See how far you know about Christmas

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1. One of the most loved Christmas books is 'A Christmas Carol'. Who wrote it?
   
   select answer Mark Twain Charles Dickens Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen
   
   
2. Which well-known author of fantasy fiction also created a book called The Father Christmas Letters?
   
   select answer Lewis Carroll J.R.R. Tolkien E. Nesbit C.S. Lewis
   
   
3. One of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes takes place during the Christmas season. The name
   
   select answer The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle A Christmas Carol The Nightmare Before Christmas
   
   
4. What is the first line of the second verse of 'Angels from the Realms of Glory'?
   
   select answer Christ by highest heav’n adorèd Shepherds in the fields abiding Shepherds why this jubilee? Don we now our gay apparel
   
   
5. 'Yule lads' are a traditional part of an Icelandic Christmas. What are they?
   
   select answer A band of thirteen gift-giving goblins In charge of Santa’s reindeer Woodcutters The best male singers from each village
   
   
6. The first commercial Christmas card got a hostile reception from some people because
   
   select answer It depicted a family, children as well as adults, drinking wine A mass-produced card was felt to violate the Christmas spirit The ivy leaves bordering the design were once a pagan symbol The card’s popularity raised fears of a paper shortage
   
   
7. The card was the brainchild of
   
   select answer Sir Henry Cole John Calcott Horsley
   
   
8. One fairly modern Christmas ritual is the British monarch’s broadcast to the people on Christmas day. The first was given by George V in 1932. Who wrote the king’s speech?
   
   select answer The king himself Enid Blyton Rudyard Kipling Sir Winston Churchill
   
   
9. All through the Christmas season in old England, "lambswool" could be found in the houses of the well-to-do. What was it?
   
   select answer Imitation snow used in decorations A brew of hot ale with roast apples floating in it The material used for knitting Christmas gifts A fluffy confection made from almonds and sugar

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