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Christmas Art & Literature 01 is a selection of 10 questions. Christmas Art & Literature 01 is the filename to differentiate it from other Christmas quizzes. 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 Which ghost was the first to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?
A Jacob Marley, his deceased business partner.
2 Who wrote “The Snowman”?
A Raymond Briggs
3 Name the original eight reindeer from the ‘Twas the night Before Christmas’ poem.
A Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen (or Dunder and Blixem)
4 According to the nursery rhyme, who “sat in the corner eating a Christmas Pie”?
A Little Jack Horner. He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said ‘What a good boy am I.
5 What was the poem “The Night Before Christmas” originally named?
A A Visit from St. Nicholas. It was first published anonymously in 1823 under the title “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas”.
6 What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first semester at Hogwarts School?
A An Invisibility Cloak
7 Which pantomime is Buttons in?
A Cinderella. He is Cinderella’s loyal servant and friend.
8 How many ghosts visited Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”?
A Four. Jacob Marley’s ghost and the three spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
9 Which reindeer isn’t mentioned in the poem “The Night Before Christmas”?
A Rudolph. The poem, published in 1823, names eight reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder (or Donner), and Blitzen. Rudolph was introduced later, first appearing in a 1939 story for a department store, and was later popularized by the 1949 song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”.
10 In Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, what is Tiny Tim’s last name?
A Cratchett. He is one of several children of Bob and Mrs. Cratchit.