General Christmas Trivia Trivia Quiz

Answer: An invisibility cloak

Harry did also get a lumpy looking jumper from Mrs. Weasley but the cloak was much more useful.

Answer: Queen Victoria

Although Queen Victoria had Christmas trees in her childhood, Prince Albert revived the tradition for his family. It was not until the Illustrated London News published an engraving of the Royal Family gathered around a Christmas tree in December 1848 that the general public began to adopt the custom.

The generous Prince Albert also presented large numbers of trees to schools and Army barracks at Christmas.

Answer: UNICEF

The first charity Christmas card was produced by UNICEF in 1949. The picture chosen for the card was painted by a seven-year-old girl from the former nation of Czechoslovakia. The card was of some children dancing around a maypole.

Answer: The tradition of the UK monarch delivering a speech to the Empire on Christmas Day.

The broadcasts began in 1932 when King George delivered his Christmas message on "the wireless". The Queen began her reign by making her first Christmas speech on live radio in 1952. The first televised message - in 1957 - was also live. From 1960 broadcasts were recorded in advance to reach all parts of the Commonwealth at convenient times. Today the Queen's Christmas Message can be accessed on the World Wide Web.

Answer: Ray Price

The large Christmas cracker - measuring 45.72m long and 3.04m diameter, was pulled in the car park of the Westfield Shopping Town in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia on 9 November 1991. Ray Price is one of Australia's most accomplished Rugby League players of all time. He also played Rugby Union at an international level and received the Order of Australia Medal in 1985.

Answer: Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) wrote "A Child's Christmas in Wales". He began
his writing career as a journalist in his native town of Swansea, Wales.

Answer: A Christmas Carol

On Christmas Eve President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, playing all of the parts, traditionally read Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" to his family and friends.

Answer: Virginia

In 1897 Francis P. Church's editorial, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" was an immediate sensation. It became one of the most famous editorials ever written.

Answer: All of them

These people also share their birthday with pop singer Dido and model Helena Christensen.

Answer: Scotland

Until relatively recently in Scotland, Christmas was fairly low key. It only became a public holiday in 1958. Until then people worked on Christmas Day, although they still gave presents to their children.