Christmas Trivia

Rolf Harris sang about six white boomers pulling Santa’s sleigh through the blazing Aussie sun. What’s a boomer?

• A white Koala

• A large male kangaroo. 

• A joey

• A deer

What aspect of Christmas reminds children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?

• Christmas Trees

• Mistletoe

• Pavlova

• Candy Canes — they resemble the shepherd’s staff. 

In Australia’s version of the song ‘Jingle Bells’, what mode of transportation is used instead of a ‘one-horse open sleigh’?

• Toyota Camry

• A Rusty Holden Ute

• Nissan Patrol

• Skateboard

What Christmas food is good luck to eat on each of the twelve days of Christmas?

• Trifle

• Plum Pudding

• Fruit Mince

• Ham

Christmas Island in Australia has an annual migration of which animal?

• Penguins

• Crabs

• Turtles

• Spiders

Who stole Christmas?

• The Grinch

• The Easter Bunny

• Mrs Claus

• Rudolph

What Christmas tradition began in Melbourne in 1938?

• Lighting of the Christmas tree

• Carols by Candlelight.

• Festive Drinks

• Kris Kringle

Which two famous sporting events begin on Boxing day?

• National Hopscotch tournament in Sydney and the test cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

• Darts National Championships and the Melbourne Corporate Games

• Melbourne Corporate Games and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

• The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the test cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

One of Santa’s reindeer shares the name with a different holiday’s symbol. What’s the name?

• Dasher

• Cupid

• Vixen

• Donner

What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie? 

• Polar Express

• Die Hard

• Home Alone

• Christmas with the Kranks