Christmas Quiz #5

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  1. What are the names of the three wise men said to have brought gifts to the baby Jesus?
  2. What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?
  3. How many points does a snowflake have?
  4. Who is officially credited as the author of Auld Lang Syne?
  5. From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?
  6. Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
  7. In which modern country is St Nicholas's birthplace and hometown?
  8. In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record (bonus point each for the years of reissue success by Band Aid II and Band Aid 20)?
  9. What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
  10. What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland?
  11. What date is St Stephen's Day?
  12. In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?
  13. What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
  14. The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?
  15. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?
  16. Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem?
  17. In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '...my true love brought to me nine...' what?
  18. London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?
  19. The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film?
  20. In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner?

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  1. What are the names of the three wise men said to have brought gifts to the baby Jesus?
    Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar 
  2. What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas?
    Panettone
  3. How many points does a snowflake have?
    Six
  4. Who is officially credited as the author of Auld Lang Syne?
    Robert Burns
  5. From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?
    Mexico
  6. Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
    Dr Seuss
  7. In which modern country is St Nicholas's birthplace and hometown?
    Turkey 
  8. In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record (bonus point each for the years of reissue success by Band Aid II and Band Aid 20)?
    1984 
  9. What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
    Christmas cracker
  10. What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland?
    Hogmanay
  11. What date is St Stephen's Day?
    26th December
  12. In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?
    Clarence 
  13. What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
    White
  14. The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film?
    The Nightmare before Christmas
  15. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?
    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  16. Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem?
    Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen 
  17. In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '...my true love brought to me nine...' what?
    Ladies dancing
  18. London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?
    Norway
  19. The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film?
    Holiday Inn
  20. In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner?
    Jacob Marley
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