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Quiz – Christmas Mega Quiz

Kettle on, feet up – this is going to take a while! A mega Christmas Lit quiz with a bit of everything in it. Enjoy.

P.S. My beloved Mr Dickens does get a couple of mentions!

 

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  • 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

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

    • Laura Ingalls Wilder
    • Edna Ferber
  • Question of

    In which Christmas book does the assassin Mr Teatime appear?

    • Hogfather
    • Rover Saves Christmas
  • Question of

    What are the 5 chapters of A Christmas Carol called?

    • Verses
    • Staves
  • Question of

    Who is the narrator of A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote?

    • 7 year old Buddy
    • The elderly lady, Sook
  • 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?

    • Ebeneezer Scrooge
    • The Grinch
  • Question of

    Who wrote the short story, Miracle, in which a woman’s careful romantic plans go awry when her guardian angel shows her the true meaning of love?

    • Connie Willis
    • Rosamunde Pilcher
  • Question of

    What gift does the boy ask for from Father Christmas in The Polar Express?

    • A miniature steam train
    • A bell from the reindeers’ harness
  • Question of

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

    • A rabbit
    • A robin
  • Question of

    Who said: ‘One can never have enough socks…Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.’

    • JK Rowling
    • Dawn French
  • Question of

    In which of Dickens’ Christmas books is the wonderfully named character, Anne Chickenstalker?

    • The Chimes
    • The Cricket on the Hearth
  • 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.’

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

    What precious jewel is at the centre of Christie’s The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding?

    • A ruby
    • An emerald
  • Question of

    In which book do we meet the ladies of The Mystic Order of the Royal Polka Dots Secret Society?

    • Winter Solstice
    • A Redbird Christmas
  • Question of

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

    • Australia
    • The Caribbean
  • 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

    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

    Who wrote and illustrated The Polar Express?

    • Valentine Davies
    • Chris Van Allsburg
  • Question of

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

    • Bloomingdale’s
    • Macy’s
  • Question of

    In The Nutcracker and the Mouse King what is different about the Mouse King compared to all the other mice?

    • He has 7 heads
    • He is the size of a rat
  • Question of

    Which famous Christmas poem ends with the words:

    • Christmas Bells
    • The Night Before Christmas
  • Question of

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

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

    Finish the title of this short story by Dostoyevsky: A Christmas Tree and a —.

    • Wedding
    • Funeral
  • Question of

    Which book does this come from: ‘The winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.’

    • Anne of Green Gables
    • Little Women
  • Question of

    Grantræet is the name of a story by Hans Christian Andersen in its original Danish. How is it known in English?

    • The Snow Queen
    • The Fir Tree
  • Question of

    In L Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus where is baby Santa Claus found?

    • The Forest of Burzee
    • The Laughing Valley
  • Question of

    Who wrote the famous story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King?

    • ETA Hoffmann
    • Hans Christian Andersen
  • Question of

    What was the 3rd Christmas Book by Charles Dickens?

    • The Battle of Life
    • The Cricket on the Hearth
  • Question of

    The Eastern European folktale The Legend of the Spider explains the beginnings of what Christmas decorations?

    • Tinsel
    • Baubles
  • Question of

    Which American poet wrote Christmas Bells?

    • Henry David Thoreau
    • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Question of

    Which short story opens with George Pratt contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve 1943?

    • The Greatest Gift
    • The Christmas List
  • Question of

    Finish the title of this Christmas story by Dickens: The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s —.

    • Visit
    • Bargain
  • Question of

    In Truman Capote’s semi-autobiographical short story, One Christmas, where is Buddy sent to for a Christmas with his father?

    • Miami
    • New Orleans
  • Question of

    In O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi how does Della raise money to buy James a Christmas present?

    • She takes in washing
    • She sells her hair
  • Question of

    Christie’s ingredients: A dysfunctional family Christmas, the black sheep, a sadistic game, an unexpected guest, an unknown granddaughter… who solves whodunnit?

    • Miss Marple
    • Hercule Poirot
  • Question of

    Which of Dickens’ Christmas stories is the only one to have no supernatural or religious associations?

    • The Battle of Life
    • The Chimes
  • Question of

    In which JRR Tolkien story do the polar bear cubs Paksu and Valkotukka appear?

    • The Father Christmas Letters
    • The Christmas Mystery
  • Question of

    Which Ibsen play takes place at Christmas?

    • The Lady from the Sea
    • A Doll’s House
  • Question of

    Who wrote the poem ‘For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio’?

    • Thomas Hardy
    • WH Auden
  • Question of

    In his SantaLand Diaries David Sedaris’ recounts his experiences of working as a what at Macy’s department store?

    • An elf
    • The back end of a reindeer
  • Question of

    Which of Beatrix Potter’s delightful tales is set around Christmas?

    • The Tailor of Gloucester
    • The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan
  • Question of

    In David Balducci’s The Christmas Train where does disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon have to get to in time for Christmas?

    • From Chicago to New York
    • From Washington to LA
  • Question of

    In Glenn Beck’s bittersweet autobiographical tale The Christmas Sweater, what did Eddie really want for Christmas?

    • A bike
    • Roller skates
  • Question of

    What is stolen in Mary Higgins Clark’s story The Christmas Thief?

    • A 90ft Christmas tree
    • The naughty list
  • Question of

    Who wrote the 10 comic short stories Father Christmas’s Fake Beard?

    • David Walliams
    • Terry Pratchett
  • Question of

    In The Box of Delights, what does the magic box allow Kay to do?

    • Travel to distant planets
    • Fly through time
  • Question of

    Which American playwright penned The Long Christmas Dinner which was first produced in 1931?

    • Thornton Wilder
    • Eugene O’Neill
  • Question of

    Morpurgo’s The Best Christmas Present in the World is set in which war?

    • World War 2
    • World War 1
  • Question of

    Which Irish author wrote Rover Saves Christmas?

    • Roddy Doyle
    • Colm Tóibín
  • Question of

    And finally… In A Christmas Carol who has the last word?

    • Scrooge
    • Tiny Tim

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