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Desperately Seeking Santa Trivia Quiz

Many books have Christmas as their theme and the characters, or most of them, are very keen to see Santa. See how many of the books you can remember in this Santa themed quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by rossian. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rossian

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
380,017

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
422

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Beatrix Potter wrote about some mice who help a tailor to finish a waistcoat for Christmas Day. In which English city, part of the title, was the book set? Hint

Hereford

Gloucester

Worcester

Bristol

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'The Father Christmas Letters' were written by a well known author for his children. Which of these authors, who also brought us hobbits and orcs, wrote the stories? Hint

J R R Tolkien

Rudyard Kipling

C S Lewis

Enid Blyton

3. Written by John Masefield, this book tells the story of a boy who is returning home from boarding school for Christmas. He is given a magical box which contains which of these, according to the title? Hint

Sweets

Biscuits

Chocolates

Delights

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Question 4 of 10

4. Although not known for writing children's books, Dylan Thomas did write a book about Christmas. It was called 'A Child's Christmas in ___'. Which country fills in the gap? Hint

Wales

England

Ireland

Scotland

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Question 5 of 10

5. Father Christmas himself appears in which book, where he meets Peter, Susan and Lucy in a world made permanent winter by a White Witch? Hint

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Charlotte's Web

Alice in Wonderland

The Famous Five

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Question 6 of 10

6. A group of field mice turn up to sing to Mole and Ratty in 'The Wind in the Willows'. Which author created these characters? Hint

Kenneth Grahame

Jacob Grimm

Graham Greene

Kate Greenaway

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Question 7 of 10

7. This popular book was written by Chris Van Allsburg and tells the story of a young boy's visit to the North Pole, where he meets Santa and his elves. What kind of transport takes him on his journey? Hint

Car

Train

Sleigh

Helicopter

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which well known book begins with Jo March complaining that 'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents'? Hint

What Katy Did

The Railway Children

Little Women

Black Beauty

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Mr. Christmas' is one of many books in the 'Mr. Men' series. Which author wrote these stories? Hint

Lewis Carroll

Arthur Ransome

Richmal Crompton

Roger Hargreaves

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dr. Seuss wrote several books for children. Which of his characters was guilty of stealing Christmas? Hint

The Grinch

Sam

The Cat

Yertle the Turtle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Beatrix Potter wrote about some mice who help a tailor to finish a waistcoat for Christmas Day. In which English city, part of the title, was the book set?

Answer: Gloucester

'The Tailor of Gloucester' was first published in 1902. The tailor was too ill to complete a waistcoat ordered by the mayor for his wedding, but his kindness to some mice he had rescued from his cat was repaid when the mice finished the work for him.

2. 'The Father Christmas Letters' were written by a well known author for his children. Which of these authors, who also brought us hobbits and orcs, wrote the stories?

Answer: J R R Tolkien

The collection of letters is also sometimes called 'Letters from Father Christmas' and consists of letters which were written by Tolkien to his children, supposedly from Santa. The book was published after Tolkien died when his son's wife found them and chose the best of them to go into the book.

Answer: Delights

The box is given to a boy named Kay Harker, who has lots of adventures while protecting the 'Box of Delights'. Various wicked people are trying to get their hands on it to use its magical properties for their own benefit.

4. Although not known for writing children's books, Dylan Thomas did write a book about Christmas. It was called 'A Child's Christmas in ___'. Which country fills in the gap?

Answer: Wales

Since Dylan Thomas was born in Wales, it was likely that he'd write about his home country. The story began as a broadcast for radio, with Thomas talking about his memories. The book was published in 1955.

5. Father Christmas himself appears in which book, where he meets Peter, Susan and Lucy in a world made permanent winter by a White Witch?

Answer: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The appearance of Father Christmas in the story shows that the White Witch is starting to lose her powers since she has made Narnia a place where 'it's always winter, but never Christmas'. There are four children in the story, but the fourth one, Edmund, was with the White Witch at this point.

6. A group of field mice turn up to sing to Mole and Ratty in 'The Wind in the Willows'. Which author created these characters?

Answer: Kenneth Grahame

Mole and Ratty have found one of Mole's old homes, and settled in to spend the night. A group of carol singers turns up and sings to them before being invited in to share a feast. The carol sung by the mice has been set to music and is often sung by school choirs.

Answer: Train

The book is called 'The Polar Express' and tells the story of a group of children who travel by train to meet Santa. The boy is allowed to choose a present of anything he would like, and asks for one of the sleighbells from the reindeers' harnesses.

8. Which well known book begins with Jo March complaining that 'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents'?

Answer: Little Women

The book tells the story of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. Their father is away fighting in America's Civil War and the family has little money for presents, or anything else.

9. 'Mr. Christmas' is one of many books in the 'Mr. Men' series. Which author wrote these stories?

Answer: Roger Hargreaves

There are lots of Mr. Men stories, including the first one, 'Mr. Tickle', from 1971, 'Mr. Clever' from 1978 and 'Mr. Perfect' from 1990. 'Mr. Christmas' was one of the last ones written by Roger Hargreaves, coming out in 2006.

10. Dr. Seuss wrote several books for children. Which of his characters was guilty of stealing Christmas?

Answer: The Grinch

'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' is a story about a very grumpy character who steals everything to do with Christmas from the town of Whoville. The people of the town still celebrate, though, so the Grinch sees the error of his ways.

Source: Author rossian

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