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Round 1: 🎅 Crackers About Christmas

An easy one for the whole family: little elves welcome. One point each.

1. What colour is Rudolph's famous shiny nose?Red
2. In Frozen, what is the name of the snowman who likes warm hugs?Olaf
3. Pull a Christmas cracker and you usually get a joke, a little toy and something to wear on your head. What is it?A paper crown
4. In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what is the gift on the first day?A partridge in a pear tree
5. The Grinch lives on a snowy mountain above which town?Whoville
6. In A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Bob Cratchit's youngest son, who says "God bless us, every one!"?Tiny Tim
7. Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, helped make Christmas trees popular in Britain. Which country was he from?Germany
8. Which small silver coin do some families stir into the Christmas pudding, for luck if you find it in your slice?A sixpence
9. Not counting Rudolph, how many of Santa's reindeer are named in the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas?8
10. What is a baby reindeer called?A calf

Bonus: Tie-breaker: if you add up every gift in every verse of The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many gifts are there altogether? Closest wins. 364

Round 2: 📺 Merry Movie Marathon

One point per question.

1. In Home Alone (1990), which city are the McCallister family flying to when they leave Kevin behind?Paris
2. In Love Actually, what job does Hugh Grant's character, David, do?Prime Minister
3. What is the name of Will Ferrell's character, raised by elves at the North Pole, in the 2003 film Elf?Buddy
4. Which British actor plays Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)?Michael Caine
5. Who wrote and illustrated the wordless 1978 picture book The Snowman, which Channel 4 turned into its famous 1982 animation?Raymond Briggs
6. In Gremlins (1984), there are three rules for looking after a Mogwai: no bright light, no water, and never feed it after what time?Midnight
7. In Miracle on 34th Street, which New York department store hires Kris Kringle as its Santa?Macy's
8. In Die Hard (1988), what is the name of the Los Angeles skyscraper where the Christmas Eve office party is taken over?Nakatomi Plaza
9. In It's a Wonderful Life (1946), what is the first name of George Bailey's guardian angel, who is trying to earn his wings?Clarence
10. In which year was the monarch's Christmas Day message first shown on television?1957

Round 3: 🔤 Tinsel Tangle

Unscramble each clue to find something Christmassy. The brackets tell you how many words the answer has. One point each.

1. Silent (1 word)Tinsel
2. German (1 word)Manger
3. Serpents (1 word)Presents
4. Casual Ants (2 words)Santa Claus
5. Stupors (1 word)Sprouts
6. Time Stole (1 word)Mistletoe
7. Ugly Leo (2 words)Yule Log
8. Coordinates (1 word)Decorations
9. Stretch A Miser (2 words)Christmas Tree
10. Pianist Toe (1 word)Poinsettia

Round 4: 🎄 Around the World in 80 Pies

Name each Christmas treat for 1 point, and get a bonus point for the country it's most linked with.

1. Picture 1Mince pies (UK)
2. Picture 2Panettone (Italy)
3. Picture 3Bûche de Noël, or Yule log (France)
4. Picture 4Christmas pudding (UK)
5. Picture 5Stollen (Germany)
6. Picture 6Turrón (Spain)
7. Picture 7Strawberry shortcake, or Christmas cake (Japan)
8. Picture 8Tamales (Mexico)
9. Picture 9Lussekatter, or saffron buns (Sweden)
10. Picture 10Bibingka (Philippines)

Round 5: 🎶 Guess the Jingle

There are 2 points per question - one for the artist, one for the track. Play just the first few seconds of each song.

1. Track 1Last Christmas - Wham!
2. Track 2Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
3. Track 3Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
4. Track 4Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
5. Track 5All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
6. Track 6Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea