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Christmas office quiz
Fifteen festive questions for the office party, the last team meeting of the year, or the afternoon when nobody is getting much done anyway.
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In 'A Christmas Carol', what is the first ghost to visit Scrooge?
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- 1. In 'A Christmas Carol', what is the first ghost to visit Scrooge?
- A. The Ghost of Christmas Past
- B. The Ghost of Christmas Present
- C. Jacob Marley (answer)
- D. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come
Marley's ghost comes first, and warns Scrooge about the other three. - 2. Which country is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree?
- A. Norway
- B. Germany (answer)
- C. Sweden
- D. Austria
- 3. How many gifts are given in total in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
- A. 78
- B. 144
- C. 364 (answer)
- D. 500
364, if you count every repeat across all twelve days. - 4. What was the first Christmas number one of the 2000s in the UK?
- A. Bob the Builder
- B. Westlife (answer)
- C. Girls Aloud
- D. Shakin' Stevens
Westlife's 'I Have A Dream' topped Christmas 1999 into 2000. - 5. Which drink is traditionally left out for Father Christmas in the UK?
- A. Milk
- B. Sherry (answer)
- C. Hot chocolate
- D. Eggnog
- 6. In the film 'Elf', what are the four main food groups according to Buddy?
- A. Candy, candy canes, candy corn and syrup (answer)
- B. Turkey, sprouts, gravy and pudding
- C. Chocolate, cake, biscuits and cream
- D. Sugar, spice, salt and syrup
- 7. What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
- A. Max (answer)
- B. Rex
- C. Buddy
- D. Comet
- 8. Which reindeer is not one of the original eight named in the poem?
- A. Comet
- B. Cupid
- C. Rudolph (answer)
- D. Vixen
Rudolph was added in 1939 for a department store story. - 9. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
- A. A ring
- B. A coin (answer)
- C. A bean
- D. A key
- 10. Which Christmas song was the first ever broadcast from space?
- A. Jingle Bells (answer)
- B. Silent Night
- C. White Christmas
- D. Away In A Manger
Played on harmonica and bells by the Gemini 6 crew in 1965. - 11. In which country do people eat KFC as a popular Christmas tradition?
- A. South Korea
- B. Japan (answer)
- C. Thailand
- D. Brazil
- 12. What colour was Father Christmas's outfit often shown as before the red became standard?
- A. Blue
- B. Green (answer)
- C. Purple
- D. Brown
- 13. Who wrote the music for 'The Nutcracker'?
- A. Tchaikovsky (answer)
- B. Stravinsky
- C. Prokofiev
- D. Rachmaninoff
- 14. In 'Home Alone', which city are the McCallisters flying to?
- A. New York
- B. Paris (answer)
- C. London
- D. Miami
- 15. Boxing Day is named after what?
- A. The sport of boxing
- B. Boxes of gifts given to servants and tradespeople (answer)
- C. Boxing up the decorations
- D. A Victorian parlour game
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