25th December Quiz 2 (Questions only)

1. On Christmas Day 800, Charlemagne was crowned emperor in St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Which pope crowned him?

2. William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day 1066. In which church?

3. In which year did British and German soldiers famously hold an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front?

4. On 25 December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet president. That evening, which flag replaced the Soviet flag over the Kremlin?

5. George V gave the first royal Christmas broadcast on the radio on 25 December 1932. Which famous author wrote the words?

6. In which year was the Queen's Christmas message first shown on television?

7. On Christmas night 1776, George Washington crossed the Delaware River with his army and surprised a Hessian garrison the next morning. Which town did he attack?

8. "Silent Night" was first performed on 25 December 1818 in Oberndorf, near Salzburg, because the church organ was broken. On which instrument was it accompanied?

9. On Christmas Day 1950, four Scottish students took the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey. At which Scottish abbey did it reappear four months later?

10. Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day 1642, by the calendar then used in England. In which county is his birthplace, Woolsthorpe Manor?

11. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on 25 December 1977. What bizarre crime happened to him a few months later?

12. George Michael died on 25 December 2016. Which Wham! song, released in 1984, has become one of the most played Christmas songs in Britain?

13. The Czech writer Karel Čapek died on 25 December 1938. Which word, now used worldwide, entered the language through his 1920 play "R.U.R."?

14. On Christmas night 1758, a German amateur astronomer became the first to see the return of a comet, proving a prediction made decades earlier. Whose comet was it?

15. On 25 December 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope was launched from French Guiana. On which rocket?

16. Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on 7 January. Why?

17. Humphrey Bogart was born on 25 December 1899. In "Casablanca", what is the name of Rick's nightclub?

18. A Scottish singer born on 25 December 1954 formed the Eurythmics with which musician?

19. A singer born on Christmas Day 1957 co-wrote and sang, with Kirsty MacColl, which Christmas song?

20. The founder of Pakistan was born on 25 December 1876, which is a public holiday there in his honour. Who was he?