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Quiz about Christmas Carols
Quiz about Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols. Trivia Quiz


There are some splendid Christmas carols that we sing each year. How well do you remember the words of them? Choose the carol from which the words I give you are taken.

A multiple-choice quiz by beckyel. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
beckyel
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
157,006
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
4867
Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (7/10), Guest 108 (7/10), Guest 2 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny.'
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'Thus spoke the seraph and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels....'
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'Sages leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar.'
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!'
comes from 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'.


Question 5 of 10
5. 'Glories stream from Heaven afar,
Heav'nly Host sing Alleluia.'

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 6 of 10
6. 'Oh morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth'
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'O sing all ye citizens of Heaven above' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow.' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'He was little, weak and helpless,
Tears and smiles like us he knew.'
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.' Hint



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Mar 27 2024 : Guest 173: 7/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 108: 7/10
Feb 23 2024 : Guest 2: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny.'

Answer: O Come Emmanuel

The text was translated by Henry Sloane Coffin and the tune, called Veni Emmanuel was a French piece. As several people have written correction notes, you may be interested to know that 'The First Nowell' seems to be the English version of the carol. In church in England, I never saw it spelt Noel for this carol, although Noel is the spelling used more often otherwise.
2. 'Thus spoke the seraph and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels....'

Answer: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night

Written by Nahum Tate (1652-1715). Nahum Tate was born in Dublin, Ireland and became Poet Laureate in 1692.
3. 'Sages leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar.'

Answer: Angels From the Realms Of Glory

Written by James Montgomery (1771-1854).
4. 'Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace! Hail the Son of Righteousness!' comes from 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'.

Answer: true

'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' was written by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), the brother of John Wesley and founder with him of the Methodist movement. The carol was written in 1739. The music was written by Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by William H. Cummings.
5. 'Glories stream from Heaven afar, Heav'nly Host sing Alleluia.'

Answer: Silent Night

This was written in 1818 in Hallein, in the Tyrol, by church organist Franz Gruber and schoolmaster Joseph Mohr. It is perhaps the best known carol in the world. During World War 1 the soldiers on the front lines laid down their guns and sang it together across No Man's Land.
6. 'Oh morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth'

Answer: O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Written by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) from Boston Massachusetts. He wrote the carol three years after his visit to the Holy Land in 1865.
7. 'O sing all ye citizens of Heaven above'

Answer: O Come All Ye Faithful

This carol was originally written in Latin, probably by John Francis Wade (1711-1786). The tune, Adeste Fideles, was used in Vaudeville in Paris in 1744.
8. 'Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow.'

Answer: In The Bleak Midwinter

Written by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). She was born in London into a family of poets and artists.
9. 'He was little, weak and helpless, Tears and smiles like us he knew.'

Answer: Once In Royal David's City

Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) from County Wicklow, Ireland, wrote this. She also wrote 'All Things Bright And Beautiful' and 'There Is A Green Hill Far Away'.
10. 'When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.'

Answer: Good King Wenceslas

'Good King Wenceslas' was actually Saint Wenceslas (c.903-929), the Duke of Bohemia, who was born in Stochov in what is now the Czech Republic. The words were written by John Mason Neale (1818-1866) in 1853.
Source: Author beckyel

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