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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?
    Peter Ghent
    Willie Sanders
    Francis Toliver
    Jimmie Smith


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


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


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"?
    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    The First Noel
    Oh Holy Night
    "Stille Nacht" or "Silent Night"


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


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


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


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


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

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