A Christmas quiz

1. All new content
for 2021!
Get yourself into
teams of
between 3 and 5

2. Instructions for Teachers
Below you will find some information and guidance to ensure both you
and your classes have maximum fun completing this quiz!
• The quiz should last approximately 60 minutes from start to finish.
• If you find you are running out of time, it is recommended that you cut
out the bonus round ‘Play Your (Christmas) Cards Right’
• Each round is self explanatory and if you follow the PowerPoint, you
should have no problem running the quiz. Answers are provided after
rounds 2, 4 and 6. Simply get teams to swap sheets for peer marking.
• Round 6 requires the loading of a video link. It is recommended that this
is loaded up prior to the quiz starting to avoid any technical mishaps!

3. Quiz Rules
1. You are to work quietly and productively as a team. Any excessive noise
or poor sportsmanship will result in points being deducted.
2. Bonus marks are available for teams that cooperate and work quietly
3. Marking and scoring will take place at the end of rounds 2, 4 and 6. You
are required to swap your sheets with the team next to you for
marking.
4. Team names should be inventive and linked to the Christmas theme.
There are bonus points available for creative team names.
5. The winner is the team with the most points at the end of round 6. In
the event of a tie, there is a tie break question. For the tie break, each
team will nominate a team member to represent them and go head to
head with the opposing team.

4. Welcome to the
leader board!
Team Round 1 & 2 Round 3 & 4 Bonus Round Round 5 & 6 GRAND TOTAL
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to round 5
Deadlock? Click to go to the tiebreak!

5. Round 1
You have 5 minutes
to figure out who is
hiding behind the
mistletoe!

6. Round 2: In the News
Questions
about the
biggest news
stories of
the last 12
months!

7. Question 1
Kanye West (or ‘Ye’ as he is
better known) has parted
ways with which popular
sports brand due to
controversial comments?
A: Nike
B: Puma
C: Adidas
D: Hoodrich

8. Question 2
Which politician caused a stir by
entering the ‘I’m a Celebrity’
jungle earlier this year?
A: Boris Johnson
B: Kwasi Kwarteng
C: Keir Starmer
D: Matt Hancock

9. Question 3
Which country was badly
impacted by massive flooding in
the summer of this year?
A: Pakistan
B: India
C: Bangladesh
D: Sri Lanka

10. Question 4
Sadly, war in Ukraine
continues to drag on.
In response to
sanctions, what has
Russia been refusing to
supply to EU nations?
A: Gas
B: Coal
C: Grains
D: Vegetables

11. Question 5
Where in the world was
this year’s mens’ T20
Cricket World Cup held?
Bonus: who won it?
A: New Zealand
B: Australia
C: England
D: Japan

12. Question 6
This year Liz Truss set a
record as the shortest ever
serving PM. How many
days was she in office for?
A: 22 days
B: 33 days
C: 44 days
D: 55 days

13. Question 7
Elon Musk has been
making plenty of
headlines after buying
Twitter. But what does
the name ‘Elon’ mean?
A: ‘Elemental force’
B: ‘Earthly Breeze’
C: ‘Iron Rock’
D: ‘Oak Tree’

14. Question 8
This year, Disney
released a spin off film
about which famous toy?
A: Woody
B: Buzz Lightyear
C: Bo-Peep
D: Rex

15. Question 9
What celebrated its 100th
Birthday this year?
A: Cadburys
B: Ford Cars
C: Corn Flakes
D: The BBC

16. Question 10
This year, the value of what took
a nosedive after the ‘FTX
exchange’ went bankrupt?
A: Cryptocurrencies
B: Gold
C: Stocks and shares
D: Oil

17. Round 1
The
Answers!

18. Question 1
Usain Bolt

19. Question 2
Kate/Duchess
of Cornwall

20. Question 3
Max
Verstappen

21. Question 4
Logan Paul

22. Question 5
Madonna

23. Question 6
Taylor Swift

24. Question 7
Leonardo
DiCaprio

25. Question 8
Camilla/ Queen
Consort

26. Question 9
Donald
Trump

27. Bonus…
They all have
hats on!

28. Round 2: In the News
Swap your
team sheets
over for
marking!

29. Question 1
Kanye West (or ‘Ye’ as he is
better known), has parted
ways with which popular
sports brand due to
controversial comments?
A: Nike
B: Puma
C: Adidas
D: Hoodrich

30. Question 2
Which politician caused a stir by
entering the ‘I’m a Celebrity’
jungle earlier this year?
A: Boris Johnson
B: Kwasi Kwarteng
C: Keir Starmer
D: Matt Hancock

31. Question 3
Which country was badly
impacted by massive flooding in
the summer of this year?
A: Pakistan
B: India
C: Bangladesh
D: Sri Lanka

32. Question 4
Sadly, war in Ukraine
continues to drag on.
In response to
sanctions, what has
Russia been refusing to
supply to EU nations?
A: Gas
B: Coal
C: Grains
D: Vegetables

33. Question 5
Where in the world was
this year’s mens’ T20
Cricket World Cup held?
Bonus: who won it?
A: New Zealand
B: Australia
C: England
D: Japan

34. Question 6
This year Liz Truss set a
record as the shortest ever
serving PM. How many
days was she in office for?
A: 22 days
B: 33 days
C: 44 days
D: 55 days

35. Question 7
Elon Musk has been
making plenty of
headlines after buying
Twitter. But what does
the name ‘Elon’ mean?
A: ‘Elemental force’
B: ‘Earthly Breeze’
C: ‘Iron Rock’
D: ‘Oak Tree’

36. Question 8
This year, Disney
released a spin off film
about which famous toy?
A: Woody
B: Buzz Lightyear
C: Bo-Peep
D: Rex

37. Question 8
What celebrated its 100th
Birthday this year?
A: Cadburys
B: Ford Cars
C: Corn Flakes
D: The BBC

38. Question 10
This year, the value of what took
a nosedive after the ‘FTX
exchange’ went bankrupt?
A: Cryptocurrencies
B: Gold
C: Stocks and shares
D: Oil

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40. ‘Ho Ho Ho!’ or ‘No No
See if you
can spot
the ‘festive
fibs’ in this
true or
false round!

41. Question 1
Candy Canes, a
popular Christmas
treat, represent the
letter ‘J’ for Jesus

42. Question 2
In the US, 1 in 4 men
wait until Christmas
Eve to buy presents
for loved ones

43. Question 3
The first artificial trees
were made out of
goose feathers

44. Question 4
If you gave all the
gifts in the ‘Twelve
Days of Christmas’
song, you’d end up
with 250 presents

45. Question 5
Christmas day is the
second most popular
day for marriage
proposals, with
Valentine’s Day first

46. Question 6
The biggest
gingerbread house
ever made was as big
as a real house!

47. Question 7
‘Jingle Bells’ is the
most recorded
Christmas song in
the world

48. Question 8
According to
some experts,
Christmas should
be in Spring

49. Question 9
In a terrifying
Christmas tradition,
children in Austria are
chased by Santa’s evil
accomplice, Krampus!

50. Question 10
Fried caterpillar is
considered a
Christmas delicacy in
South Africa

51. Round 4: Finding
Frosty!
You will need to hurry! Each picture will
only stay on the board for 10 seconds.
Teacher – simply let the powerpoint roll
and the self timing slides will move
through the round automatically!
Remember – there may only be a
small part of me showing!
Frosty is a pretty dopey snowman and tends to get
lost in all sorts of places. See if you can find him in
the busy locations you see.
If you find him write the GRID REFERENCE of the
square he is in on your team sheet!

52. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q1

53. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q2

54. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q3

55. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q4

56. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q5

57. Round 4: Finding
Frosty!
The next 5 are worth 2
POINTS EACH. You have to
find me AND my mate, Colin
the Christmas Corgi!

58. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q6

59. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q7

60. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q8

61. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q9

62. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q10

63. ‘Ho Ho Ho!’ or ‘No No
The
Answers!

64. Question 1
Candy Canes, a
popular Christmas
treat, represent the
letter ‘J’ for Jesus
True – a
tradition
started in
Germany, the
red
apparently
represents
the blood of
Christ!

65. Question 2
In the US, 1 in 4 men
wait until Christmas
Eve to buy presents
for loved ones
False -
It’s
actually 1
in 3!

66. Question 3
The first artificial trees
were made out of
goose feathers
True – another
German
tradition, the
very first
‘trees’ were
simply goose
feathers

67. Question 4
If you gave all the
gifts in the ‘Twelve
Days of Christmas’
song, you’d end up
with 250 presents
False – it’s
actually a
whopping
364!

68. Question 5
Christmas day is the
second most popular
day for marriage
proposals, with
Valentine’s Day first
False – it’s
the number
one day for
proposals!

69. Question 6
The biggest
gingerbread house
ever made was as big
as a real house!
True – it was
constructed in
Texas in
2013. It took
7,200 eggs to
make the
gingerbread!

70. Question 7
‘Jingle Bells’ is the
most recorded
Christmas song in
the world
False – it’s
‘Silent Night’ –
which has
approximately
850
copyrighted

71. Question 8
According to
some experts,
Christmas should
be in Spring
True – the bible
makes no mention
of the 25th
December. Many
experts think it’s
more likely Jesus
was born in
Spring!

72. Question 9
In a terrifying
Christmas tradition,
children in Austria are
chased by Santa’s evil
accomplice, Krampus!
True – there
are often
parades where
children are
chased and
teased by the
horrifying
creatures!

73. Question 10
Fried caterpillar is
considered a
Christmas delicacy in
South Africa
True – and
definitely one of
the most bizarre
Christmas
traditions! YUK!

74. Round 4: Finding
Frosty!
The
Answers!
Remember – there may only be a
small part of me showing!

75. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q1
D10!

76. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q2
E2!

77. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q3
D6!

78. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q4
B5!

79. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q5
E1!

80. Round 4: Finding
Frosty!
The next 5 are worth 2
POINTS EACH. You have to
find me AND my mate, Colin
the Christmas Corgi!

81. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q6
D2!
E5!

82. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q7
D3!
B6!

83. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q8
A4!
D9!

84. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q9
A2!
C8!

85. A
B
C
D
E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Q10
C7!
D6!

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87. Play Your (Christmas) Cards Right!
BONUS
ROUND!

88. Play Your (Christmas) Cards Right!
A festive twist on a gameshow classic. Each mystery box contains between 1 and 20 Christmas cards. You have to
decide if there are more or less Christmas cards in the next box!
This is an ELIMINATION ROUND. Therefore, you must get ALL the questions right in order to get the crucial 10
bonus points on offer!
You need to nominate 1 team member to play this round. That team member will stand up and play on the team’s
behalf. You may guide your representative but it is ultimately their final decision.
If you think the number is HIGHER then raise your right hand. If you think the answer is LOWER then keep your
hand down.
If you get a question wrong you are ELIMINATED and must SIT DOWN.

89. IS BOX 2…
Higher? (raise your right
hand)
Or
Lower? (keep your hand
down)
BOX 1 – 17
Cards
?

90. BOX 2 is
LOWER!
Answer: 4
Cards
4

91. IS BOX 3…
Higher? (raise your right
hand)
Or
Lower? (keep your hand
down)
BOX 2 – 4
Cards
?

92. BOX 3 is
Higher!
Answer: 12
Cards
12

93. IS BOX 4…
Higher? (raise your right
hand)
Or
Lower? (keep your hand
down)
BOX 3 – 12
Cards
?

94. BOX 4 is
Higher!
Answer: 15
Cards
15

95. IS BOX 5…
Higher? (raise your right
hand)
Or
Lower? (keep your hand
down)
BOX 4 – 15
Cards
?

96. BOX 5 is
Lower!
Answer: 5
Cards
5

97. 6…
Higher? (raise your right
hand)
Or
Lower? (keep your hand
down)
BOX 5 – 5
Cards
?

98. BOX 6 is
Higher!
Answer: 8
Cards
8

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10 BONUS POINTS
for any teams
surviving the
elimination round!

101. Question 1
In which country
was golf first played?

102. Question 2
What name do we
give to animals that
can live on land
and in water?

103. Question 3
Google is the most
popular search engine in
the world. Which is the
second most popular?

104. Question 4
Aikido, Ninjitsu,
Muay Thai and
Kendo are all
types of what?

105. Question 5
What is the name of
the volcano that
destroyed Pompeii?
(clue – begins with ‘V’)

106. Question 6
A major cause of
paralysis is due to
damage of what?

107. Question 7
How many strings
does a bass guitar
usually have?

108. Question 8
Riddle: what’s the one
question you can
never answer ‘yes’ to?

109. Question 9
Which series of films
is Sylvester Stallone
most famous for?
(the picture is a clue)

110. Question 10
Which is the biggest
military in the world
in terms of number
of troops?

111. Round 6– Observation
Round!
Watch the video
very carefully, you
will be answering
a series of
questions relating
to this video.
Please note that due to
copyright, it is not possible
to embed the video. Please
follow the link to in order to
access the video.
Remember – you may
want to make some notes
on the video on any key
details you think you
could get asked about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0s6ER3-YM

112. Round 6– Observation
Round!
1. What is the school called?
2. The levitating girl holds and eats what?
3. How many cookies are on young Santa’s desk
before one is taken away?
4. When he runs away, young Santa takes his bag
and what else?
5. What does he discover in the cave?

113. Round 6– Observation
Round!
6. When Santa knocks the door of the house, what
design is on the doormat?
7. What does young Santa give to the little girl?
8. What does the little girl give Santa in exchange?
9. What colour hair does the elf girl have?
10. What message does he leave on the little elf’s
present?

115. Question 1
In which country
was golf first played?

116. Question 2
What name do we
give to animals that
can live on land
and in water?

117. Question 3
Google is the most
popular search engine in
the world. Which is the
second most popular?

118. Question 4
Aikido, Ninjitsu,
Muay Thai and
Kendo are all
types of what?

119. Question 5
What is the name of
the volcano that
destroyed Pompeii?
(clue – begins with ‘V’)

120. Question 6
A major cause of
paralysis is due to
damage of what?

121. Question 7
How many strings
does a bass guitar
usually have?

122. Question 8
Riddle: what’s the one
question you can
never answer ‘yes’ to?

123. Question 9
Which series of films
is Sylvester Stallone
most famous for?
(the picture is a clue)

124. Question 10
Which is the biggest
military in the world
in terms of number
of troops?

125. Round 6– Observation
Round!
Watch the video
very carefully, you
will be answering
a series of
questions relating
to this video.
Please note that due to
copyright, it is not possible
to embed the video. Please
follow the link to in order to
access the video.
The
Answers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0s6ER3-YM

126. Round 6– Observation
Round!
What is the
school called?
Answers
School for
Extraordinary
Children

127. Round 6– Observation
Round!
The levitating
girl holds and
eats what?
Answers
An Apple

128. Round 6– Observation
Round!
How many cookies are on
young Santa’s desk before
one is taken away?
Answers
3

129. Round 6– Observation
Round!
When he runs away
young Santa takes his
bag and what else?
Answers
A torch

130. Round 6– Observation
Round!
What does he
discover in the
cave?
Answers
A reindeer
(Rudolph accepted)

131. Round 6– Observation
Round!
When Santa knocks
the door of the
house, what design
is on the doormat?
Answers
Christmas Trees

132. Round 6– Observation
Round!
What does young
Santa give to the
little girl?
Answers
His teddy bear

133. Round 6– Observation
Round!
What does the little
girl give Santa in
exchange?
Answers
A red sleigh

134. Round 6– Observation
Round!
What colour
hair does the
elf girl have?
Answers
Green

135. Round 6– Observation
Round!
What message does
he leave on the little
elf’s present?
Answers
‘It’s a gift to be
different.’

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137. TIEBREAK!
Hurry! You must
give me your guess
in 10 seconds!
How many
Christmas
Teddies?

138. Thank you for
playing.
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