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Quiz: Bah! Humbug! Part 1

Borrowing from Quizzes of Christmases Past plus some new questions – this is the first of 3 quizzes on all things literary and Christmassy.

  • Question of

    Beginning with Mr Dickens… Which ghost was as close to Scrooge, ‘as I am now to you, and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow’?

    • The ghost of Christmas Past
    • The ghost of Christmas Present
  • Question of

    Which American writer said this: ‘Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.’

    • Edna Ferber
    • Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Question of

    What are the 5 chapters of A Christmas Carol called?

    • Staves
    • Verses
  • Question of

    In which novel by Terry Pratchett does the wonderfully named Mr Teatime appear?

    • Hogfather
    • Wintersmith
  • Question of

    ‘What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?’ Who thought this?

    • The Grinch
    • Ebeneezer Scrooge
  • Question of

    Christie’s The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding is an outing for which great detective?

    • Hercule Poirot
    • Miss Marple
  • Question of

    Which animal is at the centre of Michael Morpurgo’s Christmas tale, Coming Home?

    • A robin
    • A rabbit
  • Question of

    On Allsburg’s The Polar Express, what do the travelling children drink?

    • Hot cocoa
    • Lemonade
  • Question of

    Which Christmas classic does this come from: ‘I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.’

    • A Child’s Christmas in Wales
    • The Greatest Gift
  • Question of

    Finish the title of this Updike novel: The Twelve — of Christmas

    • Terrors
    • Days
  • Question of

    In which Christmas book by Charles Dickens does Annie Chickenstalker appear?

    • The Chimes
    • The Cricket on the Hearth
  • Question of

    In Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, on which day does the murder occur?

    • Christmas Eve
    • Christmas Day
  • Question of

    In John Grisham’s Skipping Christmas where are the Kranks planning to spend their Christmas?

    • The Caribbean
    • Australia
  • Question of

    Finish the title of this Fannie Flagg novel: A — Christmas

    • Redbird
    • Robin
  • Question of

    Which author said: ‘A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, we all go through it together.’

    • Garrison Keillor
    • John Grisham
  • Question of

    In which classic Christmas story does the character of Kris Kringle appear?

    • Miracle on 34th Street
    • The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
  • Question of

    Finish the full title of the famous story and ballet by Hoffman: The Nutcracker and The — King

    • Mouse
    • Rat
  • Question of

    Which famous New York store is at the centre of Miracle on 34th Street?

    • Macy’s
    • Bloomingdale’s
  • Question of

    Which famous Christmas poem ends with the words: ‘HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!’

    • The Night Before Christmas
    • Christmas Bells
  • Question of

    Which short story by Willa Cather is set in Chicago on Christmas Eve?

    • The Burglar’s Christmas
    • The Gift of the Magi

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