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Traditional Christmas Songs Trivia Quiz

What do you really know about the songs we sing every year at Christmas?

A multiple-choice quiz by lucee222. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lucee222

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,240

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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4299

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,' which is a correct reindeer pair? Hint

Dasher and Donder

Comet and Blitzen

Cupid and Rudolph

Prancer and Vixen

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the title Clement C. Moore gave his poem? Hint

Up On the Housetop

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

A Visit from Saint Nicholas

The Night Before Christmas

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the original title of 'Silent Night'?

Answer: (Two words Not English)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the second verse of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," what do the singers demand? Hint

swiggy nog

figgy pudding

noggy eggs

warm mittens

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Question 5 of 10

5. We don't often hear the verse of 'White Christmas.' Why is the singer dreaming of a white Christmas? Hint

All of these

The grass is green

The sun is shining

The orange and palm trees sway

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 'White Christmas,' where is the singer? Hint

Miami Beach

Los Angeles

New Orleans

Cayman Islands

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many 'la's' in three verses of 'Deck the Hall?' Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Up on the House Top' - whose stocking comes first? Hint

Little Fred

Little Will

Little Nell

Little Ned

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do 'Jingle Bells,' 'Frosty the Snowman,' and 'Winter Wonderland' have in common? Hint

They're not Christmas songs

They are ballads

They are hymns

They are orchestral pieces

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 'While Shepherds Watched,' what did the shepherds watch? Hint

Kings bringing gifts

Their flocks

The Star of Bethlehem

Wise men bringing gifts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,' which is a correct reindeer pair?

Answer: Prancer and Vixen

Dasher and Dancer; Prancer and Vixen; Comet and Cupid; Donder and Blitzen.

2. What is the title Clement C. Moore gave his poem?

Answer: A Visit from Saint Nicholas

Moore wrote the poem in 1922 as a gift for his children. He transformed the legendary St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, a stern figure in dark robes, into Santa Claus, a fairy tale character for children. Everyone who read it urged Moore to publish it.

As a professor of classics at the General Theological Seminary in New York City, Moore refused to have it published, saying it was 'a mere trifle,' beneath his dignity. Someone sent the poem to an out-of-town newspaper. It was an overnight sensation and gave us the image of the fat, jolly, white-bearded Santa that became part of our American culture.

3. What is the original title of 'Silent Night'?

Answer: Stille Nacht

Composed by Franz Gruber on Christmas eve in 1818 to fill an urgent need for a special Christmas song in a little Austrian church.

4. In the second verse of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," what do the singers demand?

Answer: figgy pudding

5. We don't often hear the verse of 'White Christmas.' Why is the singer dreaming of a white Christmas?

Answer: All of these

'The sun is shining, the grass is green, the orange and palm trees sway.'

6. In 'White Christmas,' where is the singer?

Answer: Los Angeles

'There's never been such a day in Beverley Hills, L.A.'

7. How many 'la's' in three verses of 'Deck the Hall?'

Answer: 96

Anybody remember the Pogo version? 'Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla Wash, and Kalamazoo, . . ..' Lyrics by Churchy La Femme.
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8. 'Up on the House Top' - whose stocking comes first?

Answer: Little Nell

'Ho, Ho, Ho! Who wouldn't go up on the house top, down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.'

9. What do 'Jingle Bells,' 'Frosty the Snowman,' and 'Winter Wonderland' have in common?

Answer: They're not Christmas songs

They are winter songs that have nothing to do with any holiday.

10. In 'While Shepherds Watched,' what did the shepherds watch?

Answer: Their flocks

Nahum Tate wrote the verses of this song in 1700, to an English hymn composed in 1592 by Thomas Este.

Source: Author lucee222

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