The ABC of Christmas
| How much do you know about Christmas? Test your knowledge in our seasonal quiz. Answers can be found on the site. | |
| Each answer corresponds to the letter of the alphabet at the beginning of the clue. | |
| A. Name a famous Charles Dickens novel | O. Name a Christmas carol beginning with O’. |
| B. The UK celebrate the day after Christmas as a holiday. What is the holiday called? | P. What Christmas holiday favourite plant is originally from Mexico and comes in coloured varieties? |
| C. In the animated TV special ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ the townsfolk create a song to attract Santa back. According to the song, what is calling Santa? | Q. Under what queen’s reign and influence did the modern day Christmas tree tradition begin? |
| D. Name one of Santa’s reindeer | R. According to the popular song, what did a reindeer do to grandma? |
| E. This milk-based beverage is available around the Christmas holidays. What is it called? | S. What kind of night is made famous in Joseph Mohr’s song, written almost 200 years ago? |
| F. What is the name of the medieval forerunner to Christmas pudding? |
T. Finish the title of the song ‘all I want for Christmas is my...’ |
| G. Who tries to stop Christmas from coming by stealing all things Christmas from the Whos? | U. According to the song of the same name, where do we hear Santa going click click click? |
| H. What Christmas song has the line ‘I don’t know if there will be snow, but have a cup of cheer’? | V. Name Santa’s only reindeer whose name begins with a V |
| I. Similar to tinsel, these long strips of shiny foil are used to decorate a Christmas Tree. What are they called? | W. What kind of Christmas is Bing Crosby dreaming of in his famous song? |
| J. What song does Lucy ask Schroeder to play on his piano in ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’? | X. What is the abbreviation often used for the word Christmas? |
| K. Which name is often given as Santa’s birth name? | Y. What is the
name of the miner
looking for silver and gold in ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’? |
| L. On the tenth day of Christmas, what does my true love give to me? |
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| M. According to Christmas custom, any two people that meet under what are obliged to kiss? | |
| N. This ballet production is a seasonal favourite. What is its name? | |