1. St Nicholas was bishop of Myra. In which modern country is Myra?

1. A Greece
2. B Italy
3. C Syria
4. D Turkey

2. Who is traditionally credited with writing the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"?

1. A Clement Clarke Moore
2. B Washington Irving
3. C Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4. D Louisa May Alcott

3. Which carol is sung to a tune by Felix Mendelssohn?

1. A O Come, All Ye Faithful
2. B Joy to the World
3. C Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
4. D Once in Royal David's City

4. Who commissioned the first commercial Christmas card, in 1843?

1. A Prince Albert
2. B Sir Henry Cole
3. C Sir Rowland Hill
4. D Charles Dickens

5. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country?

1. A United Kingdom
2. B Indonesia
3. C Australia
4. D New Zealand

6. In "A Christmas Carol", what is the name of the fiancée Scrooge lost in his youth?

1. A Belle
2. B Fan
3. C Martha
4. D Caroline

7. The poinsettia is native to which country?

1. A Brazil
2. B Mexico
3. C Peru
4. D Cuba

8. Who had the first ever UK Christmas number one single, in 1952?

1. A Bing Crosby
2. B Frankie Laine
3. C Perry Como
4. D Al Martino

9. Who composed the music of "Silent Night"?

1. A Joseph Mohr
2. B Michael Haydn
3. C Franz Xaver Gruber
4. D Franz Schubert

10. Boxing Day is the feast day of which saint?

1. A St John
2. B St Stephen
3. C St Thomas
4. D St Sylvester

11. Which city gives London the Christmas tree that stands in Trafalgar Square?

1. A Oslo
2. B Bergen
3. C Trondheim
4. D Stavanger

12. Which two of Santa's reindeer have names meaning "thunder" and "lightning"?

1. A Dasher and Dancer
2. B Comet and Cupid
3. C Prancer and Vixen
4. D Donner and Blitzen

13. In most productions of the ballet "The Nutcracker", what is the name of the girl who receives the nutcracker?

1. A Odette
2. B Aurora
3. C Clara
4. D Giselle

14. In which country has a bucket of KFC become a popular Christmas meal?

1. A South Korea
2. B Japan
3. C Philippines
4. D Taiwan

15. Which is the only Gospel to mention the wise men?

1. A Matthew
2. B Mark
3. C Luke
4. D John

16. "Stir-up Sunday", when Christmas puddings are traditionally made, is the last Sunday before what?

1. A Christmas
2. B Epiphany
3. C Lent
4. D Advent

17. In which film did Bing Crosby first sing "White Christmas"?

1. A White Christmas
2. B Holiday Inn
3. C Going My Way
4. D The Bells of St. Mary's

18. In which decade did England's Puritan Parliament ban the celebration of Christmas?

1. A 1620s
2. B 1630s
3. C 1640s
4. D 1660s

19. In "It's a Wonderful Life", what is the name of George Bailey's guardian angel?

1. A Clarence
2. B Gabriel
3. C Joseph
4. D Henry

20. Which queen is credited with putting up the first Christmas tree in a British royal home, in 1800?

1. A Queen Victoria
2. B Queen Adelaide
3. C Queen Caroline
4. D Queen Charlotte