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Everyone loves to go a-caroling, so here is a quiz all about Christmas music. Happy holidays!

A multiple-choice quiz by theMagpie. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
theMagpie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,256

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Complete the song lyric: "Up on the housetop the reindeer ___________" Hint

pause

pelt

prance

play

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Question 2 of 15

2. There is a Latin song called "Adeste Fideles." What is it called in English? Hint

O Come All Ye Faithful

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Go Tell It on the Mountain

The Holly and the Ivy

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who wrote the popular song "White Christmas?" Hint

Irving Berlin

Cole Porter

Bing Crosby

Mel Torme

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Question 4 of 15

4. According to the carol, who "looked out on the Feast of Stephen?" Hint

King Wenceslas

an angel with a horn

Jeanette Isabella

St. Agnes

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Question 5 of 15

5. On the tenth day of Christmas, what did my true love give to me? Hint

ten pipers piping

ten geese a-laying

ten ladies waiting

ten lords a-leaping

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who composed the "Nutcracker Suite?" Hint

Mozart

Mendelssohn

Tchaikovsky

Stravinsky

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Question 7 of 15

7. From what holiday song are the following lyrics?: "Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!" Hint

He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child

O Holy Night

O Little Town of Bethlehem

I Saw Three Ships

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Question 8 of 15

8. What pair collaborated to write "Winter Wonderland?" Hint

Conrad Kocher and Alice Lake

Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins

Dick Smith and Felix Bernard

George and Ira Gershwin

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Question 9 of 15

9. When "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" was composed for the "Nutcracker Suite," a newly invented instrument was used in its music. What was it? Hint

the maraca

the glockenspiel

the celesta

the timpani

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Question 10 of 15

10. In the carol known as "The Friendly Beasts," the donkey carried Jesus' mother and the cow gave the child his manger. What did the doves provide for the baby Jesus? Hint

They cooed him to sleep.

They prayed by him.

They led his mother to Bethlehem.

Their feathers were used to stuff his pillow.

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Question 11 of 15

11. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. After all, it doesn't show signs of stopping, and I brought some ________. Hint

cocoa

crabcakes

cranberries

corn

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Question 12 of 15

12. As the tune goes, what did Grandma get run over by? Hint

a toboggan

a gang of penguins

a one-horse open sleigh

a reindeer

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Question 13 of 15

13. "It came upon a midnight clear..." what did? (the next line) Hint

That glorious song of old

That prophecy known of old

The angels' harps of gold

That joyous time foretold

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Question 14 of 15

14. A 1946 Nat King Cole recording sings: "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire; Jack Frost nipping at your nose." What is this song called? Hint

Merry Christmas to You

Christmas Eve

Christmas in New York

The Christmas Song

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Question 15 of 15

15. According to the song, that jolly happy soul Frosty had a corn cob pipe, a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal. But what was his hat made of? Hint

silk

flannel

reindeer skin

wool

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the song lyric: "Up on the housetop the reindeer ___________"

Answer: pause

"Up on the housetop the reindeer pause, Out jumps good old Santa Claus; Down thro' the chimney with lots of toys, All for the little ones' Christmas joys." The song was written by Benjamin Russell Hanby.

2. There is a Latin song called "Adeste Fideles." What is it called in English?

Answer: O Come All Ye Faithful

The song was written by John Francis Wade around 1743.

3. Who wrote the popular song "White Christmas?"

Answer: Irving Berlin

Berlin wrote it for the 1942 movie "Holiday Inn." In 1954, the movie "White Christmas" was based on the song.

4. According to the carol, who "looked out on the Feast of Stephen?"

Answer: King Wenceslas

"Good King Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, Deep and crisp and even." The words were written by John Mason Neale in 1853 and were set to a tune dating back to the 13th century. The real 'King Wenceslas' was a 10th century Bohemian duke.

5. On the tenth day of Christmas, what did my true love give to me?

Answer: ten lords a-leaping

It was six geese a-laying, nine ladies waiting, ten lords a-leaping, and eleven pipers piping (and a partridge in a pear tree).

6. Who composed the "Nutcracker Suite?"

Answer: Tchaikovsky

The Russian composer wrote the music to the famous ballet in 1891.

7. From what holiday song are the following lyrics?: "Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!"

Answer: O Holy Night

The song continues "O night divine, O night when Christ was born. O holy night..." It is also called "Cantique de Noel" and was written by French composer Adolphe Adam.

8. What pair collaborated to write "Winter Wonderland?"

Answer: Dick Smith and Felix Bernard

Smith wrote the words and Bernard composed the music to this 1934 classic.

9. When "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" was composed for the "Nutcracker Suite," a newly invented instrument was used in its music. What was it?

Answer: the celesta

The celesta was invented in 1886. It is like a glockenspiel, but it uses a keyboard. It gives "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" its chiming, tinkling, celestial notes.

10. In the carol known as "The Friendly Beasts," the donkey carried Jesus' mother and the cow gave the child his manger. What did the doves provide for the baby Jesus?

Answer: They cooed him to sleep.

" 'I,' said the dove from the rafters high, 'Cooed him to sleep that he should not cry, We cooed him to sleep my mate and I...' " etc. The music dates from the 12th century.

11. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. After all, it doesn't show signs of stopping, and I brought some ________.

Answer: corn

Corn for popping, that is. This is taken from the lyrics of "Let it Snow," written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in 1945.

12. As the tune goes, what did Grandma get run over by?

Answer: a reindeer

"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was written by Randy Brooks in 1977.

13. "It came upon a midnight clear..." what did? (the next line)

Answer: That glorious song of old

"It came upon a midnight clear, That glorious song of old." The words of this lovely piece were written by Edmund H. Sears in 1849. The music was written by Richard S. Willis.

14. A 1946 Nat King Cole recording sings: "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire; Jack Frost nipping at your nose." What is this song called?

Answer: The Christmas Song

The song was written by Mel Torme and Robert Wells.

15. According to the song, that jolly happy soul Frosty had a corn cob pipe, a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal. But what was his hat made of?

Answer: silk

"There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found..." The song "Frosty the Snowman" was written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins in 1950.

Source: Author theMagpie

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