Our 2020 Christmas quiz

Test your historical knowledge with our annual festive quiz, devised by QI writer Justin Pollard

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Published: December 23, 2020 at 12:15 pm

Join the HistoryExtra team for the return of our annual Christmas history quiz. Test your knowledge on turkey bowling, snowball fights and strange festive traditions with fiendish questions set by QI writer Justin Pollard.

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