christmas table quiz 03
TRANSCRIPT
Christmas Quiz
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
Apart from Rudolph, how many other reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
If Christmas Day is on a Tuesday, on what day will New Year’s Day be?
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Unscramble these letters to get a filling for Christmas pies: TEAMCEMIN?
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What kind of sweet completes the phrase often used by Scrooge: “Bah _____”
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
Which of these gifts did the Wise Men give to baby Jesus: Gold, Silver or Bronze?
Round 1
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
What is the more common name of the Christmas carol “Adeste Fideles”?
Christmas Joke No. 1Christmas Joke No. 1
Who hides in a bakery at Christmas?
A mince spy!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
Cad is brí le “putóg na Nollag”?
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
Red and what other colour is associated with Christmas?
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
“Rosh Hashanah” is the name of what Jewish festival?
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What boy’s name is also the name for a male turkey: Tom, Dick or Harry?
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
A star or what other item is usually placed on top of a Christmas tree?
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6 In the Philippians, people decorate their homes at Christmas with “parols”. Are they plants, lanterns or crackers?
Christmas Joke No. 2Christmas Joke No. 2
What kind of Christmas candle burns longer, a red or a green candle?Neither, a candle always
burns shorter!© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 1 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 1 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
Apart from Rudolph, how many other reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh?
8
Round 1 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
If Christmas Day is on a Tuesday, on what day will New Year’s Day be?
Tuesday
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Unscramble these letters to get a filling for Christmas pies: TEAMCEMIN?
Mincemeat
Round 1 Answers
Round 1 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What kind of sweet completes the phrase often used by Scrooge: “Bah _____”
Humbug
Round 1 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
Which of these gifts did the Wise Men give to baby Jesus: Gold, Silver or Bronze?
Gold
Round 1 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
What is the more common name of the Christmas carol “Adeste Fideles”?O Come All Ye Faithful
Christmas Joke No. 3Christmas Joke No. 3
What happened to the man who stole a calendar at Christmas?
He got 12 months!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What is the scientific formula for melted snow?
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
Cén dath atá ar shrón Rudolph?
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
What plant, which originated in Mexico, is associated with Christmas?
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4If you received all the gifts in the song “12 days of Christmas”, how many gifts would you get: 12, 78 or 364?
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
In what year were the first Christmas Cards sent in the UK: 1930, 1843 or 1906?
Round 3
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
In which Christmas song is the line: “Tis the season to be jolly”?
Christmas Joke No. 4Christmas Joke No. 4
Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters?
They both drop needles!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 2 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 2 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
Cad is brí le “putóg na Nollag”?Christmas Pudding
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
Red and what other colour is associated with Christmas?
Green
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
“Rosh Hashanah” is the name of what Jewish festival?Jewish New Year
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What boy’s name is also the name for a male turkey: Tom, Dick or Harry?
Tom
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
A star or what other item is usually placed on top of a Christmas tree?
Angel
Round 2
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6 In the Philippians, people decorate their homes at Christmas with “parols”. Are they plants, lanterns or crackers?
Lanterns
Christmas Joke No. 5Christmas Joke No. 5
What is the best Christmas present in the world?A broken drum – you
can’t beat it!© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1 What French word, meaning “to eat”, is the name of the place where the baby Jesus was placed in the stable?
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
What did my True Love give to me on the 8th day of Christmas?
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Under what plant should you kiss someone at Christmas?
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
Unscramble the letters (TUNCKREARC) to find the name of the famous ballet often performed at Christmas?
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
In what country does “Snowflake Girl” help to deliver Christmas presents: Russia, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
Round 4
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
After leaving Bethlehem, to which country did Mary, Joseph and Jesus travel?
Christmas Joke No. 6Christmas Joke No. 6
Why do mummies like Christmas so much?
Because of all the wrapping!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What is the scientific formula for melted snow?
H2O
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
Cén dath atá ar shrón Rudolph?
Dearg
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
What plant, which originated in Mexico, is associated with Christmas?
Poinsettia
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4If you received all the gifts in the song “12 days of Christmas”, how many gifts would you get: 12, 78 or 364?
364
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
In what year were the first Christmas Cards sent in the UK: 1930, 1843 or 1906?
1843
Round 3 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
In which Christmas song is the line: “Tis the season to be jolly”?
Deck the Halls
Christmas Joke No. 7Christmas Joke No. 7
What did Mrs. Claus say to Santa when she looked in the sky?
Looks like rain, dear!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What saint’s day is celebrated on December 26th?
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
What was the name given to the group of singers brought together to record “Do They Know It’s Christmas”?
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Cén Gaeilge atá ar “present”?
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
Unscramble the letters (RARYANCEB) to get the name of a fruit sauce that accompanies turkey?
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
How many times is “Santa” mentioned in “Jingle Bells”?
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6 Which of these characters did not appear in a children’s version of “A Christmas Carol”: Kermit the Frog, Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse?
Christmas Joke No. 8Christmas Joke No. 8
How do you know when Santa is in the room?
You can sense his presents!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1 What French word, meaning “to eat”, is the name of the place where the baby Jesus was placed in the stable?
Manger
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
What did my True Love give to me on the 8th day of Christmas?
8 Maids-A-Milking
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Under what plant should you kiss someone at Christmas?
Mistletoe
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
Unscramble the letters (TUNCKREARC) to find the name of the famous ballet often performed at Christmas?
Nutcracker
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
In what country does “Snowflake Girl” help to deliver Christmas presents: Russia, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
Ukraine
Round 4 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
After leaving Bethlehem, to which country did Mary, Joseph and Jesus travel?
Egypt
Christmas Joke No. 9Christmas Joke No. 9
What comes at the end of Christmas Day?
The letter Y!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What famous Christmas story did Raymond Briggs write which was later made into an animated movie?
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
De ghnáth, cén dath atá ar bhuataisí San Nioclás?
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
What girl’s name is also a song sung at Christmas?
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What is the name of the fleshy growth that hangs down over a turkey’s beak: a snood, a snoop or a snook?
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
What item brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
Round 6
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6Which of the following is not a real US town/city: Snowflake, Texas; Noel, Missouri; or Santa Claus, Georgia?
Christmas Joke No. 10 Christmas Joke No. 10
What do Santa’s elves learn at school?
The Elf-abet!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 5 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 5 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What saint’s day is celebrated on December 26th?St. Stephen’s Day
Round 5 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
What was the name given to the group of singers brought together to record “Do They Know It’s Christmas”?
Band Aid
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Cén Gaeilge atá ar “present”?
Bronntanas
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
Unscramble the letters (RARYANCEB) to get the name of a fruit sauce that accompanies turkey?
Cranberry
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
How many times is “Santa” mentioned in “Jingle Bells”?
None
Round 5
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6 Which of these characters did not appear in a children’s version of “A Christmas Carol”: Kermit the Frog, Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse?
Bugs Bunny
Christmas Joke No. 11 Christmas Joke No. 11
What do you call Santa when he stops moving?
Santa Pause!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
The ruddock is another name for which bird associated with Christmas?
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
What kind of boy said, “Come they told me” in the Christmas Carol?
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Name the seasonal film about a magical train taking children to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus?
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What was the name of the Grinch’s dog: Mike, Max or Rex?
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
What king ordered baby boys to be put to death at the time of Jesus’ birth?
Round 7
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
Which of Santa’s reindeer shares the same name as a mythological god of love?
Christmas Joke No. 12 Christmas Joke No. 12
What do you call Frosty the Snowman in May?
A Puddle!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What famous Christmas story did Raymond Briggs write which was later made into an animated movie?
The Snowman
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
De ghnáth, cén dath atá ar bhuataisí San Nioclás?
Dubh
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
What girl’s name is also a song sung at Christmas?
Carol
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What is the name of the fleshy growth that hangs down over a turkey’s beak: a snood, a snoop or a snook?
Snood
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
What item brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
A Silk Hat
Round 6 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6Which of the following is not a real US town/city: Snowflake, Texas; Noel, Missouri; or Santa Claus, Georgia?
Snowflake, Texas
Christmas Joke No. 13 Christmas Joke No. 13
What Christmas song is hidden in the alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Noel (No L)!© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
Which author wrote “A Christmas Carol” featuring Ebeneezer Scrooge?
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
“The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes” is a line from which Christmas Carol?
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
What currency was introduced into Ireland on New Year’s Day 2002?
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What is the name of a promise made for the New Year: Revolution, Resolution or Rebellion?
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
Unscramble the letters (LUBBAE) to find something hung on a Christmas tree?
Round 8
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
What might a naughty child find in his stocking on Christmas morning: Turf, Coal or Briquettes?
Christmas Joke No. 14 Christmas Joke No. 14
What do reindeer have that no other animals have?
Baby Reindeer !
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
The ruddock is another name for which bird associated with Christmas?
Robin
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
What kind of boy said, “Come they told me” in the Christmas Carol?
Drummer Boy
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Name the seasonal film about a magical train taking children to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus?
The Polar Express
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What was the name of the Grinch’s dog: Mike, Max or Rex?
Max
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
What king ordered baby boys to be put to death at the time of Jesus’ birth?
Herod
Round 7 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
Which of Santa’s reindeer shares the same name as a mythological god of love?
Cupid
Christmas Joke No. 15 Christmas Joke No. 15
What’s an Ig?An Eskimo’s house
without a loo!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
Which author wrote “A Christmas Carol” featuring Ebeneezer Scrooge?
Charles Dickens
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
“The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes” is a line from which Christmas Carol?Away in a Manger
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
What currency was introduced into Ireland on New Year’s Day 2002?
Euro(€)
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
What is the name of a promise made for the New Year: Revolution, Resolution or Rebellion?
Resolution
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5
Unscramble the letters (LUBBAE) to find something hung on a Christmas tree?
Bauble
Round 8 Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
What might a naughty child find in his stocking on Christmas morning: Turf, Coal or Briquettes?
Coal
Christmas Joke No. 16 Christmas Joke No. 16
What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?
It’s Christmas, Eve!
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What Irishman wrote the lyrics for the Christmas No. 1 song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
Which religious leader fled Tibet when Chinese forces invaded on Christmas Day 1950?
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Ankara is the capital of what country which is also a Christmas bird?
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
On what date is Nollaig na mBan celebrated?
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5 Which Oliver _____ (Plunkett, Twist or Cromwell) was a British ruler who cancelled Christmas when he came to power?
Tie-Break Round
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
Which of these Gospels does not tell the story of the birth of Jesus: Matthew, Mark or Luke?
Christmas Joke No. 17 Christmas Joke No. 17
Why did Santa’s elf push his bed into the fireplace?Because he wanted to
sleep like a log!© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Tie-Break Round
Answers © Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Tie-Break Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 1
What Irishman wrote the lyrics for the Christmas No. 1 song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Bob Geldof
Tie-Break Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 2
Which religious leader fled Tibet when Chinese forces invaded on Christmas Day 1950?
Dalai Lama
Tie-Break Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 3
Ankara is the capital of what country which is also a Christmas bird?
Turkey
Tie-Break Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 4
On what date is Nollaig na mBan celebrated?
January 6th
Tie-Break Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 5 Which Oliver _____ (Plunkett, Twist or Cromwell) was a British ruler who cancelled Christmas when he came to power?
Cromwell
Tie-Break Answers
© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie
Question 6
Which of these Gospels does not tell the story of the birth of Jesus: Matthew, Mark or Luke?
Mark
A Final Christmas Joke A Final Christmas Joke T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care. They'd been worn all week and needed the air!
Happy Christmas!© Nollaig Shona www.nollaigshona.ie