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1
In what Hollywood movie did the bestselling song, ‘White Christmas’, first appear?
White Christmas
Holiday Inn
It's a Wonderful Life
Miracle on 34th Street
2
Which of these is NOT an element on the periodic table?
Bronze
Iron
Silver
Gold
3
In the 1960s how many‘Christmassy’ singles topped the charts at Christmas?
8
6
2
0
4
What are the three primary colours?
Yellow, Red & Blue
Yellow. Red & Magenta
Magenta, Cyan & Blue
Blue, Red & Green
5
Which famous film house has been listed on AirBnB this week?
Bag End - The Hobbit
The McAllister's Home - Home Alone
Banks' Mansion - Fresh Prince
No 12 Amytiville - The Amytiville Horror
6
During the 1600s, what did people go from door-to-door offering their neighbours at Christmas?
Cider
Chocolate
Sherry
Beer
7
When is it considered lucky to eat mince pies?
Christmas morning
New Year's Eve
On each of the twelve days of Christmas
Any day but Christmas day itself
8
Which politician video called the Irish Rugby team to congratulate them after they beat the All Blacks recently?
Justin Trudeau
Joe Biden
Jacinta Adhern
Boris Johnson
9
Most people do something 'jentacular' in the morning - what is it?
Stretch
Go to the loo
Leap out of bed
Have breakfast
10
The Beatles hold the record for most Christmas number 1 singles with 4, who holds the next record of 3?
Spice Girls
Girls Aloud
The Supremes
Wham
11
Which of the following is not included in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’?
Seven stags a-leaping
Eleven pipers piping
Three French hens
Twelve drummers drumming
12
How much does Paul McCartney earn each year from his Christmas song, Wonderful Christmas Time?
£500,000
£0.00 it goes to charity
Over a million £
£250,000
13
and this one?
Earth
Tattooine
Kashyyyk
Alderaan
14
Who is not a reindeer accompanying Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
Comet
Dasher
Cupid
Leaper
15
What was the first use of Christmas candy canes?
Street food to treat children
To keep noisy kids quiet during the church service
To use as a dessert at Christmas dinner
To give to employees at work
16
Which of these wars started first?
The Spanish Civil war
Hundred Years' War
The War of the Roses
The English Civil War
17
Why are the ’12 Days of Christmas’ such a big deal?
Household prep for Christmas starts 12 days before the date
It's how long Mary and joseph travelled before the birth
It took the 3 Kings 12 days to travel to Jesus
It's a misprint, it should have been 14 days or 2 weeks.
18
How many pints of blood are there in the human body?
6
10
12
8
19
Which toy does Buddy appear to dislike in 2003’s ‘Elf’?
Building Blocks
Jack-in-the-Box
Etch-a-Sketch
Slinky
20
Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role as CEO of which social media platform this week?
Google +
Snapchat
Tumblr
Twitter
21
True or False: Until the 19th Century, meat was used in Christmas Pudding?
True
False
22
again ...
Mars
Venus
Pluto
Jupiter
23
Wham’s Last Christmas,
Fairytale Of New York
by The Pogues and
Stop The Cavalry
by Jona Lewie never got to number one
False
True
24
Spotify's most streamed artists of 2021, Taylor Swift ranked second. But who was the world's most played artist?
Bad Bunny
Adele
Ed Sheeran
Drake
25
Alcohol is metabolized by mainly which organ in the body?
The Bladder
The Kidneys
The Spleen
The Liver
26
What is the term for a sentence that uses all the letters in the alphabet?
Soliloquy
Managram
Pangram
Monogram
27
Which English king was defeated at the Battle of Hastings?
Harold I
Harold III
Harold II
William I
28
The Norwegian women’s national team in which sport recently won the fight against a sexist rule?
Water Polo
Beach Volleyball
Netball
Beach Handball
29
Which US State is this?
California
Texas
New York
North Dakota
30
Christmas! What was the first Christmas song broadcast from space?
White Christmas
Let it Snow
All I want for Christmas
Jingle Bells
31
Which country is credited with starting the tradition of having a Christmas tree?
Russia
Germany
Canada
Sweden
32
What hormone regulates blood sugar levels?
Insulin
Estrogen
Testosterone
Mellatonin
33
According to Facebook when is the most popular day of the festive season to split up with a partner?
Christmas Eve
2 Weeks before Christmas
Boxing Day
New Years Eve
34
What is the percentage chance of England having a White Christmas?
10%
15%
17.5%
5%
35
In the song ‘Jingle Bells’ how many horses are leading the sleigh?
3
2
1
4
36
At the other end of the scale, where is the longest bone in the human body located?
The Back
The Arm
The Groin
The Leg
37
What is the name for a word that is spelt the same forwards as it is backwards?
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Pallindrome
Malaprop
38
When did Christmas become Christmas ... Santa Claus came along, Christmas trees started and the crackers were pulled
1900s
1700s
2000s
1800s
39
The human body. The smallest bone in the body is located where?
The Throat
The Nose
The Ear
The Mouth
40
The 4th January is the date you should have your Christmas decorations down by?
False
True
41
The Hyde Park Boxing Day swim dates back to 1804?
False
True
42
What is the most common blood type?
B
O+
A+
AB-
43
What is donated blood mainly used for?
In Surgery and for Emegency Operations
For Research and Testing
To treat medical conditions like Anaemia and Cancer
For Long Term Storage
44
Dickie Valentine’s
Christmas Alphabet was the first festive Christmas no 1 but when?
1952
1955
1973
1962
45
What is Boxing day also known as?
Cold Turkey
St Joseph's Day
St Martin's Day
St Stephen's Day
46
Roughly how many rolls of Sellotape are sold in the UK in the run up to Christmas?
2 million
8 million
4 million
6 million
47
Which popular Christmas song was originally composed for Thanksgiving?
Fairytale of New York
Silent Night
Baby It's Cold Outside
Jingle Bells
48
After Labour and the Tories, which party won the most seats in the 2019 General Election?
UKip
Lib Dems
SNP
Green
49
General Knowledge: Where did this year's COP26 summit take place?
Liverpool
Glasgow
Manchester
London
50
How many people visit Harrods each day during the Christmas season?
100,000
50,000
300,000
150,000
51
The English alphabet has 26 letters but what about the Welsh alphabet?
21 (it doesn't have K, Q, V, X or Z)
24
26 (the same)
29
52
A Christmas pudding should be traditionally made on the last Sunday before advent, called Stir-Up Sunday?
False
True
53
Each year at Queen’s College Oxford, a boar’s head is presented on a silver platter for Christmas?
True
False
54
An 'outlines' round! American States. Which one?
Hawaii
New York
Rhode Island
Alaska
55
How many Band Aid "Do they know it's Christmas?" singles have there been?
1
4
3
2
56
Where will the 2024 Summer Olympic Games be held?
Beijing
Los Angeles
Paris
Melbourne
57
and finally ...
North Carolina
North Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
58
Which country is Greta Thunberg from?
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
59
How many different types of birds are mentioned in the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song?
3
4
6
5
60
What planet is this?
Jupiter
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
