About UsMembers LoginRegisterSubscribeDiscussion BoardsPublic Homepage

Christmas QuizThe Grand Christian Connection
2005 Christmas Quiz

Can you answer all of these tricky Christmas questions correctly? Choose an answer to each question from the choices below and click the button at the bottom to find out how you did...

1. Which famous Physicist was born on Christmas Day?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Michael Faraday
Stephen Hawking
2. Which of the following might you have eaten as a traditional Christmas dinner in early England?
Roast pigeon and stuffing
Pig's head with mustard
Wolf meat and vegetables
Goose with pine nuts
3. Who introduced Christmas trees to Britain?
The Vikings
Sir Francis Drake
Prince Albert
St Augustine
4. In the Ukraine, which of these creepy crawlies might be found on a Christmas tree?
Spider
Ladybird
Dung Beetle
Cockroach
5. Can you write the next two lines from the third verse of this Christmas carol?
'Silent Night, Holy Night,
Son of God, love's pure light...'
Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Radiant beams from thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord, That hath made heaven and earth of nought
God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant Light
6. How did Boxing Day get its name?
Local boxing matches traditionally took place on this day
Presents were boxed up until after the 12th day of Christmas
Christmas sermons were given on Box Hill the day after Christmas
The contents of the Poor Boxes were distributed
7. What do the Four Calling Birds represent in the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
The four points on the compass
The four Gospels
The four winds
The four seasons of the year
8. Which of the following Christmas Number Ones was at the top spot for the longest, with a record of ten weeks at number one?
I Will Always Love you (Whitney Houston)
Merry Xmas Everyone (Slade)
Do They Know it's Christmas (Band Aid)
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (Wizzard)
9. In The Night Before Christmas, visions of what danced in the children's heads?
Santa Claus
Mince Pies
Holly and ivy
Sugar plums
10. How do you say 'Happy Christmas' in Spanish?
Dia Agredable
Muchos Regalos
Feliz Navidad
Elegria y Paz

©2000-2008 Widernet Communications Ltd. All rights reserved.
No part of this site may be copied or reproduced without permission.