| Coverage : The Christmas Carols Quiz tests your knowledge of Christmas carols – their origins, their lyrics and more.
The Christmas Carols Quiz questions are creatively compiled so you can truly gauge how much you know about the holiday's most popular songs. |
| 1. | The tradition of singing Christmas Carols dates back to the _____ Century. |
| a. | | 10th |
| b. | | 18th |
| c. | | 13th |
| d. | | 16th
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| 2. | In what Christmas carol will you find the lyric, "the stars in the night sky looked down where he lay ..." |
| a. | | "Silent Night" |
| b. | | "Away in a Manger" |
| c. | | "Noel" |
| d. | | "Oh Christmas Tree"
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| 3. | Traditional Christmas carols mainly focus on what aspect of Christmas? |
| a. | | Christian, religious |
| b. | | Santa, presents |
| c. | | Snow, fun |
| d. | | Families, gatherings
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| 4. | What singer first recorded, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"? |
| a. | | Perry Como |
| b. | | Frank Sinatra |
| c. | | Bing Crosby |
| d. | | Dean Martin
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| 5. | Who wrote and sung, "Wonderful Christmas Time"? |
| a. | | John Lennon |
| b. | | George Harrison |
| c. | | Paul McCartney |
| d. | | Ringo Star
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| 6. | Finish this lyric from the Christmas carol "Jingle Bells":"Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright ..." |
| a. | | "... what fun it is to ride and sing and let's go sleighing tonight." |
| b. | | "...what fun it is to sing and ride and a Christmas song tonight" |
| c. | | "...what fun it is to sing and ride a sleighing song tonight" |
| d. | | "...what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight"
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| 7. | What is it called when groups of people walk through a neighborhood singing Christmas carols? |
| a. | | Caroling |
| b. | | Wassailing |
| c. | | Carol crafting |
| d. | | Carols by Candlelight
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| 8. | Who wrote the music that turned "Silent Night" from a poem into a Christmas carol? |
| a. | | Joseph Mohr |
| b. | | Franz Gruber |
| c. | | Johannes Brahms |
| d. | | Gustav Holst
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| 9. | What did the "true love" give on the 11th day of Christmas? |
| a. | | 11 maids a-milking |
| b. | | 11 French hens |
| c. | | 11 lords a-leaping |
| d. | | 11 pipers piping
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| 10. | In the Christmas carol "Frosty the Snowman", what is Frosty's pipe and nose made out of? |
| a. | | Carrot and raisins |
| b. | | Corncob and button |
| c. | | Corncob and carrot |
| d. | | Stick and button
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| 11. | What Christmas carol is this line from: "You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa, we believe." |
| a. | | "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" |
| b. | | "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" |
| c. | | "Santa Baby" |
| d. | | "White Christmas"
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| 12. | What Christmas carol is this lyric from: "Somebody waits for you, kiss her once for me"? |
| a. | | "Holly Jolly Christmas" |
| b. | | "Jingle Bells" |
| c. | | "I'll be Home for Christmas" |
| d. | | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
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| 13. | In the Christmas carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", what do the singers demand after they sing, "Now Bring Us .." |
| a. | | "..some foggy bears" |
| b. | | "..some figgy pudding" |
| c. | | "..some spicy noggin" |
| d. | | "..some pretty presents"
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| 14. | In the Christmas carol, "Up on the Housetop", whose stocking is listed first? |
| a. | | Little Roy |
| b. | | Sister Nell |
| c. | | Cousin Nell |
| d. | | Little Nell
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| 15. | What color of Christmas was Elvis having in his hit Christmas carol "_____ Christmas"? |
| a. | | Purple |
| b. | | Silver |
| c. | | Gold |
| d. | | Blue
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