Monday 21 December 2009

Christmas Quiz

Please read the questions carefully and write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Don’t forget to hand the answers in by 22 December.

1. The famous Christmas carol “Silent Night” was first performed in:

a. England
b. USA
c. Austria
d. France

2. The first instrument on which the carol “Silent Night” was played was:

a. A harp
b. A pipe organ
c. A guitar
d. A kazoo

3. Electric Christmas lights were first used in:

a. 1492
b. 1895
c. 1944
d. 1976

4. In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time. Their Dutch counterparts are:

a. Old hats
b. Beer mugs
c. Shoes
d. Stockings

5. The real St. Nicholas lived

a. At the North Pole
b. On the Island of Malta
c. In Turkey
d. In Holland

6. Who was the author of “A Christmas Carol?”

a. Mark Twain
b. Charles Dickens
c. Hans Christian Andersen
d. Thomas M. Sawyer

7. In Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, the nutcracker’s main enemy is:

a. A girl called Clara
b. The King of the Mice
c. Dr.Almond
d. Drosselmeyer the Magician

8. The world’s largest Christmas cracker was made (and pulled) in which country?

a. Sweden
b. Australia
с. England
d. The United States



Christmas Quiz Answer Sheet



Please read the questions carefully and write your answers next to the appropriate number.

Don’t forget to write your name or we won’t be able to identify who wrote it.

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