Christmas history quiz

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Christmas history quiz
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A Christmas-themed quiz in three rounds.

  • The first round is a picture round with 10 questions about history general knowledge (or guesswork – lateral thinking should be encouraged!).
  • The second round has five multiple-choice questions about Christmas traditions and five about events from history that took place at Christmas time.
  • The third round has five forfeit challenge questions on a general festive theme.

For a more challenging version of this quiz, try Christmas history quiz – genius edition.

A question from round 2 of the quiz:

When did people in England first start putting up Christmas trees?

a) In the Middle Ages

b) In the 1600s

c) In the 1800s

The three-minute forfeit challenge:

1. Name three typical Christmas dishes.

2. Name three traditional Christmas carols.

3. Find three Roman numerals in CHRISTMAS.

4. Make three 3-letter words from DECORATIONS.

5. Name three of Santa’s reindeer.

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