Christmas Quiz

  Christmas Quiz                  
1   What two items do people usually place on top of their Christmas tree:
a) A flower, b) A star, c) A present, d) An angel?
2   Which man delivers presents across the world on Christmas Eve:
a) Jesus, b) Santa, c) Scrooge?
3   What is Boxing day also known as:
a) St Martin’s Day, b) St Joseph’s Day, c) St Stephen’s Day?

 

4 Which reindeer had a very shiny red nose:
a) Rudolph, b) Dasher, c) Prancer?
5   In the song ‘Jingle Bells’, what was it fun to ride in:
a) A car, b) A sleigh, c) A van
6   Which vegetable do people leave by the fireplace on Christmas Eve for Santa’s Reindeer:
a) Carrot, b) Beetroot, c) Onion?
7   What was the name of Jesus’ father:
a) James, b) Peter, c) Joseph?
8   Where was Jesus born:
a) Bethlehem, b) Athens, c) Cairo?
 

 

9   In the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’, what is Scrooge’s first name:
a) Charles, b) Ebenezer, c)John?
10   What type of pie do people traditionally eat at Christmas time:
a) Cherry pie, b) Apple pie, c) Mince pie?

Interesting things about the U.K.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…
1.  The English drink the most tea in the world.
2.  In Scotland, it is against the law to get drunk and possess a cow.
3.  The conventional long form of the United Kingdom is United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain includes England, Scotland
and Wales.
4.  Many people use just the abbreviation UK.
5.  The conventional short form is the United Kingdom.
6.  Almost 75% of the land in the UK is taken for farming.
 The United Kingdom happens to be the first industrialized country in the
World.
7.  Polo, soccer and Rugby were introduced to the world by the UK.
8.  The British invented the world’s earliest railways.
 The Buckingham Palace has its own police station.
9.  The largest Royal home is the Windsor castle.
10. Big Ben refers to the bell and not the clock.
11.  There are 28 world heritage sites in the UK and 4 in London. These include
The west minister palace, The tower of London, Maritime Greenwich, Kew
Botanical gardens. These interesting facts about United Kingdom Architecture
are are really exciting.
 In all of Western Europe, Angel tube station has the longest escalator.
12. About 409 escalators are there in the subways.
13.  London was the first place to have an underground subway system.
14. The tube route from Leicester Square to Covent Garden can be covered
quicker on foot. However this seems to be the most popular route tourists take.
15.  The Beatles originally called themselves the Blackjacks and then the
Quarrymen.
16. There is no portrait of William Shakespeare painted, when he was alive.
17.  To make a billion dollars from writing books has been achieved by JK
Rowling.
18.  According to history, the London Bridge had indeed fallen down according to
the old rhyme, when the Saxons had torn it down using ropes and boats.
19. The Thames has over 200 bridges and tunnels along its course.

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U.K. flag
U.K. flag (Union Jack)