Christmas Quiz #6

Christmas Quiz #6

Questions

1. 12. Lapland - home to the native Saami people - is the northernmost region of which European nation?
2.  By what name is St. Stephen's Day general known in the UK and other Commonwealth nations?
3. In which year did Band Aid release Do they know it's Christmas?
4. 20. Which country traditionally donates a Christmas tree to stand in London's Trafalgar Square?
5. 19. Who was the Roman prefect of Judaea, typically reported to have adjudicated over the trial and crucifixion of Christ?
6. 18. In which 1992 movie sequel starring Macaulay Culkin does US President Donald Trump make a cameo appearance?
7. 17. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, which seasonal song by Bing Crosby is the highest-selling single of all time?
8. 16. In which Christmas film of 1984 do Mogwai turn into angry, destructive monsters if they are fed after midnight?
9. 15. The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl sang a "fairytale" about which American city?
10. 14. The Eastern and Greek Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas on which date?
11. 13. Which fruit is traditionally used - along with sweets, cocktails sticks and a candle - to make a Christingle?
12. 2. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is an external territory of which English-speaking nation?
13. 11. In which year did Band Aid release Do they know it's Christmas?
14. 10. According to the carol, which king (actually Duke of Bohemia) last looked out on the feast of Stephen?
15. 9. In which movie set at Christmas (though some still argue it's not a Christmas film!) does NYPD officer John McClane battle European terrorists led by Hans Gruber?
16. 8. Rather than fawns like other deer species, what name is given to baby reindeers (caribou)?
17. 7. What is the pen name of children's author Theodor Geisel, who wrote the famous book How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
18. 6. The wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo is native to which continent of the Earth?
19. 5. Michael Caine appears alongside which puppet characters in a 1992 adaptation of A Christmas Carol?
20. 4. How many ghosts before Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
21. 3. Which major producer of soft drinks helped sculpt the image of Santa Claus, after introducing him to their advertising during the 1920s?

1. 12. Lapland - home to the native Saami people - is the northernmost region of which European nation?

   Finland
2.  By what name is St. Stephen's Day general known in the UK and other Commonwealth nations?

   Boxing Day
3. In which year did Band Aid release Do they know it's Christmas?

   as charitable support for the Ethiopian famine occurring at the time
4. 20. Which country traditionally donates a Christmas tree to stand in London's Trafalgar Square?

   Norway
5. 19. Who was the Roman prefect of Judaea, typically reported to have adjudicated over the trial and crucifixion of Christ?

   Pontius Pilate
6. 18. In which 1992 movie sequel starring Macaulay Culkin does US President Donald Trump make a cameo appearance?

   Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
7. 17. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, which seasonal song by Bing Crosby is the highest-selling single of all time?

   White Christmas
8. 16. In which Christmas film of 1984 do Mogwai turn into angry, destructive monsters if they are fed after midnight?

   Gremlins
9. 15. The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl sang a "fairytale" about which American city?

   New York
10. 14. The Eastern and Greek Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas on which date?

    7th January
11. 13. Which fruit is traditionally used - along with sweets, cocktails sticks and a candle - to make a Christingle?

    Orange
12. 2. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is an external territory of which English-speaking nation?

    Australia
13. 11. In which year did Band Aid release Do they know it's Christmas?

    as charitable support for the Ethiopian famine occurring at the time? 1984
14. 10. According to the carol, which king (actually Duke of Bohemia) last looked out on the feast of Stephen?

    Wenceslas
15. 9. In which movie set at Christmas (though some still argue it's not a Christmas film!) does NYPD officer John McClane battle European terrorists led by Hans Gruber?

    Die Hard
16. 8. Rather than fawns like other deer species, what name is given to baby reindeers (caribou)?

    Calves
17. 7. What is the pen name of children's author Theodor Geisel, who wrote the famous book How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

    Dr Seuss
18. 6. The wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo is native to which continent of the Earth?
19. 5. Michael Caine appears alongside which puppet characters in a 1992 adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

    The Muppets
20. 4. How many ghosts before Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?

    4
21. 3. Which major producer of soft drinks helped sculpt the image of Santa Claus, after introducing him to their advertising during the 1920s?