The Friends Of Brundall School Christmas Challenge Fiendishly hard Family Quiz!

So here are the answers we were looking for! How did you do?

Thanks for taking part! Best wishes, FOBS

Question: Answer:

1. Where did "Good King Wenceslas" rule?

Bohemia

2. What was the last Beatles' Christmas number one?

Hello, goodbye

3. Which Christmas plant has the Latin name 'Hedera'?

Ivy

4. Who sang the first line of 'Do they know it's Christmas' for Band Aid in 1984?

Paul Young

5. What fruit is used to make a Christingle?

Orange

6. Why did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?

To pay their taxes/ we'll also accept to register for the census

7. What was first brought to Great Britain by William Strickland in 1526?

Turkey

8. In which German city would you find the shrine of Magi, said to house the bones of the Three Kings?

Cologne

9. Where does the Queen normally spend Christmas Day?

Sandringham

10. Which Pope in AD 320 declared December 25th to be Christmas Day?

Pope Julius 1

11. Which song from the 1954 film "White Christmas" was nominated for the Best Song Oscar?

Count your blessings

12. In which year was the Queen's first TV Christmas message?

1957 first full TV broadcast but will also accept 1952 as partial TV broadcast! Sorry I didn't clarify

13. In the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street", who played the young girl Susan?

Natalie Wood

14. What is a baby turkey called? Poult

15. "Tai Tai" biscuits given to good children at Christmas in which country?

Holland

16. Which English Victorian cook wrote the definitive Christmas cookbook?

Mrs Beeton

17. What is a "Pfefferkuchenhaus"? A gingerbread house

18. What is the popular name for the Sunday before advent when it is tradition to make the Christmas pudding?

Stir-up Sunday

19. In what country is a porridge called "kutya" eaten on Christmas Eve?

Russian/ we'll also accept Ukraine

20. Where would you be if your Christmas gifts were bought by "Shengdan Laoren"?

China