21.12.09

2009 Christmas Quiz - Win a weekend for two

1) From which original film did the song "White Christmas" come?

2) According to the song "12 days of Christmas", how many ladies were dancing?

3) Name the ghosts that appear to Scrooge.

4) Finish off the title of of this seasonal film "Miracle on ?th Street.

5) What is your star sign if you were born on Christmas day?

6) How many reindeer start with the letter "D" and can you name them?

7) What is the name of the most famous Christmas ballet?

8) Most Christmas carols today were first composed in the 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700 or 1800's?

9) Traditionally, German children are not allowed to see what before Christmas Eve?

10) Electric Christmas tree lights were first introduced in 1776, 1835, 1895, or 1925?

11) What significance is holly in celebrating Christmas?

12) The real Saint Nicholas lived in Turkey, canada, Denmark or Germany?

13)Work out the famous Christmas song from this anagram "To snog a clown is a must cant I"

14) Which of the following places is NOT a real US city or town - Wenceslas,Ohio, Noel, Missouri, St. Nicholas, Florida, or Santa Claus, Georgia?

15) In scrabble, what is the face value number of points of the word "Christmas"?

16) From which Christmas carol do the following lyrics come " Come and behold him, born the King of Angels"?

17)What was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas day in 1950?

18) What is the next line - "Christmas is a-coming, the goose is getting fat........."?

19) What is Christmas called in France?

20) According to the bible, the three wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. What is myrrh?


Send your answers by e-mail to info@hotelgarbe.com before 3.00pm on 26th December, 2009 - all correct entries will be placed in a draw. The first one drawn will win a weekend for two in the Hotel Garbe. Answers will be posted in early January.

Our thanks to Mrs. Anne Shiel for submitting this quiz.

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