Seasonal Quiz by Bob Rabagliati

Dec 28, 2024

1. What is Scrooge’s first name?

2. What is the name of the shortest day of the year?

3. Which famous scientist was born on Christmas Day 1642?

4. In which country did Eggnog originate?

5. In which tin of chocolates would you find the green triangle?

6. Which beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931?

7. Stollen is a fabulous Christmas confection that comes from which country?

8. What are Pigs’ Blankets called in Scotland?

9. What ‘must have’ item for the Christmas table did Tom Smith invent in the early 1850s?

10. According to the song, what did my true love give to me on the 9th day of Christmas?

Answers in the new year!

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