Discovery House champion Christmas quiz

Art: In what decade were Christmas cards first introduced to the UK?

This character is from The Nightmare Before Christmas but what is his name?

Religious Studies: Is Christmas only celebrated by Christians?

Drama: A Christmas Carol features examples of social context, historical context and cultural context?

Can you name this Christmas song played backwards?

From which Christmas film is the following quote taken?

Music: Jingle Bells is an example of a diatonic piece of music? Diatonic means that it is within one key or scale.

Moving onto Science questions. What is the chemical formula for snow?

Design Tech: Xmas trees are often pine trees which is a softwood. Which of the below would you not use pine to make?

Can you name this Christmas song played backwards?

French: Which of these sentences translates as 'happy holidays?'

William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night is set at Christmas. True or false?

Name the celebrity disguised as Santa?

Which famous author does this muppet play in The Muppet's Christmas Carol?

Can you answer the question below?

In which film does this character appear?

The below is an anagram of a character from A Christmas Carol. True or false?

Can you name this Christmas song played backwards?

Now some English-themed questions. What type of character is Buddy in Elf?

Computer Science: which popular greeting card message is shown below in binary code?

Geography: Thinking about time-zones, which of these large countries is Santa likely to visit first?

Name the celebrity disguised as Santa?

The saying 'as merry as Christmas morning' is an example of what?

9 reindeers pull Santa's sleigh. They visit 68 countries in 9 hours. How many countries do they visit per hour?

Which wintery plant has been historically used in medical treatments to treat ailments such as arthritis?

Can you name this Christmas song played backwards?

Name the celebrity disguised as Santa?

Name the celebrity disguised as Santa?

If you add all of the numbers together from the Twelve Days of Christmas song, what figure are you left with?

PE: Which of these tennis tournaments is held nearest to Christmas?

What makes Christmas crackers go bang?

Some Christmas films use anthropomorphised characters. What are they?

Can you calculate the volume of the cuboid?

History: In which war did the Xmas truce, where soldier's from opposing sides exchanged gifts + played football, happen?

Which famous scientist was born on Christmas day?

Gold is the only element that doesn't feature any letters from 'The Three Wise Men?'

Where does the character pictured below live?

Food tech: When cooking a turkey, through where should you insert a cooking thermometer to make sure it is cooked?

Name the celebrity disguised as Santa?

Christmas crackers are sold in boxes of 6, 12 and 24. Which box of Christmas crackers is the best value for money?

Can you name this Christmas song played backwards?