Christmas Quiz '23

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2,3

H2A

21 December 2023

Round 1

General Knowledge I

1. Where are Christmas carols originally sung?

1. Around the fireplace
2. On someone's doorstep
3. In shopping malls
4. In your bedroom

2. When is boxing day?

1. 24 December
2. 25 December
3. 26 December
4. 27 December

3. What do you do when you
stand underneath this?

1. Kiss
2. Dance
3. Sing
4. Nothing

4. Which name is NOT one of Santa's reindeer?

1. Comet
2. Prancer
3. Lightning
4. Dasher

5. Which fairy tale was the first gingerbread house inspired by?

1. Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
2. Little Red Riding Hood
3. Rumpelstiltskin
4. Hansel & Gretel

Round 2

Music

1. Put the top 5 most popular Christmas songs in order.

1

2

3

4

5

"It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams

"Last Christmas" by Wham

"All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey

"Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms

"Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee

2. What is the title of this song?

1. Last Christmas
2. Underneath the Tree
3. All I Want for Christmas
4. Santa Baby

3. What is the title of this song?

1. Santa Tell Me
2. Santa Baby
3. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
4. Winter Wonderland

4. What is the title of this song?

1. Let it Snow
2. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
3. Little Drummer Boy
4. Winter Wonderland

5. How many versions are there of this song?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Round 3

General Knowledge II

1. What does the word "advent" mean?

1. Coming
2. Goodbye
3. Morning
4. Evening

2. What do we originally celebrate with Christmas?

1. Giving gifts
2. The birth of Jesus
3. The death of Jesus
4. That there is light in darkness

3. Where was baby Jesus born?

1. Jerusalem
2. Nazareth
3. Israel
4. Bethlehem

4. What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?

1. Star
2. Angel
3. Ribbon bow
4. Nothing

5. Who started the tradition of putting up Christmas trees in houses?

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The German
4. The French

Round 4

Movies

1. Put the top 5 most popular Christmas movies in order.

1

2

3

4

5

Love Actually (2003)

Home Alone (1990)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Elf (2003)

2. From which Christmas movie is this song?

1. The Polar Express
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
4. The Gremlins

3. How many roles did actor Tom Hanks play in this movie?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 7
4. 8

4. From which Christmas
movie is this poster?

1. The Gremlins
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas
3. Scrooged
4. Home Alone

5. From which movie
is this Christmas scene?

1. Home Alone
2. Love Actually
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
4. Die Hard

Round 5

General Knowledge III

1. Who advertised using Santa Claus?

1. Pepsi Cola
2. Coca Cola
3. Dr Pepper
4. Sprite

2. What was the original colour of Santa's clothing?

1. Purple
2. Red
3. Blue
4. Green

3. How many years do Christmas trees grow before they are sold?

1. 5
2. 10
3. 15
4. 20

4. Which festive sweet resembles a shepherd's staff?

1. Gingerbread
2. Candy Cane
3. Cake roll
4. Christmas pudding

5. Connect the words to the right picture

Mistletoe

Eggnog

Grinch

Stocking

Gingerbread

Gluhwein

Round 6

Literature

1. What is the name
of this movie?

1. Scrooge
2. Scrooged
3. Ebenezer Scrooge
4. Ebenezer

2. What book is this movie based on?

1. Scrooge
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Ebenezer Scrooge
4. The Three Ghosts of Christmas

3. By how many ghosts is Scrooge visited?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

4. Who is the author of A Christmas Carol?

1. William Shakespeare
2. J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Ebenezer Scrooge
4. Charles Dickens

5. What other famous book is written by Charles Dickens?

1. Frankenstein
2. Oliver Twist
3. Dracula
4. Pride & Prejudice

H2A

Merry Christmas Everyone!