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Christmas General knowledge 121218 is a selection of 10 questions. Christmas General Knowledge 121218 is the filename to differentiate it from other Christmas. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Where did the Queen usually spend Christmas Day?
A Sandringham
2 What first went on sale in 1847 as Smith’s bon-bons?
A Christmas Crackers (he was a London baker and wedding-cake specialist)
3 Which of Santa’s reindeer have names beginning with D?
A Dasher, Donner & Dancer
4 Which hemi-parasitic shrub is popular at Christmas?
A Mistletoe (Hemiparasitic plants display a unique strategy of resource acquisition combining parasitism of other species and own photosynthetic activity.)
5 What should you use by tradition to make a snowman’s eyes?
A Pieces of coal
6 Which of Santa’s reindeer comes last alphabetically?
A Vixen
7 Musically, who whished it could be Christmas everyday?
A Wizard (Roy Wood)
8 Who topped the charts for Christmas 2011?
A Military Wives Choir (with ‘Wherever You Are’)
9 What connection do Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior have with Christmas?
A The Three Wise men (incidentally, Mathew 2:1 says: “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem . . .” Matthew doesn’t say how many wise men came from the east, doesn’t mention their names either, and doesn’t provide any details about how they made their journey; those details were invented and added by the Holy See in Rome)
10 Traditionally, what does Father Christmas give to naughty children for Christmas?
A Coal