Daily Quiz #707
Christmas Quiz
Over two billion people celebrate Christmas in their own way each year so it truly is a day to honour. Christmas is a contraction of Christ Mass, with Xmas an abbreviation using the Greek letter Chi. Christmas cards first appeared in 1843, but what about Christmas tree lights? Test your knowledge below. We hope you enjoy today's special Christmas quiz.
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Q1.
Who was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day, 1066?
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Q2.
The song "Snoopy's Christmas" is set during what major period in history?
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Q3.
Who was the first British monarch to make a nationwide Christmas broadcast?
Note: This question was updated in June 2018
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Q4.
Which of these is a stuffed chicken eaten at Christmas, which originated in the Philippines?
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Q5.
Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in what year?
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On Christmas Day 1914 during World War I, there was an unofficial truce between British and German troops at various places along the lines. In sub-zero temperatures in no-man's land near Armentieres, France, the soldiers played what game?
Note: This question was updated in September 2015
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Q7.
Wenceslas Square is in which capital city?
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