This is part two of the Christmas quiz for adults series. There are 20 festive questions and answers in the three-part series, all with a slightly more challenging angle.
This Christmas trivia quiz covers topics including films, music, traditions, Christmas around the world, and Christmas traditions.
Christmas Quiz for Adults: part 2 – Questions
1. In which country are children visited by 13 Yule Lads instead of the 1 Santa Claus:
a) Denmark, b) Slovakia, c) Iceland?
2. Which of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Wise Men was commonly used as an anointing oil?
3. Name two of three other popular names for Santa Claus?
4. In the children’s story ‘The Snowman’, who gives a scarf to a young boy?
5. What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in the film ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’?
6. The term ‘good tidings’ means:
a) Good day, b) Good news, c) Good life?
7. What has been given to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo in Norway each year since 1947?
8. In which country do millions of people eat KFC for their main Christmas meal?
9. On what date do Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas?
10. What are the names of the two burglars in the movie ‘Home Alone’?
11. What type of fruit tree is mentioned in the Twelve Days of Christmas song?
12. In the movie ‘Elf’, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
13. Which Christmas song repeats the catchy lyrics, ‘pa rum pum pum pum’?
14. What type of play, beginning with the letter ‘N’, is performed by children at Christmastime?
15. There are 365 days in a year, but what number day is Christmas Day?
16. Which popular Christmas song begins with the lyrics, ‘Oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful…’?
17. What part of a Christingle represents the world?
a) Ribbon b) Candle c) Sweets d) Orange
18. Which male actor starred in both of the following Christmas movies: Holiday Inn (1942) and White Christmas (1954)?
19. What was the original title for the song ‘Jingle Bells’?
20. What job did Jesus’ father Joseph do:
a) Caterer, b) Cleaner, c) Carpenter?
Christmas Quiz for Adults: part 2 – Questions and Answers
1. In which country are children visited by 13 Yule Lads instead of the 1 Santa Claus:
a) Denmark, b) Slovakia, c) Iceland?
c) Iceland
2. Which of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Wise Men was commonly used as an anointing oil?
Myrrh
3. Name two of three other popular names for Santa Claus?
Father Christmas, Kris Kringle and Saint Nick (St. Nicholas)
4. In the children’s story ‘The Snowman’, who gives a scarf to a young boy?
Father Christmas
5. What is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel in the film ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’?
Clarence Odbody
6. The term ‘good tidings’ means:
a) Good day, b) Good news, c) Good life?
b) Good news
7. What has been given to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo in Norway each year since 1947?
A Christmas Tree (which is displayed in Trafalgar Square)
8. In which country do millions of people eat KFC for their main Christmas meal?
Japan
9. On what date do Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas?
7th January (Orthodox Christians used the Julian, rather than Gregorian, calendar for religious celebrations)
10. What are the names of the two burglars in the movie ‘Home Alone’?
Harry and Marv
11. What type of fruit tree is mentioned in the Twelve Days of Christmas song?
Pear tree
12. In the movie ‘Elf’, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
Treat every day like Christmas
13. Which Christmas song repeats the catchy lyrics, ‘pa rum pum pum pum’?
Little Drummer Boy
14. What type of play, beginning with the letter ‘N’, is performed by children at Christmastime?
Nativity
15. There are 365 days in a year, but what number day is Christmas Day?
359
16. Which popular Christmas song begins with the lyrics, ‘Oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful…’?
Let It Snow
17. What part of a Christingle represents the world?
a) Ribbon b) Candle c) Sweets d) Orange
d) Orange
18. Which male actor starred in both of the following Christmas movies: Holiday Inn (1942) and White Christmas (1954)?
Bing Crosby
19. What was the original title for the song ‘Jingle Bells’?
One Horse Open Sleigh
20. What job did Jesus’ father Joseph do:
a) Caterer, b) Cleaner, c) Carpenter?
c) carpenter
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