Christmas History Quiz

1. 
In which year was the Christmas Truce declared?

2. 
In the 1970s, which American company successfully marketed their products to the Japanese as 'traditional' Christmas delicacies?

3. 
Decorating the Christmas tree first became customary in which country?

4. 
In which year did Queen Elizabeth II first broadcast her Christmas address?

5. 
In what year was ‘Good King Wenceslas’ assassinated?

6. 
Which Christmas tradition was introduced in the United States by R H Pease?

7. 
What dried object would be baked into a traditional Tudor Twelfth Night Cake?

8. 
Santa Claus' origins can be found in which early Christian saint?

9. 
During WW2, which of the following served as a substitute for Christmas pudding due to rationing?

10. 
Which historical figure famously tried to ban Christmas?

11. 
Which of the following events first took place on Christmas Day, 1864, in London’s Hyde Park?

12. 
In which country do people place spiders’ webs on their Christmas trees for good luck?

13. 
Which famous Christmas song was actually composed in 1857 to commemorate Thanksgiving?

14. 
Which of the following would typically be "roasting on an open fire" at Christmas time?

15. 
Which of these carols was first sung on Christmas Day, 1818, in the church of St Nikolaus, Oberndorf, Austria?

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