Daughter of Claus: Christmas Quiz Answers
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These are the answers to the Christmas-themed quiz questions shared on the 29th of December 2023, as part of my Daughter of Claus seasonal notebook. Answers are marked in bold, which should be accessible for those using screenreaders, but drop me a line if not.
Which English cathedral is traditionally the only one to allow mistletoe in its seasonal decorations? (Ely Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, York Minster)
According to an old English superstition, an unmarried woman could see the image of her future husband on Christmas Eve if she walked backwards nine times around which tree? (an elm tree, an oak tree, a pear tree)
Which is the spice used to provide the predominant flavour of the traditional Christmas drink of eggnog? (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg)
In which country is the light cake-bread known as panettone eaten at Christmas? (Greece, Italy, Spain)
Where would you find a valve system known as a Christmas Tree? (in a car engine, in your heart, on an oil well)
Who became American President in 1868, even though just 12 years earlier he was so poor he had to pawn his watch to buy his wife a Christmas present? (Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant)
Which was the first country to print a special stamp for Christmas? (Canada, Madagascar, Uruguay)
What was the profession of Gerard Christmas, who died in 1633? (alchemist, bishop, sculptor)
In which year did the first Christmas edition of the Radio Times with a full-colour cover appear? (1923, 1933, 1943)
Which scientist was born on Christmas Day? (Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking)
The first known Christmas record was released in 1902 by the Hayden Quartet; what was the song? (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Jingle Bells, Silent Night)
Which American group released the single Little Saint Nick in 1963, which failed to make the charts but has since come to be regarded as a classic? (The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Four Seasons)
Which of these carols is the oldest? (Away in a Manger, Once in Royal David’s City, While Shepherds Watched)
What was the first Christmas song to reach #1 in Britain? (Christmas Alphabet, Jingle Bell Rock, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
When the carol Silent Night was first performed, the church organ was in such bad condition that the singing was accompanied instead by which instrument? (accordion, guitar, piano)
How many ghosts appear to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? (2, 3, 4)
The 1993 film Trading Places is set at Christmas in which city? (New York, Philadelphia, Rome)
What toy was the big hit of the 1982 Christmas season? (Cabbage Patch Dolls, E.T. Dolls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Who wrote the poem Journey of the Magi? (John Hegley, Rudyard Kipling, T. S. Eliot)
Who introduced the Dutch figure of St Nicholas to America in his 1809 book History of New York? (Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving)