Chirstmas quizz

Who is the first Santa Claus in 19th century ?

• Saint Nicholas

• Saint Nicetas

• Saint Nakjos

• Saint Nicetius

Answer explanation

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary^[1] character originating in Eastern Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing

Who wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843?

• Charles Dickens

• Sam Weller

• Christian

• Greek Orthodox

Answer explanation

A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843

During WW2, what did people eat instead of Christmas pudding? (Because of rationing)?

• chocolate

• chrismas cake

• sugar mice

• carrots

Answer explanation

he WWII Museum's collection includes several printed menus featuring "Tom turkey," candied carrots or yams, olives, nuts, coffee, and sometimes cigarettes.

True or False: Queen Victoria and her husband Albert popularised the Christmas Tree in Britain?

Answer explanation

In the 1840s and 1850s Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularised a new way of celebrating Christmas. This engraving from 1840 shows the two monarchs surrounded by children and gifts around a Christmas tree

Who tried to ban Christmas?

• Winston Cherchill

• Oliver Cromwell

• George III

• Margaret Thatcher

Answer explanation

In the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans in England actually banned the singing of Christmas carols.

What was 'Wassailing'?

• a type of sausage

• opening your present in christmas eve

• Carol singing in return for food and drink

• giving money to poor in christmas eve

Answer explanation

The first definition of “wassailing” states that it is the process of drinking alcohol, particularly warmed ale, wine, or cider blended with spices, and enjoying oneself in a lively way – in other words, feasting and celebrating.

Which country in the UK still had to go to work on Christmas day up until the 1950s?

Answer explanation

In fact, if anything the percentage of clergymen working is surprisingly low, as only one in two reported that they were working on Christmas day in 2012, the last year for which data has been made available in Scotland .

Who sings 'I wish it could be Christmas Everyday'?

• Paul Mcartney

• Shakin Steven

• Wizzard

• Slade

Answer explanation

1973 Single by Wizzard. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by British glam rock band Wizzard.

During WW1, a famous 'Christmas Truce' took place, when soliders put down their weapons and celebrated together. But which year did it take place?

• 1815

• 1914

• 1940

• 1989

Answer explanation

he Christmas Truce occurred on and around Christmas Day 1914, when the sounds of rifles firing and shells exploding faded in a number of places along the Western Front during World War I in favor of holiday celebrations. During the unofficial ceasefire, soldiers on both sides of the conflict emerged from the trenches and shared gestures of goodwill.

What this called ?

• Good king Wencelas

• The 12 days of christmas

• In the Bleak Widwinter

• Slient night

Answer explanation

"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.^[1] It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011