Christmas Trivia Crossword

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  1. 4. Which town in Israel was Jesus’s boyhood home?
  2. 5. What do we call red wine made with spices and served warm during the festive season?
  3. 8. Which Hebrew word, meaning 'the anointed one', appears frequently in the Bible?
  4. 11. Which character from the first Harry Potter novel said, 'One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.'?
  5. 12. Which member of the current British Royal Family prepares a speech that is broadcasted on Christmas Day?
  6. 13. Which classical ballet tells the story of a girl who visits the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve?
  7. 16. Name the reindeer that is missing from this list: Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Donner, Rudolph, and Vixen.
  8. 17. Who is the Patron Saint of Children?
  9. 19. What type of cake is traditionally eaten at Christmas time in Italy?
  10. 23. What huge Christmas gift did France give to the United States of America in 1886?
  11. 24. In C.S. Lewis novel, The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, it was 'always _________ but never Christmas’.
  12. 26. Stars, needle, plate (flat), dendrite, column, lacy, and capped column are the six main types of what?
  13. 27. Which popular Christmas plant originates from Mexico and has large, bright red bracts?
  14. 28. Which of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Magi was commonly used as an anointing oil?
  15. 29. How many candles are traditionally placed on an Advent wreath excluding the white candle that is sometimes placed in the center?
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  1. 1. In the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie, what creature did the Griswold family discover living in their Christmas Tree?
  2. 2. In which movie does Tom Hanks quote, 'Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.'?
  3. 3. What was Little Jack Horner eating in the famous nursery rhyme?
  4. 6. In the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', three hundred and _______________ gifts are given in total.
  5. 7. What name is used to refer to a baby reindeer?
  6. 9. What is the opening line to the famous Christmas song 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'?
  7. 10. Which famous character was visited by the Ghosts of the Christmas past, present and yet to come?
  8. 14. What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
  9. 15. In which ocean is Christmas Island located?
  10. 18. What do you call a group of people who go from door to door singing Christmas songs?
  11. 20. The Christmas Carol 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' brings tidings of what?
  12. 21. What was the first Christmas song broadcasted from space in 1965?
  13. 22. Balsam, Douglas, Fraser and Noble are all types of what?
  14. 25. Which Christian feast day is also known as Three Kings Day?
  15. 28. The term 'Boxing Day' derives from the collection of _________ in boxes at church?