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Quiz about Christmas Carols
Quiz about Christmas Carols

10 Average Questions about Christmas Carols


We'll give you a line, you tell us which carol it's from.

A multiple-choice quiz by willow38. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
willow38
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
243,868
Updated
Apr 12 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
7249
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 108 (10/10), Guest 108 (9/10), Guest 204 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. From which famous carol is this line: "The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes...."? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Choose the song that matches this refrain: "Follow me in merry measure...." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. From what song it this line: "Hither, page, and stand by me if thou know'st it telling...." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Choose the carol that matches this line: "Let every heart prepare him room..." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Choose the song to match this line: "Oh they sailed into Bethlehem on Christmas day, on Christmas day..." Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Choose the song that matches this refrain: "From angels bending near the earth..." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. To which song does this line belong: "O Star of Wonder, star of light..."? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "...to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ..." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. To which classic carol does this line belong: "O come thou Rod of Jesse, free..."? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. From which carol does this line originate: "Oh how they pound, raising the sound..."? Hint



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Mar 26 2024 : Guest 108: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From which famous carol is this line: "The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes...."?

Answer: Away in a Manger

The music was composed in 1895 ten years after the words were published. The author is unknown.
2. Choose the song that matches this refrain: "Follow me in merry measure...."

Answer: Deck the Halls

The tune of this song was said to orginate back to the sixteenth century but the words come from America.
3. From what song it this line: "Hither, page, and stand by me if thou know'st it telling...."

Answer: Good King Wenceslas

The good King Wenceslas was actually the King of Bohemia in the tenth century, and was a good Christian man, but was assassinated by his jealous brother.
4. Choose the carol that matches this line: "Let every heart prepare him room..."

Answer: Joy to the World

This is an old hymn that dates all the way back to 1719. The words were written by Isaac Watts, and the music was written by George Frederick Handel.
5. Choose the song to match this line: "Oh they sailed into Bethlehem on Christmas day, on Christmas day..."

Answer: I Saw Three Ships

This song is said to be an old English carol dating back to the Victorian era.
6. Choose the song that matches this refrain: "From angels bending near the earth..."

Answer: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

This song was written in 1849, and started out as a poem written by a Massachusetts minister.
7. To which song does this line belong: "O Star of Wonder, star of light..."?

Answer: We Three Kings of Orient Are

This song was written in 1857 by Reverend John Henry Hopkins for a General Theological Seminary in New York City.
8. "...to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ..."

Answer: First Noel

Some spell it "Nowell", but I prefer the French spelling, even though the song did originate in England.
9. To which classic carol does this line belong: "O come thou Rod of Jesse, free..."?

Answer: O Come O Come Emmanuel

This carol was translated from Latin in 1851 by John Mason Neale.
10. From which carol does this line originate: "Oh how they pound, raising the sound..."?

Answer: Carol of the Bells

The lyrics of this song were added to the Ukrainian folk song by Peter Wilhousky.
Source: Author willow38

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