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A good pub quiz should have Christmas-themed questions at this time of year, so here are mine. Quizmasters love lists so there will usually be a question on either the

12 days of Christmas, or Santa’s reindeer – I’ve included both. I’ve also squeezed in a James Bond question (my local quiz stopped asking Bond questions when they

realised we had a Bond writer and a Bond film composer on the team). And thanks for all the bonus question suggestions, I have included my favourite one.

1 In which film did Bing Crosby first sing White Christmas?

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2 The poem A Visit from St Nicholas, atrributed to Clement Moore, introduces the classic line-up of eight reindeer – for a point each, name all the ones mentioned in the poem.

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3 Who is Santa’s black helper, the subject of continuing controversy in the Netherlands?

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4 Which country owns Christmas Island?

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5 Who composed the music for Tim Burton’s film The Nightmare Before Christmas and was the singing voice of the main character, Jack Skellington?

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6 In which James Bond film does the character of Christmas Jones appear prompting the cheesy line from 007 “I thought Christmas only comes once a year”?

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7 In the Catalan region of Spain there is a popular figure in traditional nativity scenes called El Caganer. He is usually hidden away from the other figures. Why? What is he doing?

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8 What was the debauched Roman festival of feasting that ran from 17 to 23 December in the Julian calendar and influenced the Christian festival of Christmas?

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9 After the 12 days of Christmas, how many birds did my true love send in total?

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10 What links Kelsey Grammer, Michael Caine, Jim Carrey and Patrick Stewart?

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11 Which letter of the alphabet is unique to one football league club in the UK? (Question sent in by Don Fitzpatrick)

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Cut out and use in your local

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