Ideas and events for our younger generations of our three parishes - St Joseph, St Nicholas and St Thomas More RC Churches Gloucestershire

Christmas Quiz 2025

Instructions:

Down load and print the quiz, filling in the answers with your name, pop them into an envelope addressed to Becki Harvey and hand it in at your church or just write the answers on a sheet of paper and put them in an addressed envelope. Alternatively go paper free by downloading the file to your computer, fill in your answers and then mail them with your name and parish to: thesixharveys@googlemail.com

Good luck 😊

The closing date for the quiz entries is 31st December and the answers and the winner will be published on 18th January 2026.

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Can you win a prize for the most correct answers in this family

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Can you win a prize for the most correct answers in this family

Christmas quiz?

Round 1 – The Christmas Story

1. What was the name of the Angel who appeared to Mary to tell her she has been chosen to give birth to the baby Jesus?
2. In which town did Mary and Joseph live before Jesus was born?
3. Which animal carried Mary before she gave birth to Jesus?
4. What appeared in the night sky to show the direction for The Three Wise Men to follow?
5. What gifts did The Three Wise Men give Jesus on his birth day?
6. Where was baby Jesus born?
7. What was the name of the king who was not happy about the birth of Jesus?
8. When is the Feast of St Stephen?
9. How many candles are there on an Advent wreath, and for an extra point can you tell me what colours they are?
10. Which Christmas Carol brings us ‘Tidings of Comfort and Joy’?

Round 2 – Christmas Traditions

1. What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?
2. Which country did the drink ‘eggnog’ originate from?

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3. Which real life person is Father Christmas / Santa Claus based on?
4. What do children get from Santa if they are on the ‘naughty list’?
5. Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
6. In which country is it tradition to eat KFC for Christmas Dinner?
7. Which creature replaces turkey on the Christmas menu in Hungary?
8. Which country has a tradition of hiding all broomsticks in the home
on Christmas Eve?

Round 3 – Christmas Movies

1. In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
2. In the Christmas movie ‘ How the Grinch Stole Christmas’, the grinch was described with which 3 words. What were they?
3. In the movie, ‘It’s a wonderful Life’, what happened every time a bell rang?
4. Which actor played six different roles in the film – The Polar express?
5. In Charles’ Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, what the first name of Scrooge?
6. In the movie ‘Elf’, what was the first rule of ‘The Code of Elves?’
7. What feelgood song is everyone dancing to in the final scene of ‘The Holiday’?

8. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, what do the Dursleys give Harry for Christmas?
9. The first Die Hard film takes place on Christmas Eve – but in which city?
10. What is the name of Kristoff’s reindeer in Frozen?

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Round 4 – Christmas songs

1. What words follow ‘Silent Night’ in the carol?
2. Which Christmas song was recorded by Jose Feliciano in 1970, and then more recently by Michale Buble?
3. How many gifts in total were given in ‘ The twelve Days of Christmas’ song?
4. In the classic song ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’, what type of pudding is mentioned?
5. What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?
6. In which year was Mariah Carey’s iconic Christmas hit ‘All I want for Christmas’ released?
7. What comes next in Wham’s Last Christmas song ‘Once bitten and twice as shy, I keep my distance …’?
8. Which famous Christmas song includes the lyrics: ‘dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh?’

Round 5 – General Knowledge

1. Three of Santa’s reindeers’ names begin with the letter D. What are those names?
2. This holiday treat was originally designed to resemble a shepherd’s staff. What is it?
3. In which modern-day country was St Nicholas Born?
4. How many points does a snowflake traditionally have?
5. What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made from?
6. Which ocean is Christmas Island in?

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7. Which company was the first to use Father Christmas in their advertising?
8. Mistletoe is associated with Christmas due to its history as a symbol of love and peace. What do people traditionally do under the mistletoe?
9. In which children’s classic is it ‘always winter but never Christmas’?
10. Which country celebrates ‘Noche de las Velitas’ or Night of the Little Candles on the 7th December?

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Quiz for the 3 Parishes Christmas Quiz Download

2025 Quiz

Can you win a prize for the most correct answers and the best ideas?

Round 1 – Media and Literature

1. What are the names of Harry Potter parents?
2. In which forest do Robin Hood and his Merry Men live?
3. What is Dr Who’s time machine called?
4. Which of the seven dwarfs is beardless?
5. Who wrote the book ‘Hetty Feather’?
6. Which Disney Princess was created first?

Round 2 – Geography

· What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?
· What are the two longest rivers in the world?
· Where was father Joby born?
· On which continent is the country of Brazil?
· In which County are the Malvern Hills?
· Why is Cheltenham known as Cheltenham Spa?

Round 3 – The Bible

1. What is the shortest book in the Bible?
2. Which human author wrote the most words in the Bible?
3. What was God’s sign to Noah that he would never destroy the earth again?
4. What did Jacob give Joseph that sparked jealousy from his siblings?
5. What did David take from the brook to fight Goliath with?
6. What four books tell about Jesus’ life on earth?

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Round 4 – Nature and Science

· What is the name of the tree that produces acorns?
· Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
· What type of creature is a Komodo dragon?
· What is the fiery liquid that flows from a volcano?
· What is the smallest bone in the human body?
· What is a sea creature with a shell called?

Round 5 – History

1. In which country did Joan of Arc lead an army?
2. Who was the first American president?
3. Where did the Olympic games originate?
4. What was Henry VIII’s nickname?
5. Who was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics?
6. Which ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer came up with the idea that planets orbited the sun?

Round 6 – Sport

· How many players are there in a football team?
· What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
· How much is the blue ball worth in snooker?
· Which game is played on the biggest pitch?
· What number is between 18 and 20 on a dart board?
· How many bibs in netball have the letter ‘G’ on them?

Could you help us?

Do you have any ideas of some fun activities that you would like to take part in?

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Here are some thoughts, please circle any you would like to do or we have left a space for you to write any of your own ideas:

· Ten pin bowling
· Mr Mulligans crazy golf
· Paint it yourself pottery
· Parish picnic and rounders match
· 5 a side football match
· Please add your ideas in the box below:

Here are the answers to the Quiz above: