Christmas history quiz 2018

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BBC History Magazine's 2018 Christmas quiz Test your historical festive knowledge with our five-round quiz! There's 30 questions on a variety of seasonal facts.

Compiled by Justin Pollard, historian, television producer and elf for QI on the BBC.

You can read more about the history of Christmas HERE

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What could you expect to see at a Roman pantomime? Round 1: Pantomime

The first mummers gambled for jewels with the future Richard II. Why did they use weighted dice? Round 1: Pantomime

Which 19th century performer is remembered in an annual memorial service by hundreds of clowns? Round 1: Pantomime

What was the most popular thing about a Principal Boy in a pantomime? Round 1: Pantomime

In the 1862 production of Dick Whittington, the hero escapes to Algiers, chased by a villain …? Pantomime

Widow Twankey gets her name from….? Round 1: Pantomime

Truman Capote originally called this character Connie Gustafson but wanted something more frivolous…. Round 2: Christmas names

What did the Nazis plan to do with Noel Coward after they invaded Britain? Round 2: Christmas names

Composer Gabriel Fauré received which honour in the late 19th century? Round 2: Christmas names

In 1903 the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I became the last ruler to…? Round 2: Christmas names

Rudolph Valentino challenged the editor of the Chicago Tribune to a boxing match for accusing him of what? Round 2: Christmas names

Mary Anderson's great invention, the windscreen wiper, was initially rejected by manufacturers as they thought it might…? Round 2: Christmas names

What did Elizabeth I allegedly order the whole of England to eat for Christmas dinner 1588? Round 3: Christmas dinner

What is traditionally the main ingredient in plum-porridge? Round 3: Christmas dinner

Santa Claus was used in 1915 to advertise which drink? Round 3: Christmas dinner

For Christmas 1213, King John's household worked their way through 27 hogsheads of wine, 400 heads of pork, 3,000 fowl, 100 pounds of almonds, two pounds of spice, 66 pounds of pepper, and 15,000… what? Round 3: Christmas dinner

In their first appearance in a recipe book in 1845 what favourite Christmas food was recommended buttered and served on toast? Round 3: Christmas dinner

What was removed from the top of mince pies in the 17th century? Round 3: Christmas dinner

Which word game was trademarked in December 1948? Round 4: December inventions and events

Which Walt Disney classic was copyright registered in December 1937? Round 4: December inventions and events

Which famous Sci-Fi TV theme music was copyrighted in December 1966? Round 4: December inventions and events

In December 1871 Mark Twain received the first of his three patents for... Round 4: December inventions and events

What engineering disaster occurred in late December 1879? Round 4: December inventions and events

Which improvement for UK commuters was opened by Harold Macmillan in December 1958? Round 4: December inventions and events

In 1856 the town of Santa Fe Indiana was refused a postal address as another town of this same name existed. What did they decide to change the town's name to? Round 5: A Christmas medley

What was unusual about the Glaciarium – one of the world's first artificial ice rinks? Round 5: A Christmas medley

How many wings do angels have? (Choose two options) Round 5: A Christmas medley

In the winter of 1663 Samuel Pepys watched a play by Shakespeare which he described as ""a silly play and not relating at all to the name or day." What was the play? Round 5: A Christmas medley