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Here is the Christmas Quiz from the Sunday Mirror, I'll post the answers later:

1 Who invented the Christmas cracker?
(a) George Cracker
(b) Guy Fawkes
(c) Tom Smith

2 What was Harry Potter given for Christmas after his first term at Hogwarts?
(a) A magic staff
(b) An invisibility cloak
(c) A Quidditch stick

3 Which of these is not a real American city or town?
(a) Noel, Missouri
(b) Santa Claus, Georgia
(c) Snowflake, Texas

4 What country started the tradition of exchanging gifts?
(a) Germany
(b) Sweden
(c) Italy

5 What holiday drink contains sugar, milk and eggs?
(a) Brandy Alexander
(b) Eggnog
(c) Mead
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6 What's the colour of Father Christmas' belt?
(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Red

7 In Germany, Father Christmas goes by the name of?
(a) Grandfather Frost
(b) Kriss Kringle
(c) Krispy Kreme

8 In what century was St Nicholas first mentioned?
(a) 4th Century
(b) 9th Century
(c) 14th Century

9 The first charity Christmas card was produced by UNICEF in 1949. Who painted the picture?
(a) A chimpanzee
(b) A Buddhist monk
(c) A seven-year-old girl

10 What popular Christmas toy is based on a 1903 political caricature?
(a) Teddy Bear
(b) Space Hopper
(c) Tickle Me Elmo
11 What was literally meant when swans and peacocks were served "endored" in medieval feasts?
(a) The feet and beaks were covered with gold leaf or gold-like substitute
(b) The birds were served with their plumage
(c) The birds had been given as a tribute to the Lord of the Manor

12 Which space craft went missing on Christmas Day 2003?
(a) Beagle 2
(b) Mars Express
(c) Voyager

13 Elvis Presley recorded which sad song in the 1950s?
(a) Blue Moon
(b) Blue Nun
(c) Blue Christmas

14 What song was originally entitled One Horse Open Sleigh?
(a) Jingle Bells
(b) Hell's Bells
(c) Sleigh Bells

15 What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time?
(a) Bing Crosby's White Christmas
(b) Wizzard's I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
(c) Sir Cliff Richard's Mistletoe And Wine

16 How many points does a snowflake have?
(a) Six
(b) Nine
(c) Twelve

17 According to legend turkeys were made to wear what piece of clothing?
(a) Hats
(b) Scarves
(c) Booties

18 In which city did Miracle On 34th Street take place?
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) New York

19 When was the first Christmas card designed?
(a) 1910
(b) 1672
(c) 1843

20 Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in which year?
(a) 1944
(b) 1882
(c) 1976

21 What is the last ghost to visit Scrooge called in A Christmas Carol?
(a) Ghost of Christmas Present
(b) Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
(c) Ghost of Christmas Past

22 Who popularized using a Christmas tree?
(a) Prince Albert
(b) Queen Latifah
(c) Henry 8th

23 The Christmas tree displayed in Trafalgar Square in London is an annual gift to the UK from Norway. In what year was it first given?
(a) 1917
(b) 1958
(c) 1947

24 Why do we shorten Christmas to Xmas?
(a) We're really lazy
(b) X is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ
(c) X looks like a snowflake

25 What was Rudolph's punishment for his red nose?
(a) He was never given any Christmas presents
(b) He was sent to bed without any supper
(c) He could not play in reindeer games

26 Which carol contains the line "O tidings of comfort and joy"?
(a) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
(b) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(c) O Come, All Ye Faithful

27 In the song Frosty The Snowman, what brought Frosty back to life?
(a) A Magic Hat
(b) Mrs Frosty
(c) Santa Claus

28 When are the 12 days of Christmas?
(a) December 26 to January 6
(b) December 14 to December 25
(c) December 21 to January 1

29 Who are the three reindeer whose names begin with "D"?
(a) Dumbo, Donkey and Doughnut
(b) Dante, Darcy and Dolf
(c) Dasher, Donner and Dancer

30 How many gifts would you have if you were given all the presents in the 12 days of Christmas, starting with a partridge in a pear tree?
(a) 74 (b) 364 (c) 365

31 True or False? English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
31 Boxing Day is also called what?
(a) St Michael's Day
(b) St Stephen's Day
(c) St Dwaine's Day

33 What was the first UK Christmas number one single?
(a) Al Martino's Here In My Heart
(b) Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman
(c) Buddy Holly's Jingle Bells

34 What was the gift my true love sent to me on the sixth day of Christmas?
(a) Six geese a-laying
(b) Six lords a-leaping
(c) Six gold coins

35 How many flakes of snow need to fall for an official white Christmas to be declared by the Met Office?
(a) 99
(b) 1
(c) 5

36 What colour is the Grinch?
(a) Green
(b) Yellow
(c) Beige

37 What flower is most popular to have inside at Christmas?
(a) Daisy
(b) Rhododendron
(c) Poinsettia

38 What country was Good King Wenceslas from?
(a) Turkey
(b) Bohemia
(c) Germany

39 Who said: "God bless us, every one!"?
(a) The Grinch
(b) George Bailey
(c) Tiny Tim

40 Who has had the most Christmas number ones?
(a) Elvis Presley
(b) The Beatles
(c) Spice Girls