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The Featherstone Academy Christmas Quiz 2024

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. What gift did Harry Potter receive from the Dursleys during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

a)

£1 coin

b)

£10 note

c)
  1. 50-pence piece

d)

20-pence piece

2.

Can you solve this?

a)

22

b)

20

c)

18

d)

12

3.

If you added up all the gifts your true love brought over the 12 days of Christmas, how many gifts would you have?

a)

68

b)

78

c)

87

d)

88

4.

What is the average temperature in London during December?

a)

0°C

b)

5°C

c)

10°C

d)

15°C

5.

What day of the week will Christmas 2024 fall on?

a)

Monday

b)

Wednesday

c)

Thursday

d)

Friday

6.

If a Christmas tree is 6 feet tall, how many metres tall is it approximately? (1 foot = 0.3048 metres)

a)

1.5 metres

b)

1.8 metres

c)

2.0 metres

d)

2.5 metres

7.
Santa's home , Lapland, is in ...
a)
Sweden
b)
Finland
c)
Denmark
d)
Norway
8.
What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of?
a)
A Carrot
b)
A Potato
c)
A Button
d)
A Rock
9.

Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics 'Fa la la la la, la la la la'?

a)

Silent Night

b)

O Holy Night

c)

Deck the Halls

d)

Jingle Bells

10.

Which country is known for the tradition of the Yule log?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Spain

11.
What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
a)
White
b)
Blue
c)
Pink
d)
Green
12.

Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Dr Seuss

c)

Stephen King

d)

Paul Sennett

13.
In the song 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas', how many swans were a-swimming?
a)
One
b)
Five
c)
Six
d)
Seven
14.

In the movie Home Alone, where does the family go for Christmas when they leave Kevin at home?

a)

New York City

b)

Florida

c)

Venice

d)

Paris

15.

Who does Kermit the Frog play in The Muppet Christmas Carol?

a)

Scrooge

b)

Fozziwig

c)

Bob Cratchet

d)

Tiny Tim

16.

What is the name of the pawnshop owner to whom Scrooge's servants sell his old possessions?

a)

Old Joe

b)

Smoky Bill

c)

Big Tim

d)

Mr Meggins

17.

How many of Rudolph's fellow reindeers' names start with D?

a)

1 Reindeer

b)

3 Reindeers

c)

6 Reindeers

d)

All of them

18.

What year did Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ come out?

a)

1994

b)

2004

c)

2020

d)

2007

19.

What was Operation Santa Claus?

a)

An airborne operation to disrupt Nazi communications in Norway.

b)

A full effort to get GI's home before Christmas in 1945.

c)

The first effort to deliver Toys for Tots in the Marine Reserve.

d)

Airdrop of chocolate bars to allied North Africa armies in 1943.

20.

Which president of the United States visited injured troops at Christmas 1862 to brighten their spirits?

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

21.

What famous battle took place on Christmas Eve 1776?

a)

The battle of Trenton

b)

The battle of Monmouth

c)

The battle of Philadelphia

d)

The battle of Cold Harbor

22.

This 18-day battle ended on Christmas Day 1941 with Japan seizing this British colony. What colony did they seize?

a)
Malaya
b)

Singapore

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Sydney

23.

How many years did soldiers in WWI leave their trenches on Christmas day to share gifts with the enemy in no man's land?

a)

One time - it only happened the first year

b)

Twice - the first year and the last year.

c)

Every year of the war soldiers had a Christmas truce.

d)

None - it never happened.

24.

What did the Act of Parliament in 1644 ban?

a)

All of the above

b)

Cooking of traditional Christmas food

c)

Special Christmas church services

d)

Shops closing on Christmas Day

25.

What was the festival known as in Northern Europe before Christianity?

a)

Saturnalia

b)

Yule

c)

Easter

d)

Diwali

26.

Who ruled England in 1644 and banned many Christmas customs?

a)

Constantine

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles II

d)

Henry Cole

27.

In which year did sweet shop owner Tom Smith invent the Christmas cracker?

a)

1914

b)

1847

c)

1843

d)

1660

28.

In which year did the first Christmas of the First World War take place?

a)

1660

b)

1914

c)

1843

d)

1644

29.

What did Prince Albert introduce to Britain from Germany?

a)

Christmas carols

b)

Christmas trees

c)

Christmas cards

d)

Christmas crackers

30.

Name the Protestant King of England in 1607.

a)

James IV

b)

James I

c)

James III

d)

James II

31.
Who is this ?
a)
Frosty
b)
Fuzzy
c)
Bumble
d)
Bubba
32.
Who is this loyal dog?
a)
Marty
b)
Melvin
c)
Maurice
d)
Max
33.

Pikachu evolves into

a)

Raichu

b)

Scizor

c)

Gastly

d)

Marshadow

34.

In the Kanto reigon, the three evolution of Eevee are

a)

Jolteon

b)

Vaporeon

c)

Flareon

d)

JigglyPuff

35.

When was Pokemon Go launched in the UK?

a)

July 2016

b)

August 2016

c)

December 2016

d)

January 2017

36.

When was the media franchise of Pokemon launched?

a)

1993

b)

1995

c)

1997

d)

1999

37.

There are enough cookies for each elf to have one. Each elf gets 1 cookie but 8 elves are ill. How many cookies does each elf get if there are 16 cookies?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

38.

If there are 60 families in York and 30 of them eat turkey. What percentage of families eat turkey?

a)

25%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

100%

39.

A rectangular Christmas card is 5cm by 12cm what is the area?

a)

15

b)

30

c)

60

d)

20

40.

If Santa eats 2 mince pies and 1 glass of sherry at each house he visits. He visits 20 houses. How much does he eat and drink?

a)

40 mince pies & 20 glasses of sherry

b)

20 mince pies & 20 glasses of sherry

c)

10 mince pies & 20 glasses of sherry

d)

20 mince pies & 10 glasses of sherry

41.

Four elves recorded how many gifts they wrapped in one hour. The results were 125, 130, 150 and 152.

What was the median number of gifts wrapped?

a)

130

b)

140

c)

150

d)

160

42.

Six Reindeer have flown on Christmas Eve on 8, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5 occasions. What is the modal number of flights they have done?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

43.

How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

44.

Santa needs to deliver to 822 houses per second on Christmas Eve. How many milliseconds does he spend in each home?

a)

8.22 milliseconds

b)

0.822 milliseconds

c)

0.0822 milliseconds

d)

82.2 milliseconds

45.

What country does Lapland belong to?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Denmark

46.

Which country won the race to the South Pole?

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Russia

d)

Norway

47.

Father Christmas is known as Pai Natal in which European country?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

48.

Bethlehem is a tiny village in which UK country?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

49.

Which country gets Christmas first?

a)

Japan

b)

New Zealand

c)

Fiji

d)

Russia

50.

Which country does Christmas Island belong to?

a)

Denmark

b)

UK

c)

Argentina

d)

Australia

51.

According to the Met Office, how many white Christmases have there been in England since 1967?

a)

10

b)

25

c)

40

d)

50

52.

Which country has the highest annual snowfall each year?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

Canada

d)

Japan

53.

In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode HOH OHO?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

UK

d)

Australia

54.

In which country is it tradition to eat KFC for Christmas dinner?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

55.

In the Christmas film 'Elf', what is the name of the department store where Buddy works?

a)

Gimbels

b)

Macy's

c)

Walmart

d)

Target

56.

Which comedy Christmas film features a dysfunctional family trying to have a peaceful holiday celebration?

a)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

b)

Elf

c)

The Santa Clause

d)

Home Alone

57.

Which modern Christmas film features a man who is chosen to become Santa Claus after the current Santa falls from his roof?

a)

The Santa Clause

b)

Elf

c)

Home Alone

d)

The Grinch

58.

Which Christmas film features a young boy who doubts the existence of Santa Claus, only to be taken on a magical journey to the North Pole?

a)

The Polar Express

b)

Elf

c)

Home Alone

d)

The Santa Clause

59.
  1. Who sang ‘Last Christmas’?

a)

Cliff Richard

b)

East 17

c)

Justin Bieber

d)
  1. Wham

60.
We all know that Rudolph has a red nose, but does he have antlers? 
a)
yes
b)
no
61.

What is a binary digit referred to as?

a)

Bit

b)

Bits

c)

Byte

d)

Bytes

62.
Binary is made up of which numbers 
a)
3 and 4.
b)
2 and 3.
c)
1 and 2.
d)
0 and 1.
63.

Which of the following is a possible binary representation of a character using 3 bits?

a)

000

b)

111

c)

101

d)

All of the above

64.

Which country won the Euro 2016 tournament?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

65.

MERRY CHRISTMAS IS

a)

JOYEUX NOËL

b)

LA VEILLE DE NOËL

c)

L'HIVER

d)

LA FÊTE DE NOËL

66.

WINTER IS...

a)

LE PRINTEMPS

b)

L'HIVER

c)

L'ÉTÉ

d)

NOËL

67.

What is a 'rouge gorge'?

a)

Santa Claus

b)

an elf

c)

a reindeer

d)

a robin

68.

What does the following mean: Une cloche

a)

A bell

b)

A Christmas tree

c)

A turkey

d)

A sleigh

69.

What nutrient is turkey an excellent source of?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Fiber

70.
How many sides does a snowflake have?
a)
four
b)
six
c)
eight
d)
two
71.

When Santa is taking off from a rooftop the reindeer are pulling at 100 N. Frictional force is pulling at 65 N. What is the net force?

a)

25 N

b)

35 N

c)

30 N

d)

45 N

72.

The wise men bought Gold, Frankinsense and Myrr. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Ag

b)

Gd

c)

Hg

d)

Au

73.

A baby reindeer is called a ...

a)

cub

b)

pup

c)

calf

d)

deerling

74.

The clementine in your stocking contains juice, what colour would the juice turn universal indicator?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

purple

75.

The chemical symbols for Sulfur, Chromium, oxygen, oxygen, Germanium spell out which famous Christmas character?

a)

Santa

b)

Snowman

c)

Scrooge

d)

Grinch