BAH HUMBUG
CHRISTMAS PAST
On Christmas Day in…
1 1066 who was crowned King of England?
2 1818 which Christmas song was first performed at the Austrian Church of St Nikolaus?
3 1926 who became Emperor of Japan?
4 1987 which character left Coronation Street?
5 1991 which world leader resigned?
Who born on Christmas Day in…
6 1908 went on to become the subject of the hit record An Englishman in New York?
7 1918 was assassinated on October 6th 1981?
8 1949 won a Best Actress Oscar playing Loretta Lynn?
9 1968 was crowned Miss Denmark in 1986?
10 1971 won her first BRIT Award as Best
Female Artist in 2002?
Christmas Crackers
11 In which film did Alan Rickman proclaim, “No more merciful beheadings and call off Christmas”?
12 Which resident of Crinkly Bottom topped the UK Christmas charts in 1993?
13 What did Mr Bean buy his teddy bear for Christmas?
14 Which country reinstated Christmas in 1997 after a 37 year hiatus?
15 On New Year’s Day 2004 which Eastenders character fell to his death from a Scottish cliff?
16 On New Years Eve 1998 which Eastenders character was killed by a car driven by Frank Butcher?
17 Who was Emperor of Rome when Jesus was born?
18 What is the name of Santa’s only female reindeer?
19 Who played Mr Lawrence in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence?
20 What is the first surname in the text of the novel A Christmas Carol?
21 What word completes the title of the 1963 hit for Dora Bryan – All I Want for Christmas is a …?
22 Which three songs were Christmas chart toppers for The Spice Girls in the 1990s?
23 Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house. What are the next nine words?
24 C is for the candy around the Christmas
tree, H is for happiness for all the family. What is I for?
25 In which language do the following phrases mean Merry Christmas?
a ) Joyeux Noel
b) Nadolig Llawen
c) God Jul
d) Kala Christouyenna
e) Hyvaa Joula
f) Natale Hilare
g) Feliz Natal
h) Gajan Kristnaskon
i) Glaedelig Jul
j) Dah Hihoh
Answers to Christmas Day
1 William the Conqueror
2 Silent Night
3 Emperor Hirohito
4 Hilda Ogden
5 Mikhail Gorbachev
Answers to Born on Christmas Day
6 Quentin Crisp
7 Anwar Sadat
8 Sissy Spacek
9 Helena Christensen
10 Dido
Answers to Christmas Crackers
11 Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
12 Mr Blobby
13 Two buttons to represent eyes
14 Cuba
15 Barry Evans
16 Tiffany Mitchell
17 Caesar Augustus
18 Vixen
19 Tom Conti
20 Marley, the opening line is, “Marley was dead to begin with”
21 Beatle
22 Too Much, 2 Become 1, Goodbye
23 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
24 I is for the icing on the cake, as sweet as sugar cane
Answers to Merry Christmas in different
languages
25 a) French
b) Welsh
c) Norwegian and Swedish
d) Greek
e) Finnish
f) Latin
g) Portuguese
h) Esperanto
i) Danish
j) Klingon