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1. In Australia, only one date is less common for birthdays than Christmas Day. What is it?
2. Who played the title role in the 2000’s The Grinch?
3. Which US state raises the most turkeys for Thanksgiving?
4.What was the name of the cyclone that struck Darwin on Christmas Day in 1974?
5. What is the name of the classic Christmas song by singer-songwriter Paul Kelly?
6. What does the red traditionally represent in the Christmas colour scheme?
7. Which mythical creature is the symbol of Capricorn, the star sign for someone born on Christmas Day?
8. In the iconic Friends Thanksgiving episode, who is wearing the turkey with sunglasses on their head?
9. Which Christmas song has sold the most physical copies of any song in history?
10. How many flights departed worldwide on Christmas Day in 2023-8400, 84000 or 840 000?
11. Which actress made her film debut in Halloween (1978)?
12. Turducken, or three-bird-roast, became popular in which US state?
13. Counting all of them, how many reindeer does Santa currently have?
14. What is the more common name for the insect known by the scientific name Anophlognathus?
15. Oktoberfest takes place every autumn for 16/18 days in which German city?
16. What country has the most reindeer?
17. In Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, who declared: ‘Merry Christmas, one and all!?’
18. How many tips do traditional snowflakes have?
19. Where do people go to witness the winter solstice in the UK?
20. Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread house inspired by?
21. How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish?
22. Which artist recorded the hit Blue Christmas in 1964?
23. In The Santa Clause, why does Scott have to become Santa Claus?
24. What English King was crowned on Christmas Day?
25. Which animal carried Mary before she gave birth to Jesus?
26. In which US state would you find the town Santa Claus?
27. What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the newborn Christ?
28. Who sings the first line on the 1984 Band-Aid single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?
29. The “Tickle Me” version of what Sesame Street character was the “it” toy of the 1996 holiday season, causing some shoppers to resort to violence to obtain the coveted toy?
30. In the Southern Hemisphere, when does winter take place?
31. True or false: Christmas crackers were invented by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith?
32. In Home Alone, who helps Kevin escape from the burglars?
33. Which country is the only one to have won a gold medal at every Olympic Winter Games?
34. Deep-fried latkes are typically eaten around which Jewish holiday?
35. In the movie Ice Age, what is the name of the ground sloth?
36. What Christmas song was written by James Pierpont in 1857?
37. Who wrote the classic Christmas carol ‘Feliz Navidad’?
38. What country does the holiday drink Coquito originate from?
39. In Friends, who invents Santa’s Tex-Mex friend, The Holiday Armadillo?
40. Which song is traditionally sung at midnight on New Year’s Eve?
41. Skiing is the most popular winter sport in the US. Which US state is home to the largest number of ski resorts (50+)?
42. “May the Fourth be with you” is the official tagline of the galaxy-wide holiday celebrated the first week of May in honour of what sci-fi franchise?
43. Junkanoo is a holiday celebration that features lavish parades with intricate costumes and floats. These parades take place on Boxing Day and New Year’s, and originated on what island nation?
44. Celebrated three days before Easter, what Christian holiday commemorates Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples?
45. Accompanied by David Seville, the 1958 single “The Chipmunk Song” became the first holiday hit to reach No. 1 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart – what were the names of the Chipmunks?
46. Which type of novelty calendar inspired by Christian tradition is popular around the holidays and involves opening a little present each day in December leading up to Christmas Day on the 25th?
47. How many days does the Jewish holiday Hanukkah last?
48. Which country has the longest Christmas season in the world?
49. In Elf, what’s the first rule in the Code of The Elves?
50. It originated as a holiday to give gifts to poor people, but these days what is the name of the December 26 Commonwealth holiday that has become known for its retail sales?
Bonus question: How many Christmas trees are in Buckingham Palace? Answer in the next Quiz.
ANSWERS: 1.February 29th 2.Jim Carrey 3.Minnesota 4.Cyclone Tracy 5.How To Make Gravy 6.The blood of Jesus Christ 7.Sea goat 8.Monica 9.White Christmas by Bing Crosby 10.84000 11.Jamie Lee Curtis 12.Louisiana 13.Nine 14.Christmas beetle 15.Munich 16.Southern Norway 17.Tiny Tim 18.Six tips 19.Stonehenge 20.Hansel and Gretel 21.Feliz Navidad 22.Elvis Presley 23.Santa fell off his roof 24.King William I of England in 1066 25.A donkey 26.Indiana 27.He played a song on his drums 28.Paul Young 29.Elmo 30.June to August 31.True 32.His neighbour 33.USA 34.Hanukkah 35.Sid 36.Jingle Bells 37.José Feliciano 38.Puerto Rico 39.Ross 40.Auld Lang Syne 41.New York 42.Star Wars 43.The Bahamas 44.Holy Thursday 45.Alvin, Simon, and Theodore 46.Advent 47.8 days 48.The Philippines-September through January 49. Treat every day like Christmas 50.Boxing Day.
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #47): The band that headlined the opening/rebranding of the London Dome/O2 in June 2007 was Bon Jovi.
