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Festive fun….3

Wed, Dec 23, 2009

Uncategorised, quizzes etc

Next quiz.

This is hard…you just have to guess most of them….

1  When was the Queen’s Christmas Speech first broadcast on television?

2  When was the first stamp to commemorate Christmas issued?

3  Which English ruler banned Christmas?

4  When was the first Christmas card commercially produced?

5  Christmas trees became popular after one of our royals planted one at Windsor Castle.  Who and when?

6  Which country donates the Christmas tree that stands in Trafalgar Square?

7  When, during the Christmas period, is St Stephen’s Day?

8  What year was ‘Silent Night’ written?

9  Why is ‘Christmas’ abbreviated to ‘Xmas’?

10 Which is the best selling Christmas song, ever?

Answers below, please!

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