Round one: Christmas films poorly explained
Can you identify these popular Christmas films from their alternative byline?
Click on ‘answer’ to check if you found the right one.
1 When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalised as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.
Answer:
Miracle on 34th Street
2 A mean-spirited miserly old man rejects holiday visitors and good tidings with bitterness and venom, until he eats some cheese, has a nightmare and is visited by other-worldly figures who take him on a journey of understanding.
Answer:
A Christmas Carol
3 An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against a pair of bumbling burglars.
Answer:
Home Alone
4 When a young boy, who doubts there is a Santa Claus, boards a suspicious looking train, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery which shows him that the wonders of life never fade for those who believe.
Answer:
The Polar Express
5 A snowman comes to life and goes on an adventure.
Answer:
The Snowman
Round two: Christmas number ones
Can you identify these Christmas number ones from their opening lines? (title and band)
1 “Snow is falling, all around me”
Answer:
Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens
2 “Are you hangin’ up your stocking on the wall”
Answer:
Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade
3 “It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid”
Answer:
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
4 “Try to imagine a house that’s not a home”
Answer:
Lonely This Christmas – Mud
5 “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”
Answer:
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Round three: Christmas dingbats
Can you identify well-known Christmas phrases from these pictures?
Answer:
Twelfth Night
Answer:
Holy Night
Answer:
Silent Night
Answer:
Little Donkey
Answer:
Wish Upon A Star
Round four: Christmas alpha-numericals
These phrases are all associated with Christmas. Can you identify them from the numbers and initial letters?
Example: 5 G R = 5 gold rings
1) 3 W M
Answer:
3 Wise Men
2) 12 D of C
Answer:
12 Days of Christmas
3) J 1 is N Y D
Answer:
January 1st is New Year’s Day
4) 31 D in D
Answer:
31 Days in December
5) 1 P in a P T
Answer:
1 Partridge in a Pear Tree
Round five: General knowledge
1 How many gifts are given in total in the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas?’
Answer:
364
2 Which actor who starred in Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon was born on Christmas Day?
Answer:
Humphrey Bogart
3 How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
Answer:
Four – Jacob Marley, The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
4 Which of Santa’s reindeers is named after the German word for thunder?
Answer:
Donner
5 True or False? The first artificial Christmas trees were made from dyed goose feathers.
Answer:
True
