Try Mencap’s Christmas Quiz
Want to test your general knowledge this Christmas – we’ve printed the first round of Mencap’s festive quiz for Hello Lincoln viewers.
The whole rounds are not for the faint-hearted, but avid quizzers will love them – visit https://tinyurl.com/59x3byyy
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Round one – general knowledge questions
- What day of the year was Christmas Day in 2020?
- Which animal carried Mary before she gave birth to Jesus?
- Which world leader celebrates his birthday on Christmas Day?
- When do the 12 Days of Christmas start?
- Which country annually sends a Christmas tree to be erected in London’s Trafalgar Square?
- Which monarch delivered the first Royal Christmas Day Message?
- Which country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition?
- What happened in the 1914 Christmas Day truce during the First World War?
- In which year was the first Christmas card sent?
- What indispensable item for the Christmas table did Tom Smith, a confectioner, invent?
- Which ocean can Christmas Island be found in?
- In what type of building was the baby Jesus born in?
- What is your star sign if you are born on Christmas Day?
- How many of Rudolph’s fellow reindeers’ names start with ‘D’?
- What gifts did The Three Wise Men give Jesus on his birthday?
- Who was crowned King of England on Christmas Day in 1066?
- Which country traditionally plays the Boxing Day Test Match every year?
- Which plant-based Christmas tradition was started by servants in Victorian Britain?
- Which plant has bright red and green leaves and is sometimes known as the Christmas Flower?
- How many ghosts appear in A Christmas Carol?