Nadolig Llawen! Merry Christmas! Here's a fun Christmas Quiz, conducted at Wales earlier this week (and hence the Welsh title, for those who are wondering!!) Has a good mix of Trivia on Christmas Movies, Christmas Movies.. and a bit of everything! Do take a look. Cheers 🥂

1. X’MAS QUIZ
December 2023
Researched & Conducted by: Aravind Anil

2. The Deal
Theme
Christmas-themed Trivia Quiz
Approx Time
20-30 minutes
24 Questions →
24 Points (All single pointers)
Rounds
➔ R1: Christmas Music (5 Qs)
➔ R2: Christmas Movies (5 Qs)
➔ R3: Christmas Trivia (5 Qs)
Bonus Rounds:
➔ R4: Christmas Anagrams (5 Qs)
➔ R5: Cryptic Clues Rd (4 Qs)

3. Before you take the quiz…
● All Questions contain texts as well as images.
➢ The questions are wordy and trivial. Look out for cryptic clues/ easter eggs in the text.
➢ The images contain giveaway clues. Take a good look at them.
➢ In some questions, texts would contain blanks, which would be the answer to the Q.
➢ The blank lengths are indicative of the length of words throughout the quiz.
● Template of this Quiz: Rounds 1-3:
★ Question Slide → followed by Safety Slide → Followed by Answer Slide (for each Qs)
★ Bonus rounds: All questions in one slide → Followed by all answers in one slide
★ Answer Slides contain: The Speaker notes/ Comments with explanation of the answer.
★ There won’t be any speaker notes in the question slides.
● Questions are trivial in nature, and can be cracked even without a deep factual knowledge. Use the
clues, apply the other skills (verbal ability, reasoning etc.) & crack the questions.
● Treat this quiz like a competitive quiz.
Take a sheet of paper & pen, Run the entire quiz at once, and score yourselves.
Having said that, skullduggery is prohibited!
Put your thinking caps on, ignite the grey cells. Good luck in scoring a perfect 24/24!

4. ROUND 1
➔ 5 Questions —> 5 Points
➔ All single pointers
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
You might have streamed these
songs a million times. Now here’s
some trivia based on them!

5. 1.
Round 1 - Christmas Music
• This duo created arguably one of the
best Christmas songs ever, in December
1984. This single reached the #1 in the
UK Singles Chart for the first time on
New Year's Day 2021 and is the most
streamed song so far this year (2023) as
well.
• Which song?
Clue: Quite ironic that this is the “first” question of this quiz..

6. Answer
Slide →

7. “Last Christmas” by Wham!
Round 1 - Christmas Music

8. 2.
• This American singer is dubbed the "Queen of
Christmas" for the enduring popularity of her
holiday music, particularly the 1994 song "All I
Want for Christmas Is You", which is the best-
selling holiday song by a female artist.
• Identify the singer?
Round 1 - Christmas Music

9. Answer
Slide →

10. Maria Carey
Round 1 - Christmas Music

11. 3.
• Band Aid, a charity supergroup featuring
mainly British and Irish musicians, released
the song “____ ___ ______, Do They Know It’s
Christmas?” during the Christmas season in
1984, with the main aim of raising money for
anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia, Africa.
• Fill in the blanks to complete the song title?
Round 1 - Christmas Music

12. Answer
Slide →

13. Feed the World
Round 1 - Christmas Music

14. 4.
• Which singer tweeted this, before her debut
Christmas record titled “Christmas Kisses ”
before the start of the Christmas Season in
2013.
"I'm releasing new music for Christmas! New song every
week as a countdown to the holidays starting Nov 19.
Beyond excited to share them w/ U! The 1st song
#LastChristmas out Nov 19. I can't wait for u to hear
our spin on it. There will be originals as well! Hope u love
the music."
Round 1 - Christmas Music

15. Answer
Slide →

16. Ariana Grande
Round 1 - Christmas Music

17. 5.
• "Give Love on Christmas Day" is a 1964
Christmas song family quintet from Gary,
Indiana, USA.
• It consisted of brothers 5 brothers, four of
whom are Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon,
and were among the first African American
performers to attain a crossover following.
• Identify their 5th brother, inarguably the most
famous among them all?
Round 1 - Christmas Music

18. Answer
Slide →

19. MJ
Round 1 - Christmas Music

20. ROUND 2
➔ 5 Questions —> 5 Points
➔ All single pointers
CHRISTMAS MOVIES
Got all these movies on your
watchlist for this Christmas? You
might have! But did you know these
trivias about them?? You’re about to
find out!

21. 6.
• In the 1990 movie
Home Alone, Kevin
McCallister defends his
home from a home
invasion after his family
accidentally leaves him
behind on their
Christmas vacation to
which country?
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

22. Answer
Slide →

23. Paris (France)

24. 7.
• What gift does Harry Potter receive from Dumbledore during his
first Christmas at the Hogwarts?
In the second image (on right), Harry is seen unwrapping it.
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

25. Answer
Slide →

26. Invisibility Cloak

27. 8.
• In which movie did Jim Carrey
portray 4 roles?
• Role 1: A man who despises Christmas
and all things which engender happiness.
• Role 2: An androgynous man with who
speaks with an Irish accent.
• Role 3: A towering man with red hair, a
full beard, and a green ermine robe, and
speaks with a Yorkshire accent.
• Role 4: A character who does not speak.
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

28. Answer
Slide →

29. A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge and the 3 ghosts
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

30. 9.
• Dr. Seuss created this cranky, solitary creature
as the titular character in his 1950s book, titled
“How The ______ Stole Christmas!”
• This character has since had numerous film
adaptations, including a 2018 animated film
featuring Benedict Cumberbatch voicing it.
• Identify this character?
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

31. Answer
Slide →

32. Grinch
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

33. 10.
• This is an iconic comical Gift-wrapping scene from the Christmas movie
“Love Actually”.
• The actor in this cameo role is better known for his association with
another iconic character with somewhat similar quirks.
• Who?
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

34. Answer
Slide →

35. Rowan Atkinson
Round 2 - Christmas Movies

36. ROUND 2
➔ 5 Questions —> 5 Points
➔ All single pointers
CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
Some random-picks.

37. 11.
• What’s the Zodiac sign of someone born
on the Christmas Day?
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

38. Answer
Slide →

39. Capricorn
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

40. 12.
• Until the 1920s, Santa Claus wore Green, before a global
company rebranded it for its advertisements, giving it a
red costume.
• Which company?
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

41. Answer
Slide →

42. Coca-Cola
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

43. 13.
• Which famous British scientist was born on the
Christmas Day in 1642?
Clue: This is the 3rd question of this round, very appropriately…
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

44. Answer
Slide →

45. Sir Isaac Newton
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

46. 14.
• In the Christmas season of 2009, IKEA in Oslo, Norway
entered the Guinness Book of World Records by creating the
largest item of its kind.
• This item weighed 651 kilograms and was baked using the
ordinary ingredients — wheat flour, sugar, fat, water, syrup,
cinnamon, ginger, and salt—and was entirely edible.
• What item?
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

47. Answer
Slide →

48. Gingerbread Man
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

49. 15.
Obligatory Tribute Question…
• The person dressed up as
Santa Claus was one of the
most loved names in pop-
culture.
• Who?
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

50. Answer
Slide →

51. Chandler Bing/ Matthew Perry (R.I.P )
Round 3 - Christmas Facts

52. R4: ANAGRAMS (Bonus Round)
• 5 Questions (Qs 16-20) → 5 Points
• Theme: Anagrams from Pop-Culture
• Find clues (Genre/Year of release) for each questions in brackets
• The number of words in the anagram is not indicative of the number of
words in the answer. However, none of the answers are single worded.
Example: Charter is stem → Christmas Tree

53. R4: ANAGRAMS
• Solve the following anagrams.
16. A did her (1980s movie, popular during Christmas season)
17. Heck held last (2000s Christmas comedy film)
18. Hay holed it (2000s Christmas film)
19. Buy deft held (a “friendly” character from a 2003 Christmas film)
20. Crash slim tights (Christmas song by Coldplay)

54. R5: CRYPTIC CLUES RD (Bonus Round)
• 4 Questions (Qs 21-24) → 4 Points
• Theme: Twelve Days of Christmas
• This Round is entirely based on the Christmas rhyme “The Twelve Days
of Christmas”. It is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built
on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing
a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas.
Example: Gift on the 5th day? → 5 gold rings.
Gift on the 12th day? → 12 drummers
drumming
• Pro-Tip:
Even if you’re not acquainted with this piece of work, try working out
the answer through the not-so-cryptic clues given in brackets.

55. R5: Cryptic Clues Rd
• Identify the new gifts given on each day, as per “The Twelve Days of
Christmas”.
21. Which bird is gifted on the 7th day?
→ 7 Swimming _____ (Clue: Alliterative words)
22. Which bird is gifted on the 6th day?
→ 6 _____ a-laying
(Hope you wouldn't have to give a wild chase for this answer)
23. Which bird is gifted on the 3rd day?
→ 3 French ____ (Clue: related to the national bird of France)
24. On the 1st day, the gift is a Partridge on a _____ Tree. Which tree?
→ (Clue: Alliterative words)

56. Answer
Slide →

57. ANSWERS
ROUND 4: ANAGRAMS RD
16. Die Hard
17. Deck The Halls
18. The Holiday
19. Buddy” The Elf
20. Christmas Lights
ROUND 5: CRYPTIC CLUES RD
21. Swans
22. Goose
23. Hens
24. Pear

58. Fin.