ivy

25 · Which country first popularized glass Christmas ornaments (baubles)?

a. Italy

b. Germany

c. Austria

d. Czech Republic

26 · Which English monarch’s marriage helped spread the Christmas tree in Britain?

a. Queen Victoria (with Prince Albert)

b. Henry VIII

c. George III

d. Elizabeth I

27 · What is ‘Yule’ originally associated with?

a. A harvest festival

b. A midwinter festival

c. An Easter vigil

d. A spring equinox rite

28 · Which early group in New England penalized Christmas celebrations?

a. Quakers

b. Puritans

c. Shakers

d. Huguenots

29 · What traditional figure visits on Dec 6 in parts of Europe?

a. La Befana

b. Sinterklaas

c. Père Noël

d. Ded Moroz

30 · Which carol was first performed with guitar due to a broken organ (per tradition)?

a. O Come, All Ye Faithful

b. Silent Night

c. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

d. O Holy Night

31 · In which decade did the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree appear?

a. 1920s

b. 1930s

c. 1940s

d. 1950s

32 · Boxing Day originally involved giving boxes of gifts or alms to workers and the poor. True or False?

a. True

b. False

33 · Who popularized reading a Christmas message to the nation by radio in 1932?

a. King George V

b. Winston Churchill

c. Queen Elizabeth II

d. King George VI

34 · Which ancient festival near the solstice influenced some later Christmas customs?

a. Saturnalia

b. Lupercalia

c. Beltane

d. Samhain

35 · Which city hosts the long-running ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ service each Christmas Eve?

a. Westminster, London

b. St Paul’s, London

c. King’s College, Cambridge

d. York Minster

36 · The ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ traditionally run from Christmas to which day?

a. New Year’s Day

b. Epiphany (Jan 6)

c. Boxing Day

d. Candlemas (Feb 2)

37 · Who commissioned the first commercially printed Christmas card in 1843?

a. Charles Dickens

b. Prince Albert

c. Sir Henry Cole

d. Thomas Nast

38 · Who illustrated the first Christmas card in 1843?

a. John Leech

b. John Callcott Horsley

c. George Cruikshank

d. Aubrey Beardsley

39 · Which 1914 WWI event saw brief unofficial ceasefires at the front?

a. The Christmas truce

b. The Winter Armistice

c. The Silent Night Accord

d. The Epiphany Pause

40 · Which retailer published Robert L. May’s 1939 booklet introducing Rudolph?

a. Sears

b. Macy’s

c. J.C. Penney

d. Montgomery Ward

41 · Who wrote the 1949 hit song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?

a. Gene Autry

b. Irving Berlin

c. Johnny Marks

d. Sammy Cahn

42 · Which newspaper published the 1897 editorial “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”?

a. The Times (London)

b. The Sun (New York)

c. The New York Times

d. The Tribune (Chicago)

43 · The first Rockefeller Center tree was put up by construction workers in which year?

a. 1931

b. 1923

c. 1933

d. 1941

44 · In which year did the first official Rockefeller Center tree lighting take place?

a. 1931

b. 1929

c. 1935

d. 1933

45 · When did the...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Holiday Trivia & Quiz Books
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Quiz / Rätsel
• Schlagworte: christmas movies quiz music carols food traditi • christmas quiz book for families with answer • christmas trivia questions and answers kids adults • family christmas quiz printable score sheets • festive quiz games office christmas party • holiday trivia book party games office classroom • xmas quiz book adults kids mixed difficulty
• ISBN-10: 3-69063-104-1 / 3690631041
• ISBN-13: 978-3-69063-104-4 / 9783690631044