Christmas Quiz Questions 11

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Eighteen questions on Christmas history and origins. The first American president to put up an indoor tree, the city that recorded the first Christmas, and what Finland's Joulupukki literally means.

There is a chart question about the song that kept Fairytale of New York off the top spot.

  1. Who was the first American president to decorate the first indoor Christmas tree at the White House?
  2. Who created The Grinch?
  3. Where is the National Christmas Tree of the United States located?
  4. What year was the Christmas movie 'The Princess Switch' released?
  5. Which city celebrated the first Christmas on record?
  6. In Finland, Joulupukki describes a well known Christmas figure, what does the word Joulupukki mean?
  7. What song beat the Pogues Fairytale of New York to Christmas number one in the UK in 1987?
  8. In which ocean is Christmas Island located?
  9. What word, beginning with letter H, describes the last day of the year as celebrated in Scotland?
  10. Which British film icon stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol?
  11. Traditionally, what would be hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
  12. In which country was 'Silent Night' first performed?
  13. Which Christmas related word means 'the coming'?
  14. Which flower is known as the 'Flower of the Holy Night'?
  15. Which Christmas movie features a guardian angel named Clarence Odbody?
  16. Which American states was first to recognise Christmas as a state holiday?
  17. Ilex aquifolium is a species of what?
  18. Le petit renne au nex rouge' is the French version of which famous Christmas song?