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"Christmas in the Trenches"

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Christmas in the Trenches game quiz
""Christmas in the Trenches" by John McCutcheon is a song I look forward to hearing each Christmas season. In some ways it's sad, in some ways it gives hope for mankind. It is based on events during World War I at Christmas of 1914."

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1. In verse 1, from whose point of view is the story told?
    Willie Sanders
    Francis Toliver
    Jimmie Smith
    Peter Ghent


2. In what country were the trenches in the song?
    Germany
    Flanders
    Belgium
    France


3. What was the first hint in the song that Christmas was being celebrated?
    Bells pealing
    A German singing
    A white flag in no-man's land
    The lads from Ghent singing


4. What song did the lads from Ghent sing?
    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    The First Noel
    Silent Night
    Oh Holy Night


5. What was sung after the lads from Kent finished singing in the song "Christmas in the Trenches"?
    "Stille Nacht" or "Silent Night"
    Oh Holy Night
    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    The First Noel


6. After the songs were finished, what was seen next?
    A truce flag waving from the other trench
    A German with a white flag in no-man's land
    The Aurora Borealis
    Fireworks


7. What secret item did the soldiers share in no-man's land?
    Brandy
    Truffles
    Scotch
    Cigars


8. What sport was played in no-man's land?
    rugby
    baseball
    cricket
    soccer(football)


9. What care package items were exchanged after the game?
    fruit cake
    cigars
    Chocolates and cigarettes
    soda pop


10. When did the truce "end" in the song?
    Noon
    It didn't end
    Dusk
    Daylight


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