1. St Francis
2. a Finnish?
c German
d Irish
g Spanish
h Greek
3. Indian and Pacific
4. Goose
6. Norway
7. Frankincense
10 candy sticks

A Christmas Quiz

1. Which friar, and the patron saint of, among others, Italy, the Philippines, the environment and stowaways, was the first person to stage a nativity scene (or manger scene) ?

2. The following all mean 'Merry Christmas' in which language ?
a. Hyvaa joulua
b. sung tan chuk ha
c. froehliche weihnacten
d. nollaig shona dhuit
e. mele kalikimaka
f. god jul
g. boas festas
h. kala christouyenna

3. There are two 'Christmas islands'. Name the oceans in which they are located.

4. Which Christmas dinner was eaten by Elizebeth I to celabrate the English victory over the Spanish Armada ?
a. fish
b. peacock
c. goose
d. eel

5. Which Christmas tradition did the very busy Sir Henry Cole introduce in 1843 ?

6. In which country does a tempermental 'Julenisse', a cross between a jolly Santa and an evil Gremlin like creature, deliver presents on Christmas Eve ?

7. Which Christmas gift of the very highest quality, also known as 'Oil of Lebanon', comes from Oman ?

8. In which European capital city is eel a traditional dinner on Christmas Eve ?
a. London
b. Rome
c. Paris
d.Oslo

9. Before Pope Julius I decided that December 25th was the day Jesus was born, on which day did early Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus ?

10. Which Christmas treat is it thought was first used to keep noisy children quiet during the church service ?

10. Gag & sticking plaster
2c. former German Democratic Republic? (where they did not learn to write "Weihnachten" correctly)
1. S. Franciscus

1. Which friar, and the patron saint of, among others, Italy, the Philippines, the environment and stowaways, was the first person to stage a nativity scene (or manger scene) ?
St. Francis of Assisi ( as a teaching guide for the uneducated )

2. The following all mean 'Merry Christmas' in which language ?
a. Hyvaa joulua [Finnish]
b. sung tan chuk ha Korean
c. froehliche weihnacten German
d. nollaig shona dhuit Irish
e. mele kalikimaka Hawaiian
f. god jul Norwegian/Swedish/Danish
g. boas festas Portugese
h. kala christouyenna Greek

3. There are two 'Christmas islands'. Name the oceans in which they are located.
Pacific and Indian

4. Which Christmas dinner was eaten by Elizebeth I to celabrate the English victory over the Spanish Armada ?
c. goose

5. Which Christmas tradition did the very busy Sir Henry Cole introduce in 1843 ?
The sending of Christmas wishes on mass produced Christmas cards. The first cards depicted a family toasting an absent friend with the words "Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you". Only a few still exist today, If you have one dont send it away, it's a collecters item 'worth' keeping !

6. In which country does a tempermental 'Julenisse', a cross between a jolly Santa and an evil Gremlin like creature, deliver presents on Christmas Eve ?
Norway

7. Which Christmas gift of the very highest quality, also known as 'Oil of Lebanon', comes from Oman ?
Frankincense

8. In which European capital city is eel a traditional dinner on Christmas Eve ?
b. Rome

9. Before Pope Julius I decided that December 25th was the day Jesus was born, on which day did early Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus ?
The 6th of January or feast of the epiphany. (Greek for appearance or revalation)

10. Which Christmas treat is it throught was first used to keep noisy children quiet during the church service ?
candy cane. (In the Cologne cathedral) Just one color then, stripes were introduced later in the US

7. What is Franknonsense?

4. What did drink Elizebeth I to celabrate her English teacher?

10.