12 Days of Quiz-Mas Trivia

A. _U_K_Y = Turkey.
B. _I_C_ / _I_S = Mince Pies.
C. _U_P_I_ / _I_ = Pumpkin Pie.
D. _U_L_D / _I_E = Mulled Wine.
E. _O_S_ / _O_S_ = Roast Goose
F. _A_E_T_N_ = Panettone

A. “Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say…” = Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Originally written by Johnny Marks).
B. “I don’t care about the presents underneath the tree.” = All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey).
C. “You will get that sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing, let’s be jolly.” = Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee).
D. “Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it’s our last.” = Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl).

Gift: Row 8, Column 4 to Row 8, Column 1. | Tinsel: R8, C1 to R3, C6. | Advent: R1, C5 to R1, C10. | Bells: R2, C8 to R6, C8. | Reindeer: R10, C10 to R3, C10. | Festive: R10, C9 to R4, C9. | Elf: R4, C5 to R2, C5. | Joy: R3, C2 to R1, C2. | Snowman: R9, C7 to R9, C1. | Oyster: R8, C7 to R3, C7.

A. Name the famous North London cricket ground? = Lord’s.
B. What animal is considered to be protected by the British monarch? = Swan.
C. What does Mr Duncan give Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 2? = Turtle Doves.
D. What is the connection between the answers above? = They all feature in the 12 days of Christmas.

Across:
3. Which one of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with the famous symbol of St Valentine’s Day? = Cupid
5. What is Scrooge’s first name? = Ebenezer
6. Who sang ‘Last Christmas’? = Wham
7. Words from the monarch? = Speech

Down:
1. Who had the Christmas No.1 in 1991? = Queen
2. A popular tree at Christmas. = Pine
4. What horned creature punishes naughty children at Christmas? = Krampus
5. Who has the highest selling Christmas album of all time? = Elvis
6. The heart of candle light. = Wick

A. What kind of Christmas does Elvis have without this love? = Blue.
B. What does Nat King Cole roast on the fire? = Chestnuts.
C. In the 12 days of Christmas, there were 12 of what? = Drummer’s drumming.
D. Who sings the song ‘Step into Christmas’? = Elton John.

A. Santa Claus goes by ‘Père Noël’ in what country? = France.
B. What country exchanges books on Christmas Eve and spends the evening reading and eating chocolates? = Iceland.
C. In which country is KFC often eaten on Christmas Day? = Japan.
D. Where do people roller-skate to church for Christmas Mass? = Venezuela.

A. How many Christmas cards do Americans send each year? = 3 billion.
B. How many reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh? = 9.
C. The 12 days of Christmas end on what date? January 5 (Twelfth Night).
D. Latvia decorated the first Christmas tree. In which century? = 16th / 1510.

A. Stille Nacht, = Germany.
B. hellig nat. = Denmark.
C. Tudo está calmo, = Brazil (Portuguese).
D. her şey aydınlık. = Türkie.

A. 364 G in the 12 D of C = 364 Gifts in the 12 Days of Christmas.
B. J 1 is N Y D = January 1 is New Years Day.
C. 4 G in a C C = 4 Ghosts in a Christmas Carol.
D. 3 K of O A = 3 Kings of Orient Are.
E. 24 W on an A C = 24 Windows on an Advent Calendar.
F. 1 P in a P T = 1 Partridge in a Pear Tree.

A. 👦🏻🥁 = Little Drummer Boy/Carol of the Drum (Katherine Davis)
B. 🎸🔄🎄 = Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
C. 🤐🌃 = Silent Night (Jospeh Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber)
D. 👣🚶🏻‍➡️🎄 = Step Into Christmas (Elton John)
E. 🎶🔔🪨 = Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms)
F. 🙋🏼‍♀️🎄🎁❤️🫵🏼 = All I want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
G. 🧒🏼👁️👩🏼💋🎅🏼 = I saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus (Tommie Connor and Jimmy Boyd)
H. 🎅🏼🔜🏘️ = Santa Claus is Coming to Town (J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie)

A. “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” = The Polar Express (2004)
B. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” = Elf (2003)
C. “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!” = Home Alone 2 (1992)
D. “Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho.” = Die Hard (1988)