Christmas History Quiz

What was the festival known as in Northern Europe before Christianity?

• Saturnalia

• Yule

• Easter

• Diwali

In which year did the Roman Emperor Constantine pass a law allowing people to practise Christianity freely?

• AD 500

• AD 1000

• AD 313

• BC 100

Who ruled England in 1644 and banned many Christmas customs?

• Constantine

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles II

• Henry Cole

What was the first commercially produced Christmas card commissioned by?

• John Horsley

• Tom Smith

• Sir Henry Cole

• Queen Victoria

In which year did sweet shop owner Tom Smith invent the Christmas cracker?

• 1914

• 1847

• 1843

• 1660

Who can be seen admiring their Christmas tree in the picture published in 1848?

• Queen Victoria

• Prince Albert

• Duchess of Kent

• All of the above

In which year did the first Christmas of the First World War take place?

• 1660

• 1914

• 1843

• 1644

What did the British and German soldiers do on Christmas Eve during the First World War?

• Played football matches

• Exchanged gifts

• All of the above

• Sang Christmas carols

What was the area between the trenches known as where soldiers met during the First World War Christmas truce?

• Neutral Ground

• Peace Zone

• Safe Zone

• No Man's Land

What did Prince Albert introduce to Britain from Germany?

• Christmas carols

• Christmas trees

• Christmas cards

• Christmas crackers