Christmas Trivia

I wanted to shoot myself when I found out there was so much I did not know about Christmas, (well! not really!) so off I stormed to the nearest library and read voraciously. I devoured every book there and then began searching for information on the Internet too. I discovered different things about this joyous and blessed season. Once that was done, I decided to come up with a few questions to test your knowledge about Christmas.
Hope you have a whale of a time solving them.

Christmas Quiz.
For the answers please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

1. In which season was Jesus actually born?
2. What were the gifts that were presented to Jesus?
3. Name the item that is given daily in the song, The twelve days of Christmas?
4. Who wrote the famous story A Christmas carol?
5. The common colors that are used during Christmas are...
6. What alphabet does the Christmas candy cane look like?
7. Name the ingredients of eggnog.
8. Which is the place where kisses can be exchanged during Christmas?
9. According to tradition, who opens the first present?
10. What is the name of the popular red Christmas flower?
11. Who is it that plays his drums to honor Jesus?
12. Name the favorite tea topper?
13. Name the person who could have been thrown in jail for stealing Christmas.
14. What does Noel mean in French?
15. In Santa Claus is coming to town, what are the children told to avoid doing?

Answers

1. Spring
2. Gold, frankincense and myrrh
3. A Partridge
4. Charles Dickens
5. Red and green
6. J, which stands for Jesus
7. Sugar, milk and eggs
8. Under the mistletoe
9. The youngest family member
10. Poinsettia
11. The little drummer boy
12. An Angel
13. The Grinch
14. Christmas
15. Pouting and Crying

Facts about Christmas

• Charles Dickens wrote quite a few other Christmas stories after A Christmas Carol. Unfortunately none of them were as successful.
• Ukrainian Christmas trees often include decorations that include an artificial spider and web. This is because a spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.
• Christmas caroling originated from an old English custom called Wassailing i.e. toasting neighbors to a healthy and long life.
• The first United States president to decorate an official White house tree is Franklin Pierce.
• During Christmas, Greeks do not put up Christmas trees or give presents. Instead a priest may throw a little cross into the village water to drive the spirits away. He also sprinkles water in dark and dusty corners and house to house to keep them from hiding.
• The Twelve days of Christmas was written to help catholic children, in England, remember different articles of faith. This was during the persecution by Protestant Monarchs.
• The first Christmas card was created on 9th December, 1842 in England.
• The Christmas song Jingle Bells was composed in 1857 by James Pierpoint. At that time, it was called One-Horse Open Sleigh.
• King George V was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to his people.
• A British Christmas tradition says that if you make a wish while mixing the Christmas pudding it will come true only if you mix the ingredients in a clockwise direction.
• A survey conducted in 1995, states that 7 out of 10 British dogs gets Christmas gifts from their owners.