AE Christmas Quiz

Which football manager was sacked by Chelsea just after enjoying Christmas dinner with the team?  

• José Mourinho 

• Frank Lampard 

• Mauricio Pochettino

• Graham Potter 

In Japan, people eat their Christmas dinner at KFC, thanks to a successful marketing campaign more than 40 years ago. 

• True

• False

FC Santa Claus is a football club from which country? 

• Norway

• Estonia

• Finland

• Denmark

American sprinter Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games - but in which European city were the Games held? 

• Helsinki 

• Melbourne 

• Rome 

• Tokyo 

80% of New Year's resolutions fail by the second week of February. 

• True

• False

Which field sport traditionally takes place at Sandringham on Boxing Day? 

• Polo 

• Pheasant Shoot

• Angling 

• Show Jumping 

The Christmas Truce, which is thought to have included a football match between British and German forces in no man's land on Christmas Day, took place during which year of the first world war? 

• 1912

• 1914

• 1918

• 1940

The department store Harrods in London trains all of its “Santa Clauses” in martial arts to deter troublemakers. 

• True

• False

The names of which these football teams does NOT appear in the bible? 

• Arsenal 

• Spurs 

• Wolves 

• Leeds 

What UK city has been the venue for the event sometimes billed as "The Best Equestrian Christmas Party" since 1907? 

• London (The London Olympia International Horse Show) 

• Windsor (Royal Windsor Horse Show) 

• Stafford (Shire Horse Show) 

• Haywards Heath (Longines Royal International Horse Show)