1. Which of the following is not a traditional name of one of the wise men?
   a) Melchior b) Caspar c) Melchizedek d) Balthazar
2. What was the first instrument on which the carol 'Silent Night' was played?
   a) guitar b) church organ c) piano d) flute
3. Who was the King when Jesus was born?
   a) David b) Pilot c) Herod d) Solomon
4. Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was born?
   a) Julius Caesar b) Caesar Augustus c) Anthony d) Cleopatra
5. When St Nicholas distributes gifts in the Netherlands he's accompanied by?
   a) Red Matthew b) White Elf c) Blue Paul d) Black Peter
6. In what year did the English Parliament pass a law making Christmas illegal?
   a) 1627 b) 1637 c) 1647 d) 1657
7. In 'A Christmas Carol' how many ghosts visited Ebenezer Scrooge?
   a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
8. How many birds are mentioned in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'?
   a) 154 b) 164 c) 174 d) 184
9. In what year was the first Christmas tree introduced to the UK?
   a) 1820 b) 1830 c) 1840 d) 1850
10. From which country does the in Trafalgar Square tree come from?
    a) Norway b) Sweden c) Finland d) Denmark
11. St Nicholas is NOT the patron saint of which of the following?
    a) children b) Greece c) sailors d) Turkey
12. The first recorded Christmas celebration took place, 200 years after Christ's death, in Alexandria, Egypt; which month was this in?
    a) January b) March c) May d) October
13. What does Bethlehem mean?
    a) Broken promise b) House of the rising sun c) House of Bread d) City of David
14. What prophet declared "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given" in anticipation of the Messiah's birth, 700 years later?
    a) Isaiah b) Jeremiah c) Amos d) Joshua
15. What is myrrh used for?
    a) perfume b) pain killer c) embalming d) all of these

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