| Rules: | 1. The first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played was:
A) A harp
B) A pipe organ
C) A guitar
D) A kazoo
2. In Guatemala, Christmas Day is celebrated:
A) On January 6
B) On December 25
C) On October 31
D) Never
3. Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in:
A) 1492
B) 1895
C) 1944
D) 1976
4. Good King Wenceslas was king of which country?
A) Abyssinia
B) England
C) Bohemia
D) Gondor
5. Medieval English Christmas pantomimes did NOT include which character?
A) St. Nicholas
B) The Bold Slasher
C) Father Christmas
D) The Turkish Knight
6. The name of Scrooge's deceased business partner in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was:
A) Bob Cratchit
B) Jerry Cornelius
C) Bill Sykes
D) Jacob Marley
7. In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time. Their Dutch counterparts use:
A) Old hats
B) Beer mugs
C) Shoes
D) Stockings, just like everybody else!
8. The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in which country?
A) Canada
B) China
C) Mexico
D) Spain
9. Which name does NOT belong to one of Santa's reindeer?
A) Comet
B) Prancer
C) Blitzen
D) Klaxon
10. In Syria, Christmas gifts are distributed by:
A) The Three Kings
B) Tom o'Bedlam
C) One of the Wise Men's camels
D) Father Christmas
11. One notable medieval English Christmas celebration featured:
A) A giant, 165-pound pie
B) Snowball fights between rival courtiers
C) A swimming race across the English Channel
D) Huge crackers that sometimes exploded fatally
12. In Australia, usual Boxing Day activities include:
A) Building snowmen
B) Tobogganing
C) Wombat hunting
D) Surfing
13. In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of what material?
A) Candy
B) Straw
C) Uranium
D) Fir wood
14. The real St. Nicholas lived:
A) At the North Pole
B) On the island of Malta
C) In Turkey
D) In Holland
15. Which of the following was not one of the Three Kings?
A) Caspar
B) Balthazar
C) Teleost
D) Melchior
16. In Armenia, the traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of:
A) Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
B) Square meat pies
C) Broiled partridges with gooseberry sauce
D) Turkey and plum pudding
17. In Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, the nutcracker's main enemy is:
A) A girl called Clara
B) The King of the Mice
C) Dr. Almond
D) Drosselmeyer the magician
18. The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day of which saint?
A) St. Eustace
B) St. Brigit
C) St. Nicholas
D) St. Stephen
19. In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. To get rid of them, you should:
A) Placate them with gifts of rice pudding
B) Burn either salt or an old shoe
C) Sing hymns in a loud voice
D) Throw your sandals at them
20. When visiting Finland, Santa leaves his sleigh behind and rides on:
A) Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
B) A giant ptarmigan
C) A goat named Ukko
D) A flying carpet
1. Guitar
2. December 25
3. 1895
4. Bohemia
5. St. Nicholas
6. Jacob Marley
7. Shoes
8. Mexico
9. Klaxon
10. One of the Wise Men's camels
11. A giant, 165-pound pie
12. Surfing
13. Straw
14. In Turkey
15. Teleost
16. Fried fish, lettuce and spinach
17. The King of the Mice
18. St. Stephen
19. Burn either salt or an old shoe
20. A goat named Ukko
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