Free Quiz Questions on days off, annual celebrations and other opportunites for greetings-cards manufacturers.
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What per cent of the time spent Christmas shopping is whiled away standing in queues?
25 per cent
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What per cent of toys given to British children on Christmas Day are still in working order one year later?
25 per cent
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Which date in December is the Feast of Stephen, as referenced in the Carol Good King Wenceslas?
26th December
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What is the traditional broadcast time for the Queen's Christmas Speech?
3pm
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How long has Saint Valentine’s Day been celebrated? 60 years, 600 years or 6000 years?
600 years
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The tradition of burning a Yule Log, stretches back to when Pagans celebrated the Winter Solstice. In England, the log would usually be Oak, what type of log is traditionally used in Scotland?
Birch
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What colour is Santa Claus’s belt?
black
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In the USA, what name is given to the Friday directly after Thanksgiving: : Black Friday, Big Friday or Beefburger Friday?
Black Friday [day that shops make a lot of money – therefore known as the day retailers became profitable and “black” instead of “red”]
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On which day of the festive season is Christmas cake traditionally eaten in Japan?
Christmas Eve
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When do Americans send most greetings cards: Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving?
Christmas.
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What C can be added to Oranges to make a pleasant smelling Christmas decoration?
Cloves
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A novelty condom was on sale in Dublin for 1998 St. Patrick’s day. What flavour was it? Guinness and Baileys, Jameson's Whisky or Corned Beef and Cabbage?
Corned Beef & Cabbage
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Is the fourth of July a public holiday for the US post Office or do they keep working anyway?
Day Off
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The first commercial Xmas card came out in 1846. What was the picture? A robin redbreast in the snow, or a picture of happy people drunk on wine
Drunk people
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What was the picture on the first commercial Christmas Card which was printed in 1846: a robin redbreast in the snow, or a picture of happy people drunk on wine?
Drunk people
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In which month of the year is groundhog day?
February
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What meal is traditionally served on Christmas Eve in the Czech republic: roast duck, baked potatoes or fish soup?
fish soup
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Who was the first British sovereign to broadcast a Christmas Message to the Commonwealth on radio?
George V (in 1932)
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In the U.K. which is the only Bank Holiday that cannot fall on a Monday
Good Friday (the Friday before Easter)
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Which weather-predicting holiday takes place on the 2nd February in the USA and Canada?
Groundhog Day
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Which Jewish festival takes place around Christmas and is also known as the Festival of Lights?
Hanukkah
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Each year Bergen sends a Christmas tree to the people of Newcastle and the people of Oslo send a Christmas tree to London, in thanks for what?
Help from Britain during WW2
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Does the Christian season of Advent come immediately before Christmas or immediately after Christmas?
Immediately before (it's the month leading up to Christmas)
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In which month is Plough Monday when farmers traditionally celebrated the start of the English Agricultural year with Molly Dancing?
January
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Which country banned Christianity in 1612 but now enthusiastically celebrates Christmas which, as it happens, co-incides with the emperor's birthday?
Japan
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Where were Christmas crackers invented: London, New York or Hong Kong?
London (in 1847)
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It is Shrove Tuesday – but what do people from Iceland eat to mark the day: is it bread and butter, fish and chips or meat and peas?
Meat and peas
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Pancake Day is Shrove Tuesday – but what do people from Iceland eat to mark the day: is it bread and butter, fish and chips or meat and peas?
Meat and peas
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What Christmas decoration might you find growing in an apple tree?
Mistletoe
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What annual celebration in May brings restaurants in the USA their busiest day of the year?
Mother's Day
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What day is celebrated in on the 2nd Sunday in May in the USA and on the fourth Sunday in Lent in the UK?
Mothers' Day
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Norway Spruce , Fraser Fir, Nordmann Fir, and Scots Pine are all sold as Christmas Trees. Which type is the most popular in the UK?
Nordmann Fir
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What came top of a poll to find the most hated Christmas present for dads: Novelty socks, bad aftershave or jigsaws?
Novelty socks
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During what month does of the year does St.Andrews day fall in?
November (30th)
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What is the name of the equivalent to Santa Claus in Greece: Saint George, St Basil or St Andrew?
Saint Basil
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Which country refers to Santa Claus as Santa Haraboji and is the only east-Asian country in which Christmas Day is a public holiday?
South Korea
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Do the twelve days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day or end on Christmas Day?
They begin - carry through to the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan 6th
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On which day of the week is the Thanksgiving holiday always held in the USA?
Thursday
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Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s German husband made the tradition of having a Christmas tree indoors popular. In 1841 he put a tree up in which royal residence?
Windsor