2. What chart decoratively traces the Coming?
3. Which disciple gives the fullest account of the birth of Christ?
4. What is said to have been his profession?
5. What was once brought home from the forest with due ceremony at Christmas?
6. What contribution did America make to our festive feast?
7. Who wrote 'How to Survive Christmas'?
9. Who donates at least two Christmas trees to St Paul's Cathedral every Christmas?
10. Which is the only church in the UK permitted to use mistletoe in its decoration?
11. When does the feast of St Stephen fall?
12. What was different about the first mince pies?
13. Who wrote the carol 'In the deep midwinter'?
15. What are cattle reputed to do on Christmas Eve at midnight?
16. Where did the Holy Family travel to after Christ's birth?
17. Name the angel who visited Mary at the Annunciation.
19. What do you call the first visitor to a house on New Year's Day?
20. When is Epiphany celebrated?
21. Name the three 'kings'
22. What is a Christingle?
23. What is Helleborus niger?
24. Where did the Christingle service originate?
25. On which day was Christmas Day celebrated before the 4th century
26. What was discovered by Captain W Mynors on Christmas Day, 1643?
27. What is the name of the Factor IX deficiency disease?
28. Why is it called this?
29. If you were offered lambswool at Christmas, what would you do with it?
31. When does 'Stir Up Sunday' fall?
32. What did Sir Christmas Humphreys do?
33. In which year was the first turkey shipped to Europe?
34. What was the original name for carol singers?
35. What is another name for the New Year in Scotland?
36. What was considered the great Christmas dish up until the 16th century?
37. By what name is the carol 'Adeste Fideles' better known?
38. Who is said to have made the first Christmas crib?
39. Who is celebrated on December 13 in Sweden?
40. When is the feast of the Babylonian Nimrod celebrated?
41 Which of the evergreens used at Christmas is supposed to bring good luck?
43. Where did "...a lonely cattle shed" stand according to the carol?
44. Who is thought, wrongly, to have first introduced the Christmas tree to Britain?
46. "Oh little town of Bethlehem..." What is the next line?
47. What animals are protected by St Stephen?
48. Which day in December is associated with outdoor sports?
49. What is a Christmas card in Cockney rhyming slang?
50. Who wrote the line, "Christmas comes but once a year"?
Answers:
1. Mistletoe
2. Advent calendar
3. St Luke
4. Physician
5. Yule log
6. The turkey was introduced from there
7. Jilly Cooper
8. Martin Luther
9. H.M. The Queen
10. York Cathedral
11. December 26
12. They contained minced meat and had no lids
13. Christina Rossetti
14. Myrrh
15. Turn towards the East, kneel and pray aloud
16. Egypt
17. Gabriel
18. St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
19. First footer
20. January 6
21. Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar
22. A lighted candle set in an orange
23. The Christmas Rose
24. In Moravia
25. January 6
26. Christmas Island
27. Christmas disease
28. It is named after the first sufferer to be studied
29. Drink it - it's an ancient mixture of ale, wine, apples and beaten egg
30. Crackers or bon bons
31. The last Sunday in Trinity - traditionally the day to make the Christmas pudding
32. He was a High Court Judge
33. 1519
34. Waits
35. Hogmanay
36. Roast wild boar
37. O Come all ye Faithful
38. St Francis of Assisi
39. St Lucy
40. December 25
41. Holly
42. The first Christmas cards
43. (once) In Royal David's city
44. Prince Albert
45. Janus
46 "How still we see thee lie"
47. Horses
48. Boxing Day
49. Railway guard
50. Thomas Tusser (1515-1580)
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