Six: The LJ Advent Christmas Quiz

We scoured the internet (well, briefly searched Google) but couldn’t find a Christmas quiz we liked. So here's our own ten-question Christmas quiz for you to debate and enjoy.

1. Which song was the last UK Christmas number one that was actually a Christmas song?
2. How many turkeys are eaten in the UK on Christmas Day?
3. In which country do the Yule Lads visit children every December?
4. How many romantic couples are there at the end of Love Actually?
5. Which Disney Pixar film ends on Christmas Day?
6. How many Sundays are there in Advent?
7. Why is there a Norwegian christmas tree in Trafalgar Square?
8. In what era did mince pies stop being made with meat?
9. Who has Shirley Bassey released her first Christmas song with this year?
10. How much was spent on this year’s John Lewis Man in the Moon advert (filming and advertising)?

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Answers

1. Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid 20 in 2004 was the last Christmas-themed Christmas number one
2. About 10 million turkeys every Christmas Day in the UK
3. The thirteen Yule Lads, or Jólasveinarnir, come from Iceland
4. There are nine romantic couples at the end of Love Actually: Billy and Greta, Juliet and Peter, Colin and Aurelia, Karen and Harry, Sam and Joanna, Daniel and Carol, John and Judy (who are newlyweds), Colin and Harriet (‘the sexy one’) and David and Natalie
5. Toy Story ends on Christmas Day, signaling the arrival of Mrs Potato Head and Buster the dog
6. There are four Sundays in Advent, with most churches lighting a candle each week on the Advent wreath
7. The Norwegian tree is a Second World War thank you gift. The plaque at the base says: ‘This tree is given by the city of Oslo as a token of Norwegian gratitude to the people of London for their assistance during the years 1940-45. A tree has been given annually since 1947.’
8. Mincemeat and mince pies used to include real meat until Victorian times
9. Shirley Bassey and classical crossover man-band Blake have covered The Christmas Song
10. John Lewis has spent £7 million on their Christmas ad, £1 million on filiming and £6 million on airtime/promoting it

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