Christmas Quiz: multiple choice (Questions only)
1. On Christmas Day 1977, Charlie Chaplin died in
2. On 26th December of what year was the USSR officially dissolved?
3. The Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary said to contain the bones of the Three Wise Men, can be visited in the cathedral in
4. Every year in November Sinterklaas, the Dutch Father Christmas, arrives in Holland. Where does he come from and how does he get to Holland? (1 point per correct answer)
5. For which football club has Christmas come early when they won the Intertoto Cup 2006, the first silverware since 1969?
6. In what year did NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, start tracking Santa's flight path around the world? (+/- 5 years)
7. In what year were the first electric Christmas lights used? (+/-20 years)
8. Which of Santa's other 8 reindeer was the father of Rudolph the red-nosed one?
9. Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday celebrated from 26th December till 1st January, originated from
10. Which city is believed to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth?
11. If a Norwegian uses a bakken, what sport is he into? (*)
12. In what year did Coca Cola begin featuring Santa in their advertising at Christmas? (+/- 10 years)
13. In the 1930's, the Addis Brush Company produced the first artificial-brush trees, using the same machinery that made their
14. Similar to the tradition of putting out cookies & milk out for Santa, the children in Sweden try please the Swedish Santa, Tomte, by leaving out
15. On 26th December 1898, Marie and Pierre Curie announced the discovery of which element?
16. Which European football league does not take a winter break:
17. Bandy is an ancestor of which winter sport?
18. In which country was the city of Natal ("Christmas") founded on 25th December 1599?
19. True or False: The man who founded the Buddhist Society in London in 1924 was a barrister called Christmas Humphreys?
20. In what century was Saint Nicholas of Myra born?