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1 Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy?
A Testicles, derived from the word “knackers”. Initially, speakers use the full term “Christmas crackers.” However, they must shorten the phrase to “crackers” to allow the rhyming slang to function correctly.
2 In which English town or city are The Christmas Steps
A Bristol. Notably, a winding, medieval-style street serves as the centrepiece of this historic area. In addition, visitors discover a collection of small, quirky shops that create a uniquely charming and historic atmosphere.
3 Sir Henry Cole got John Callcot Horsley design so he could save time?
A Christmas card 1843
4 In which traditional pantomime does Dandini appear?
A Cinderella. Dandini is the trusted aide and confidant of Prince Charming.
5 Who is the stepsister of Anastasia and Drizella?
A Cinderella. Initially, the young girl went by the name Ella. However, after her father married Lady Tremaine, she joined the family as a stepsister to the Tremaine girls. Subsequently, her new life under their roof transformed her into “Cinderella.”
6 Just what is a manager, as sung about in the carol “Away in a Manger”?
A A feeding trough for animals, which, in the context of the carol, was the humble bed for the baby Jesus in the stable.
7 What is it supposed to mean to find a spider’s web in your house on Christmas morning in Ukraine?
A Good Luck for the coming year. This tradition stems from the Legend of the Christmas Spider, which tells of how spiders once decorated a poor family’s Christmas tree with webs that turned to gold and silver in the morning sun, bringing the family prosperity.
8 Just what is Myrrh?
A Gum resin, a fragrant, bittersweet gum resin extracted from the bark of trees from the Commiphora genus.
9 What Saint Day is on 26th December?
A Feast of Saint Stephen. Initially, the early Church appointed Stephen as one of its seven deacons to oversee the community’s needs. Ultimately, his unwavering commitment to his beliefs provoked local authorities, who then stoned him to death for his testimony.
10 Originally native to Mexico, what is traditionally known as the Christmas flower
A The Poinsettia. Notably, residents in Mexico and Guatemala refer to the plant by its traditional Spanish name, “La Flor de la Nochebuena.” Furthermore, this title translates beautifully to “The Flower of the Holy Night” or “Christmas Eve Flower.”