The Ultimate Christmas Quiz Book E-Book

Jenny Goldmann

• Herausgeber: Bellanova Books
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Holiday Trivia & Quiz Books
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 117

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

Tired of the same old holiday games?

Shake things up with The Ultimate Christmas Quiz! Inside you’ll find 700+ questions and answers across every Christmas theme imaginable—movies & TV, carols & music, festive food & drink, traditions, winter animals, pop culture, decorations & symbols, around the world, history, and even the science of Christmas.

The quiz is ready to go with themed rounds—no fiddly prep required. Want to keep score or host a bigger game night? Just scan for bonus printables, including team scorecards and host sheets.

Inside you’ll find:

• Themed rounds on Christmas movies, carols, food and drink, traditions, winter animals, science, decorations, pop culture, and more

• A fun mix of easy, medium, and challenging questions

• Lightning rounds for quick play

• Ready-to-play quizzes that require zero prep from the host

• Bonus printables: team answer sheets, host sheets and scorecards for larger games

Perfect for family living rooms, classroom parties, or office get-togethers, this book makes it easy to spread cheer and spark friendly competition.

👉 Grab your team, pick a round, and let the festive bragging rights begin!

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Introduction

Welcome to The Ultimate Christmas Quiz Book—your ready-to-play festive quiz night in a book!

We’ve taken the best bits of Christmas—films, carols, food, curious traditions, winter wildlife, pop culture, and more—and turned them into family-friendly questions. Expect a mix of easy warm-ups and sneaky “how did I know that?” curveballs so everyone gets a turn to shine.

How to use this book: dip into any chapter or run it as a full quiz. Treat each chapter as a round, or pick and mix: Movies & TV, Carols & Music, Food & Drink, Traditions & Festivities, Around the World, Decorations & Symbols, Science of Christmas, Winter Animals, Pop Culture—and a bundle of Lightning Rounds for quickfire play. Read questions aloud, give teams a minute to decide, then move on.

Most rounds suit 8–12 questions; the Lightning Rounds are set at 10. Score however you like (most people use one point per correct answer).

Where to find answers:you’ll find answer keys at the end of each chapter and a separate key for the Lightning Rounds—kept out of sight so the host can play too.

Printables:to keep things simple, I’ve included downloadable team answer sheets and host score grids. In the print edition, scan the QR code at the front of the book; in the eBook, just CLICK HERE. No sign-ups—just print and play.

Whether you’re two on the sofa or a houseful in teams, I hope this brings a bit of sparkle to your December. Kettle on, pens ready—let’s quiz!

—Jenny

The History of Christmas

Let’s travel back in time!

Christmas is rich with traditions, stories, and customs from across the globe—each culture with its own special nuances. But where did it all start? How did a simple mid-winter celebration turn into the dazzling display of lights, carol singing, and gift-giving we know today?

From ancient pagan rituals to the first Christmas trees of the Victorian era, let’s explore the journey of how Christmas became what it is now.

1 · What does the Old English phrase ‘Cristes Maesse’ mean?

a. Christ’s Mass

b. Christ’s Feast

c. Christ’s Birth

d. Winter Mass

2 ·The Bible specifies that Jesus was born on December 25. True or False?

a. True

b. False

3 ·In which year is the first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25 dated?

a. 256 AD

b. 336 AD

c. 406 AD

d. 536 AD

4 ·Which pope is commonly credited with choosing December 25 for Christmas (c. 350 AD)?

a. Pope Leo I

b. Pope Gregory I

c. Pope Julius I

d. Pope Urban II

5 ·Which country popularized the indoor Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century?

a. Italy

b. France

c. Germany

d. England

6 ·Who is often credited with first adding candles to Christmas trees?

a. Thomas Edison

b. Martin Luther

c. Edward Johnson

d. Charles Dickens

7 ·When did the United States make Christmas a federal holiday?

a. 1870

b. 1776

c. 1918

d. 1899

8 ·Where and when did ‘Silent Night’ premiere?

a. Germany, 1843

b. Austria, 1818

c. Italy, 1805

d. England, 1822

9 ·In what year was the first commercial Christmas card created?

a. 1865

b. 1843

c. 1818

d. 1882

10 ·The Puritans banned Christmas celebrations in parts of the 17th century. True or false?

a. True

b. False

11 ·On which date does the Russian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas?

a. January 1

b. January 7

c. December 25

d. January 12

12 ·Which meat was a traditional Christmas feast in Medieval England?

a. Turkey

b. Goose

c. Boar’s head

d. Beef

13 ·Which Dutch figure inspired the modern Santa Claus?

a. Joulupukki

b. La Befana

c. Sinterklaas

d. Krampus

14 ·During whose era did Parliament ban Christmas in 1647?

a. William of Orange

b. Oliver Cromwell

c. King Charles I

d. Henry VIII

15 ·What remarkable event is known as the 1914 Christmas Truce?

a. A ceasefire signed in Paris

b. Soldiers shared food and played soccer

c. The first televised Christmas message

d. The first Santa parade

16 ·Who wrote ‘White Christmas’?

a. Bing Crosby

b. Irving Berlin

c. Cole Porter

d. George Gershwin

17 ·Which U.S. president set up the first official White House Christmas tree (1856)?

a. Abraham Lincoln

b. Ulysses S. Grant

c. Franklin Pierce

d. James Buchanan

18 ·Which company popularized the modern red-suited Santa in 1930s ads?

a. Ford

b. Coca-Cola

c. Kodak

d. Pepsi

19 ·Who first strung electric lights on a Christmas tree in 1882?

a. Edward Johnson

b. Nikola Tesla

c. Guglielmo Marconi

d. Alexander Bell

20 ·Which Victorian author helped popularize Christmas with ‘A Christmas Carol’?

a. Charles Dickens

b. Jane Austen

c. Thomas Hardy

d. Mark Twain

21 ·What is the traditional day after Christmas called in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth?

a. Boxing Day

b. St. Nicholas Day

c. Epiphany

d. Saint Stephen’s Day

22 ·Which saint’s legends contributed to Santa’s gift-giving image?

a. Saint Christopher

b. Saint Nicholas

c. Saint Patrick

d. Saint George

23 ·Advent traditionally begins around which date?

a. November 30 or December 1

b. November 1

c. December 8

d. December 15

24 ·What popular Christmas plant is native to Mexico?

a. Holly

b. Mistletoe

c. Poinsettia

d. Ivy

25 ·Which country first popularized glass Christmas ornaments (baubles)?

a. Italy

b. Germany

c. Austria

d. Czech Republic

26 ·Which English monarch’s marriage helped spread the Christmas tree in Britain?

a. Queen Victoria (with Prince Albert)

b. Henry VIII

c. George III

d. Elizabeth I

27 ·What is ‘Yule’ originally associated with?

a. A harvest festival

b. A midwinter festival

c. An Easter vigil

d. A spring equinox rite

28 ·Which early group in New England penalized Christmas celebrations?

a. Quakers

b. Puritans

c. Shakers

d. Huguenots

29 ·What traditional figure visits on Dec 6 in parts of Europe?

a. La Befana

b. Sinterklaas

c. Père Noël

d. Ded Moroz

30 ·Which carol was first performed with guitar due to a broken organ (per tradition)?

a. O Come, All Ye Faithful

b. Silent Night

c. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

d. O Holy Night

31 ·In which decade did the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree appear?

a. 1920s

b. 1930s

c. 1940s

d. 1950s

32 ·Boxing Day originally involved giving boxes of gifts or alms to workers and the poor. True or False?

a. True

b. False

33 ·Who popularized reading a Christmas message to the nation by radio in 1932?

a. King George V

b. Winston Churchill

c. Queen Elizabeth II

d. King George VI

34 ·Which ancient festival near the solstice influenced some later Christmas customs?

a. Saturnalia

b. Lupercalia

c. Beltane

d. Samhain

35 ·Which city hosts the long-running ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ service each Christmas Eve?

a. Westminster, London

b. St Paul’s, London

c. King’s College, Cambridge

d. York Minster

36 ·The ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ traditionally run from Christmas to which day?

a. New Year’s Day

b. Epiphany (Jan 6)

c. Boxing Day

d. Candlemas (Feb 2)

37 ·Who commissioned the first commercially printed Christmas card in 1843?

a. Charles Dickens

b. Prince Albert

c. Sir Henry Cole

d. Thomas Nast

38 ·Who illustrated the first Christmas card in 1843?

a. John Leech

b. John Callcott Horsley

c. George Cruikshank

d. Aubrey Beardsley

39 ·Which 1914 WWI event saw brief unofficial ceasefires at the front?

a. The Christmas truce

b. The Winter Armistice

c. The Silent Night Accord

d. The Epiphany Pause

40 ·Which retailer published Robert L. May’s 1939 booklet introducing Rudolph?

a. Sears

b. Macy’s

c. J.C. Penney

d. Montgomery Ward

41 ·Who wrote the 1949 hit song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”?

a. Gene Autry

b. Irving Berlin

c. Johnny Marks

d. Sammy Cahn

42 ·Which newspaper published the 1897 editorial “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”?

a. The Times (London)

b. The Sun (New York)

c. The New York Times

d. The Tribune (Chicago)

43 ·The first Rockefeller Center tree was put up by construction workers in which year?

a. 1931

b. 1923

c. 1933

d. 1941

44 ·In which year did the first official Rockefeller Center tree lighting take place?

a. 1931

b. 1929

c. 1935

d. 1933

45 ·When did the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade take place?

a. 1919

b. 1927

c. 1924

d. 1932

46 ·Which parade introduced giant helium balloons in 1927?

a. Rose Parade

b. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

c. St. Patrick’s Day Parade

d. Veterans Day Parade

47 ·Which President lit the first National Christmas Tree on the White House Ellipse in 1923?

a. Calvin Coolidge

b. Herbert Hoover

c. Woodrow Wilson

d. Franklin D. Roosevelt

48 ·Which 19th-century caricaturist helped define Santa’s look in Harper’s Weekly?

a. Haddon Sundblom

b. Thomas Nast

c. Norman Rockwell

d. A.B. Frost

49 ·Which German printer helped popularize early printed Advent calendars in the early 1900s?

a. Johann Gutenberg

b. Alois Senefelder

c. Gerhard Lang

d. Ernst Litfaß

50 ·Early artificial Christmas trees in 19th-century Germany were often made from…

a. Tin foil strips

b. Goose feathers

c. Painted cardboard

d. Plastic bristles

51 ·Where did Tchaikovsky’s ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ premiere in 1892?

a. St. Petersburg (Mariinsky Theatre)

b. Moscow (Bolshoi)

c. Vienna (State Opera)

d. Paris (Opéra)

52 ·Which U.S. colony outlawed Christmas celebrations from 1659 to 1681?

a. Virginia Colony

b. New Netherland

c. Pennsylvania Colony

d. Massachusetts Bay Colony

53 ·Which 1955 phone misprint led to what became NORAD Tracks Santa?

a. A Sears ad misprinted a number for CONAD

b. A Macy’s window poster

c. A radio jingle

d. A White House press typo

54 ·Which Gospel records the visit of the Magi and the Star of Bethlehem?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

55 ·Who is credited with staging the first recorded live Nativity scene in 1223?

a. St. Nicholas of Myra

b. St. Francis of Assisi

c. St. Patrick

d. St. Boniface

56 ·Which U.S. state was the first to declare Christmas a legal holiday (1836)?

a. Massachusetts

b. New York

c. Pennsylvania

d. Alabama

57 ·Which U.S. President discouraged having a Christmas tree in the White House (1902) due to conservation concerns?

a. William McKinley

b. Woodrow Wilson

c. Theodore Roosevelt

d. Warren G. Harding

Answers

A. Christ’s MassB. FalseB. 336 ADC. Pope Julius IC. GermanyB. Martin LutherA. 1870B. Austria, 1818B. 1843A. TrueB. January 7C. Boar’s headC. SinterklaasB. Oliver CromwellB. Soldiers shared food and played soccerB. Irving BerlinC. Franklin PierceB. Coca-ColaA. Edward JohnsonA. Charles DickensA. Boxing DayB. Saint NicholasA. Nov 30 or Dec 1C. PoinsettiaB. GermanyA. Queen Victoria (with Prince Albert)B. A midwinter festivalB. PuritansB. SinterklaasB. Silent NightB. 1930sA. TrueA. King George VA. SaturnaliaC. King’s College, CambridgeB. Epiphany (Jan 6)C. Sir Henry ColeB. John Callcott HorsleyA. The Christmas truceD. Montgomery WardC. Johnny MarksB. The Sun (New York)A. 1931D. 1933C. 1924B. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeA. Calvin CoolidgeB. Thomas NastC. Gerhard LangB. Goose feathersA. St. Petersburg (Mariinsky Theatre)D. Massachusetts Bay ColonyA. A Sears ad misprinted a number for CONADA. MatthewB. St. Francis of AssisiD. AlabamaC. Theodore Roosevelt

Christmas Around the World

Pack your bags and put on your Santa hat because we’re heading off on a festive adventure around the world!

Christmas doesn’t look the same everywhere—and that’s half the fun!

So… who brings presents in Germany? Which country lights up the night with star lanterns? Can you tell Befana from Ded Moroz, or spot where shoes (not stockings) wait by the door? Let’s find out!

1 · In the Czech Republic, unmarried women toss which item over their shoulder on Christmas Eve to predict love?

a. A shoe

b. A coin

c. A ribbon

d. A candle

2 ·Which country decorates Christmas trees with spider-web ornaments for good luck?

a. Latvia

b. Ukraine

c. Romania

d. Bulgaria

3 ·Which country is famous for eating KFC at Christmas due to a 1970s ad campaign?

a. South Korea

b. Philippines

c. Japan

d. China4 · Spain’s massive lottery ‘El Gordo’ is drawn on which date each year?

a. December 24

b. December 26

c. January 6

d. December 22

5 ·Which nine-day celebration in Mexico reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter?

a. Las Posadas

b. La Novena

c. El Nacimiento

d. La Befana

6 ·Which Italian folkloric figure brings gifts to children on Epiphany (Jan 6)?

a. Sinterklaas

b. La Befana

c. Père Noël

d. Krampus

7 ·Which Swedish straw figure becomes a famous giant display each year—sometimes targeted by arsonists?

a. Mari Lwyd

b. Yule Cat

c. Gävle Goat

d. Tomte

8 ·The Giant Lantern Festival (Ligligan Parul) takes place in which Philippine city?