Christmas Pub Quizzes

Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 2 – Christmas Films

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Christmas Film Quiz – We will give you the name of three actors. In which Christmas film did they star together?

1. Will Ferrell, James Caan and Zooey Deschanel.

Elf

2. Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen and Pam Ferris.

Nativity!

3. Albert Finney, Edith Evans and David Collings.

Scrooge (1970)

4. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi and Sinbad.

Jingle All the Way

5. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon and Sissy Spacek.

Four Christmases

6. Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen and Christine Baranski.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

7. Macaulay Culkin, Tim Curry and Brenda Fricker.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

8. Bill Nighy, Colin Firth and Liam Neeson.

Love Actually

9. Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins and Jane Leeves.

Miracle on 34th Street

10. James Stewart, Donna Reed and Henry Travers.

It’s A Wonderful Life

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Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 3 – Christmas Songs

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Christmas Lyrics Quiz – can you name the song from which the lyrics have been taken?

1. “Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright.”

The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole

2. “I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need.”

All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey

3. “I could have been someone, well so could anyone.”

Fairytale of New York – Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

4. “Hey, Mr Churchill comes over here to say we’re doing splendidly.”

Stop the Cavalry – Jona Lewie

5. “To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray.”

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Carol)

6. “Next year I could be just as good, if you check off my Christmas list.”

Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt

7. “Welcome to my Christmas song, I’d like to thank you for the year.”

Step into Christmas – Elton John

8. “When you’re skating in the park, if the snow cloud makes it dark.”

I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day – Wizzard

9. “Feigning joy and surprise at the gifts we despise, over mulled wine with you.”

Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) – The Darkness

10. “What will your Daddy do when he sees your Mama kissin’ Santa Claus?”

Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade

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Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 4 – Christmas Language

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This quiz is all about wishing Merry Christmas in different languages. In which language are these ‘Merry Christmas’ wishes?

1. Joyeux Noël

French

2. Buon Natale

Italian

3. Nadolig Llawen

Welsh

4. Mutlu Noeller

Turkish

5. Feliz Navidad

Spanish

6. God Jul

Swedish/Norwegian

7. Frohe Weihnachten

German

8. Wesołych Świąt

Polish

9. Mele Kalikimaka

Hawaiian

10. Kala Christouyenna

Greek

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Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 5 – Christmas Food and Drink

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Christmas Food Quiz – How well do you know your Christmas food?

1. Visions of which sweet foodstuff danced in children’s heads as they slept, according to Clement Clarke Moore’s poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas?

Sugar-plums

2. In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ‘Noche de rábanos’ is celebrated every 23rd December. Which food gives this festival its name?

Radish (Night of the Radishes – Mexican craftsmen create carvings from root vegetables)

3. Approximately how many turkeys were purchased at Christmas 2013 in the UK; 1 million, 10 million or 20 million?

10 million

4. What is a ‘Bûche de Noël’, commonly eaten in France at Christmas?

Yule Log (cake/chocolate log or similar acceptable)

5. On which ‘feast’ did Good King Wenceslas step out, according to the well-known hymn?

Feast of Stephen (St. Stephen’s Day/26th December in UK)

6. What would you be drinking if you had ‘Glühwein’?

Mulled Wine

7. Which type of sweet bread loaf, which originated in Milan, is traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy and many other European countries?

Panettone

8. Which Christmas food is it considered good luck to eat one of on each of the 12 days of Christmas?

Mince Pies

9. As the clock chimes midnight to ring in the New Year, a Spanish tradition involves eating twelve of what – one for each chime?

Grapes

10. Which type of tree was the partridge sitting in, according to a well-known Christmas song?

Pear

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Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 6 – Christmas Quotes

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Christmas Quotes Quiz – Who made these Christmas-related quotes? In the case of those appearing within a work of literature we are looking for the writer and not the character.

1. “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”

Shirley Temple

2. “My mother-in-law has come round to our house at Christmas seven years running. This year we’re having a change. We’re going to let her in.”

Les Dawson

3. “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white.”

Bing Crosby

4. “Always winter but never Christmas.”

C.S. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

5. “The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.”

George Carlin

6. “Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more!”

Dr Seuss (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

7. “I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas, with a note on it saying ‘toys not included'”

Bernard Manning

8. “First of all, I’ve been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn’t write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums and they were all very successful.”

Barry Manilow

9. “One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”

J.K. Rowling (Professor Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’

10. “The one thing women don’t want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband.”

Joan Rivers

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Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 7 – Christmas General Knowledge

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Christmas Quiz – General Knowledge quiz linked to Christmas.

1. In which year was the first televised Queen’s Christmas speech?

1957

2. Which song was number one in the UK singles chart at Christmas 2013?

Skyscraper – Sam Bailey

3. What was the name of the 2012 animated film sequel to ‘The Snowman’?

The Snowman and the Snowdog

4. At which of the Queen’s residences does she traditionally spend Christmas Day?

Sandringham

5. Which famous BBC sitcom aired a 40th Anniversary Special in December 2013?

Open All Hours (Entitled ‘Still Open All Hours’)

6. In Sweden, a commonly seen Christmas symbol is the ‘Julbuuk’ – which animal is it?

Goat (Yule Goat)

7. Who is the main enemy in ‘the Nutcracker’?

The King of the Mice/ Mouse King

8. Which song gave ‘The Darkness’ a Christmas number 2 hit in 2003? (Full title with brackets please!)

Christmas time (Don’t Let the Bells End)

9. What was the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s deceased business partner?

Jacob Marley

10. Which of the following events DID NOT occur on Christmas Day:

A – William the Conqueror was crowned King of England

B – Hirohito became Emperor of Japan

C – Louis XVI was crowned King of France

C (William was crowned 25th December 1066, Hirohito assumed the throne on 25th December 1926 following his father’s death, Louis XVI was crowned 11th June 1775)

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