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1
What are you eating if you're enjoying 'March Bread'?
Figs and Custard
Cranberry Goats Cheese
Marzipan
Chestnuts in honey
2
James Brown, George Michael & Charlie Chaplin all died on Christmas Day
True
False
3
How many of Rudolph's fellow reindeer names start with 'D'?
5
2
3
4
4
The Spanish see in the New Year by swallowing what on each of the 12 chimes at midnight?
Olives
Figs
Cherry Tomatoes
Grapes
5
Mistletoe actually has red berries which are sprayed white for public sale each Christmas as decorations
True
False
6
Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of which country?
United States of America
Australia
Britain
Denmark
7
In Japan, it's traditional to eat KFC on Christmas day
True
False
8
In what year did Band Aid first release 'Do They Know it's Christmas?'
1987
1984
1985
1986
9
What drink do the dancing waiters serve on the train in the 2004 movie The Polar Express?
Candy Lemonade
Winterberry Snowshake
Hot Chocolate
Egg Nogg
10
In the episode of Friends ‘The One with the Holiday Armadillo’, who dresses up as an armadillo?
Phoebe
Chandler
Ross
Joey
11
What’s the name of Richard Osman’s 2020 novel which Steven Spielberg has bought the movie rights to?
The Candlestick in the Library
Scoped and Silenced
The Thursday Murder Club
Pointless Manslaughter
12
Which fruit is traditionally put inside a Christmas stocking?
Tangerine
Plum
Kiwi Fruit
Pear
13
What colour was Santa's suit prior to be 'rebranded' as red?
Green
Yellow
Black
Blue
14
The abbreviation 'Xmas' comes from the Greek name for Christ, Χριστός
True
False
15
Scotland defeated Serbia to qualify for the Euros in November, but what's the capital of Serbia?
Bratislava
Belgrade
Budapest
Braga
16
Which two countries joined the Six Nations teams for the first Autumn Nations Cup?
Australia and New Zealand
Samoa and South Africa
Tahiti and Japan
Fiji and Georgia
17
Anthony Joshua retained his WBA, IBF, WBO & IBO world heavyweight belts last week by defeating who?
Kubrat Pulev
Deontay Wilder
Tyson Fury
Andy Ruiz Jr
18
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts won the first series of The Masked Singer in February. What was her disguise?
Octopus
Queen Bee
Robot
Hedgehog
19
There have been 16 foul throws in the English Premier League this season so far, who has been the worst repeat offender?
Hector Bellerin
Luke Shaw
Serge Aurier
Andy Robertson
20
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan was born on Christmas Day
False
True
21
Which home furnishing retailer closed all of its stores for good in April 2020?
Kate Spade
Annie Mo's
Debenhams
Cath Kidston
22
What does George promise to give Mary in It’s a Wonderful Life?
The Moon
The Stars
The Sun
The Earth
23
Which spice found in many Christmas dish’s or drinks, originally comes from the Moloken spice islands?
Cinnamon
Anise
Cloves
Ginger
24
The Vatican came under criticism this week because of what 'out of place' character in their Nativity scene?
An Astronaut
A Cowboy
The Grim Reaper
A Fireman
25
If you’re born on Christmas day, what’s your star sign?
Pisces
Gemini
Capricorn
Taurus
26
The North Pole, said to be Santa's home, is located in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
27
This years Great British Bake Off was Peter from Edinburgh, but what is his surname?
Souttars
Sawman
Sawyers
Sawkins
28
Melchior, Balthazar and who make up the 3 kings who travelled to Bethlehem?
Herod
Gaspar
Leonidis
Orion
29
Which elusive piece of technology was the most popular Christmas gift in 2006?
Nintendo Wii
Robosapien
Furby
Playstation 3
30
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Canada
United Kingdom
Greece
31
Nigella Lawson hit the headlines recently for her ridiculous pronunciation of which word?
Lasagne
Microwave
Potato
Sautee
32
Which city has been donating Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree to London every year since 1947?
Helsinki
Oslo
Stockholm
Copenhagen
33
The Grinch has a dog called Max
False
True
34
Advent begins on 1st of December each year
False
True
35
Which of these artists has not had a Christmas Number One single in the UK?
Mariah Carey
Cliff Richard
Slade
Shakin Stevens
36
I'm a Celeb 2020 contestant Hollie Arnold competes in which Olympic sport?
Javelin
Discuss
Shot Putt
Archery
37
In which UK country is there a small village called Bethlehem?
Wales
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland
38
'The Man Who Invented Christmas' is a movie which characterises which author?
Charles Dickens
Roald Dahl
Lewis Carroll
Kenneth Grahame
39
Santa Claus' Canadian address for kids to send letters to has the postcode J1N 5L3
True
False
40
Before turkey, what did the traditional British Christmas Dinner consist of as the main dish?
Beef Joint
Swan
A Pig's Head
Goose
41
The 12 Day of Christmas begin on Christmas Day
True
False
42
What is the name of the piece of skin that hangs from a turkeys neck?
Wibble
Wattle
Weddle
Worrel
43
Donner & Blitzen were originally known as Dunder & Blixem
True
False
44
Glasgow this week started celebrating 125 years of which iconic transport related landmark?
Kingston Bridge
Clyde Tunnel
Glasgow Subway
Queen Street Station
45
It was announced last week that which sport would debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic games?
Surfing
Breakdancing
Skateboarding
Sport Climbing
46
Beeswing is the term for the crackled translucent crust that forms on old bottles of which popular Christmas tipple?
Advocaat
Eggnog
Port
Mulled Wine
47
What is the best selling Christmas song of all time?
Wham - Last Christmas
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
48
The modern image of Santa Claus in a red suit was created by the Coca Cola company in 1912
True
False
49
Pannettone is a popular cake eaten at Christmas time, but in which country did it originate?
Bulgaria
Greece
Denmark
Italy
50
These 4 events were planned to take place this year, but which was scheduled to take place farthest East?
2020 Summer Olympics
Boston Marathon 2020
Glastonbury 2020
Cricket World Cup 2020